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 1997. It was inspired by a poster first created in 1925.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. Rene Vincent (1879-1936) was for many years an illustrator for humor and fashion magazines, and didn’t begin creating posters until his forties. Once he did, however, he was most prolific. Along with his many automobile posters, especially notable are the posters for the Bon Marche department store in Paris, France which he designed between 1925 and 1932. All combine humor and elegance, and not uncommonly feature a svelte, fashionable woman in the sleek new styles of the day. Jean Cocteau recalled him as the most refined man I ever met.” This poster is for a bathing costume at a resort.”