This is a fine art lithograph. It’s an original work of fine art which was produced at the prestigious S2 Atelier in New York City in 1998. It was inspired by a poster first created in 1900. These fine art lithographs are recreations of the original. Great care was taken to precisely re-create the artists original image. Most of the chromists hand draw directly onto specially prepared surfaces that are then transferred onto lithographic plates. Lithography involves creating hand drawn plates, one for each color, which are then ‘pulled’ through antique printing presses one color at a time. The resulting lithograph is in pure color, as opposed to the dot structure which occurs in the photographic process of modern printing. At the heart of the S2 Atelier are it’s two rare, French made Marinoni Voirin ‘editioning’ printing presses ‘ they both date back to the mid 19th century. These are the best fine art lithographs made in the industry today. You cannot find anything better than these.Emmanuel Orazi was a native of Rome who spent most of his adulthood in Paris as a graphic and decorative artist. Starting in 1892, he supplied illustrations to various magazines including Paris-Noel, Le Figaro Illustre and L’Assiette au Beurre, starting in 1892.He began a long term working relationship with the prestigious art and home decor store, La Maison Moderne in Paris, for whom he designed jewelry – as well as one of his best posters.Julius Meier-Graefe’s La Maison Modems, opened in 1899, was a competitor of Bing’s Maison de l’Art Nouveau. For it, Orazi created one of the most arrestingly beautiful of all Art Nouveau posters. Using orange, blue and green tints, he gives us a sinuously elegant model set in a serene background. Composed brilliantly so that the line running from the top of her head to the tip of her sleeve almost forms a third arm to the chair.In addition to the pottery, glass and lamps sold in the shop, the model advertises jewelry. At her neck is a brooch with baroque pearls, and in her hair are shown two of the combs (one is adorned with an alligator) made from tortoiseshell or horn, which were so necessary to control the elaborate coiffures then in fashion.Orazi was a master lithographer and brilliant colorist; his posters can be savored as much for their brilliant design as for their technical perfection.