A previously undocumented large Absinthe Poster designed by Frederic Christol (1850-1933) and printed in 1910 by Berger and Levrault, Nancy. It was reproduced as the frontpiece of Achille Melandri's book 'L'Etoile bleue - Absinthe, Vermouth, Bitter and Cie' in 1912. The text near the bottom left reads: 'Omnibus pour Charenton!! Avec correspondence par l'alcool, Ou directement avec l'absinthe'. Charenton was the asylum for the insane just outside Paris, and a popular nickname for an Absinthe was 'Un Omnibus pour Charenton', on account of the number of Absinthe-soaked alcoholics who ended up there; original poster size 1.2m x 90cm. Buy this as a beautiful giclee printed poster, mounted canvas print, or a custom framed print.