If you Cough, Take Geraudel Pastilles
Artist
Jules Chéret
(French, 1836–1933)
Date1891
Mediumcolor lithograph on cream wove paper
Dimensions56.6 x 38.8 cm (sheet)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineEliza S. Paine Fund
Object number1976.23
Label TextThe Paris pharmacist Géraudel invented a popular “cough sweet.” He was an early patron of Chéret, commissioning him to produce several posters. Here, a finely garbed chérette inhabits a peculiar space with various laboratory-inspired equipment, including a curious red vessel echoing the shape of her torso and head. The woman’s long, sinuous black scarf mimics a backbone, stiffening her figure despite her tipsy stance. Meanwhile, an excessive—even intoxicating—amount of cough syrup topples into the space of the viewer.On View
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