The art of Henri Privat-Livemont, 1861–1936
Jan 5, 2010
left: Absinthe Robette (1896); right: Bitter Oriental (1897).
Henri Privat-Livemont, a Belgian artist and one of the best of the post-Mucha Art Nouveau stylists. I’ve featured his Absinthe Robette poster before but am including it again since it’s my favourite of the ones I’ve seen. All of these are from the Art of the Poster 1880–1918 collection at Lawrence University whose copies can be explored in extreme close-up.
Biscuits & Chocolat Delacre (1896).
Le Masque Anarchiste (1897).
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#1 posted by Zack
Sep 26th, 2011
hello i have a ?. i recently discoverd in a sale alot of tiles all wraped nicly and when i layed them out it was Privat Livemonts Absenthe Robette.this came from a verry rich collectors items when he passed away and i wonder if i have a original or if u have heard of this
#2 posted by Donna Hoffman
Nov 11th, 2011
We have an oil by Henri Privat-Livemont of trees at autumn along a stream. It is 3 feet by 4 1/2 high. It was purchased in the 1960′s in Antwerp. Did he do many of these oils?
#3 posted by John
Nov 14th, 2011
Hi Donna. This is only a post about an artist whose work I know from books, and what I know isn’t anything more than you’d find on Wikipedia. For further detail you’d need to find an art expert, and I’m afraid I don’t know any of those.
#4 posted by JoAnne Tucker
Jan 12th, 2012
I have the signed artist proof for Livemont’s Tropon Cocoa. The image is before the product name was printed onto the piece. How can I find out what this item might be worth and is it more desirable to a collector if it’s an artist proof?