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Absinthe
The artist, his sitter, the green hour.
What
The 1914 poster for the GEM Motion Picture Company short Absinthe, with Glen White as the Artist and Sadie Weston as the Artist's Model.
Why
Absinthe was directed by Herbert Brenon, a drama about the drink sold with the look of the vice it warned against.
Notice
Despair is the subject of the drawing.
“A warning dressed as temptation”
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Size
$29.00
Provenance
- Film
- Absinthe (1914), dir. Herbert Brenon
- Country / studio
- United States · GEM Motion Picture Company
- Format
- One-sheet (27 × 41 in.)
- Poster published
- U.S. theatrical one-sheet, 1914
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.
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The Double Bill
Two one-sheets, hung as a pair — a double feature for your wall, at a pairing price of $270.00 for the two. Build one from any two one-sheets in the gallery.
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