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Exposition 1900

Alexandre Lunois

Cleveland Museum of Art

Green poster with orange and red curved border at the top. The top of the poster reads "Exposition 1900" in large red and blue stylized text against a green background with blue swirls. Underneath, an image of five women in shawls with a brown shelf behind them. The women sit in a semi-circle facing the bottom-right. The woman on the bottom left sits with her eyes closed and brow furrowed while pointing to something on her lap. She wears a dark-brown shawl covering her head. The woman to her right wears a yellow shawl with a floral pattern. Her back is turned and her hair tied up with a flower. Two women on the right sit behind her. They both have bangs and wear kimonos. The woman on the far right wears a blue kimono. The one on her left wears a red kimono. Behind the women, a shelf holds a bulbous bottle. A small bird stands on the shawl of the woman on the bottom-right. The background behind the shelf is light-green.

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657 × 900 px
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