Salon des Cent. 1897.

Artist: ANDREW K. WOMRATH (1869-?)
Size: 13 3/4 x 19 1/4 in./35 x 48.7 cm
Condition: A-/ Slight tears at edges.
Printer:
Reference: Ref (all var but DFP and PAI): DFP-II, 895; Salon des Cent, p. 58; Salon des Cent/Neumann, p. 68; Gold, 196; PAI-LXXI, 530
Key Words: Art Nouveau; Exhibitions

Salon des Cent. 1897.
The only known poster by this artist, the design wittily undermines conventions at the annual Salon des Cent. While most artists promoting this exhibition have focused on women in contemplation, Womrath takes a different tack: a gentleman is rapt with attention at the shape of a vase while a woman looks on, dreamily with slight interest, as her hand leafs through drawings or paintings, possibly of nude men. This is a pochoir print.