Vintage Absinthe Poster of a previously undocumented large Vintage Absinthe Poster designed by Frederic Christol (1850-1933) and printed in 1910 by Berger & Levrault, Nancy . It was reproduced as the frontpiece of Achille Melandri's book "L'Etoile bleue - Absinthe, Vermouth, Bitter & 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 Absinthe Poster as superior giclee print - unframed, a mounted box canvas print, or a framed print.