Artist: NOVER
Size: 39 1/4 x 56 in./99.8 x 142.2 cm
Condition: A.
Printer: Imp. L. Revon, Paris
Reference: PAI-LXXIX, 417
Key Words: Art Nouveau; Alcohol

Absinthe Vichet.
Granted, for more than a century, absinthe caused digestive problems, led to epileptic-type fits, caused birth defects, and produced serious nervous disorders leading to eventual insanity and death. But that's really looking at the glass half empty, especially when one is looking at the diaphanous charms of the beautiful blonde adorning this poster for Absinthe Vichet. With a glass of the "green muse" delicately pinched between her fingers, she's elegant and refined, with the exception of her wildly swirling hair, a device frequently used in turn-of-the-century design to manifest the potency of an alcoholic beverage. From the look of her coif, she had better be prepared for a pretty wild evening.