The Archive · No. 13

Art Nouveau Poster

France and the Czech lands · 1890–1910

The two of you, framed in flowers and gold.


₹3,499

20 × 30 in canvas, wrapped on a wooden stretcher · AI-assisted, checked by hand

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“Gnossienne No. 1” by Erik Satie, played by La Pianista · Public domain

The studio

The portrait, in Art Nouveau Poster

  1. 01Photographs
  2. 02Confirm it's you
  3. 03Preview

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JPEG, PNG or WebP. Faces clearly visible, soft light, no sunglasses.

The canvas

Art Nouveau Poster, on your wall

Your portrait is printed on canvas and wrapped around a wooden stretcher, the picture continuing over its edges. No ornate frame, nothing to assemble: it arrives ready to hang.

A Art Nouveau Poster couple portrait as a 20 × 30 inch canvas, hanging above a teak sideboard in a sunlit living room
20 × 30 inches, shown in proportion above a sideboard.
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The surface

A print on canvas, not oil paint: the texture of the canvas shows through the faces and the folds of fabric.

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The edge

Gallery-wrapped: the picture carries on around the sides of the stretcher, so it needs no frame.

The back of a gallery-wrapped canvas: wooden stretcher bars with the canvas folded and stapled at the corner
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The back

Stretched over a wooden frame and finished neatly at the corners. It arrives ready to hang.

Size
20 × 30 in51 × 76 cm, portrait
Made as
Canvas on a wooden stretcherGallery-wrapped, no frame needed
Edges
The picture wraps aroundFinished on every side
Arrives
Ready to hangFree delivery across India

The story

Art Nouveau Poster France and the Czech lands · 1890–1910

Art Nouveau turned posters into art. In 1890s Paris, Alphonse Mucha drew figures inside halos of flowers, with flowing hair, fine outlines and touches of gold, and the style spread across Europe.

We borrow its line, its ornament and its calm. Your portrait is a new work inspired by this tradition, not a copy of any artwork.

In the museums

The paintings behind the style

Three public-domain paintings from the tradition, as they hang in the collections that care for them. Notice the light, the dress and the way the sitters hold themselves: this is the language the portrait borrows.

  1. Zodiac by Alphonse Mucha, 1896: a woman in profile inside a ring of zodiac signs
    Fig. 1ZodiacAlphonse Mucha, 1896Public domain · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
  2. Gismonda by Alphonse Mucha, 1894: the poster of Sarah Bernhardt that made him famous
    Fig. 2GismondaAlphonse Mucha, 1894Public domain · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Seasons: Summer by Alphonse Mucha, 1896
    Fig. 3The Seasons: SummerAlphonse Mucha, 1896Public domain · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)

Learning to see it

How to recognise it

Flowing, plant-like lines; a circular halo or arch of flowers behind the heads; flat areas of soft colour held by fine outlines; stylised, streaming hair; borders of leaves and blossoms; touches of gold. Peach, sage, cream and old gold.

Its time and place

Paris around 1895, when the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha made posters for the actress Sarah Bernhardt, beginning with Gismonda. The look, soon called Art Nouveau, spread to jewellery, glass, buildings and books across Europe until about 1910.

How we make yours

We draw the two of you inside a floral arch, in flat colour and fine line, your faces true to life in the same drawn manner. Your portrait is a new work, made with AI and checked by a person. It is inspired by the tradition and is not a copy of any artwork.

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Our promise

Made with care, shown honestly

  1. Preview first

    Nothing is printed until you have seen and approved the portrait.

  2. Human checked

    A person reviews every portrait for likeness and quality before printing.

  3. Honest about AI

    AI-assisted and human checked. A new work inspired by the tradition, not a hand painting.

  4. The photographs stay private

    Used only to make the portrait. Deleted within 30 days if you don't order, or 7 days after delivery if you do.