Artefacts

Reference record. Paris 1900, official poster.

Physical description

Caption "Exposition Universelle 1900 Concours Internationaux d'Escrime Fleuret Epée Sabre". A lady fencer flourishes the 3 traditional weapons: foil, épée and sabre. Stamp. Signed by the artist. Lithography. Games' image.

Created

Created: Jean de PALEOLOGU (29.08.1860)Created: Imprimerie Chardin

Materials

paper

Colors

multi coloured, yellow

Dimension

156 x 111 cm

Literature

BERLIOUX, Monique (Dir.), L'Olympisme par l'affiche / Olympism through Posters. Lausanne : Imprimeries Réunies, 1983. TIMMERS, Margaret. A Century of Olympic Posters. London : V&A Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978 1 85177 538 5. The Treasures of the Olympic Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2008. The Treasures of the Olympic Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2011. O'MAHONY, Mike. Olympic Visions : Images of the Games through History. London: Reaktion Books Ltd, 2012. The Treasures of the Olympic Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2016. Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques. Les affiches des Jeux Olympiques d'été d'Athènes 1896 à Tokyo 2020 . Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques, 2021 The Olympic Studies Centre. Olympic Summer Games Posters from Athens 1896 to Tokyo 2020. The Olympic Studies Centre, 2021 ANTHERION, Dominique (Dir.). Honneurs sportifs, médailles olympiques.. Paris : Editions Pierre de Taillac, 2024

Type of item

Posters -> official Olympic Games poster

Reference number

144707

Keywords

Sport equipment Paris 1900, Olympic Games Fencing woman Graphic Art