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 1885.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.Born in Massachusetts in 1868, Bradley was fascinated by type, printing and illustration as a child. He found a job as a printer’s devil” and later was foreman of the local newspaper. He composed with type at work and in his spare time he designed posters. In 1886, he moved to Chicago to begin his career as an artist. He was very successful as a pen and ink illustrator and his work appeared in numerous famous journals of the time. Bradley’s posters and cover designs in 1894 marked the beginning of Art Nouveau in America and along with the posters that Edward Penfield created for Harper’s magazine, initiated the poster craze in this country. His goal was to beautify the utilitarian and his commissions included some of this finest Art Nouveau posters and covers for The Chap Book. He died in 1962.”