Journee de Herault; 15 Octobre 1916
- Paris: Devambez, 1916
Paris: Devambez, 1916. Adolphe Willette. Original Poster. Lithograph. Measures 44.25" x 31"
This surreal and allegorical WWI poster depicts Bacchus atop a wine barrel hitting a German soldier with a grapevine. The text underneath the scene reads "Go away, phylloxera!", equating the solider with a pest to grapevines. A French soldier stands behind the conflict, smiling jovially and drinking wine. The poster advertises October 15, a day to support war work in the French department of the Herault. Adolphe Leon Willette (1857 %u2013 1926) Painter, illustrator, lithographer. designer, decorator of restaurants and cabarets such as 'Le Chat noir' and 'Le Moulin Rouge'.
This surreal and allegorical WWI poster depicts Bacchus atop a wine barrel hitting a German soldier with a grapevine. The text underneath the scene reads "Go away, phylloxera!", equating the solider with a pest to grapevines. A French soldier stands behind the conflict, smiling jovially and drinking wine. The poster advertises October 15, a day to support war work in the French department of the Herault. Adolphe Leon Willette (1857 %u2013 1926) Painter, illustrator, lithographer. designer, decorator of restaurants and cabarets such as 'Le Chat noir' and 'Le Moulin Rouge'.