A centaur advertising "Centaure" tonic wine made of Alpine plants. Colour lithograph.

Date:
[1920?]
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43394i
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On the ground are some of the Alpine plants from which the medicine is made. The centaur has the face of an elderly man and presumably represents Chiron, who was versed in the use of medicinal plants and passed his knowledge on to Aesculapius

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Nyon : M. Briol, [1920?] (Aarau : A. Trüb & Cie.)

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1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 99.9 x 70 cm

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"Centaure" vin généreux apéritif digestif et reconstituant aux plantes des Alpes et du Jura. Santé, vigueur, puissance!! Force. En vente en pharmacies & drogueries. Seul préparateur: M. Briol, Nyon (Suisse) Vente en gros

References note

M. Robert-Sterkendries, La santé s'affiche, Bruxelles: Therabel, 2003, no. 230, p. 124
Stephen Feeke and Jon Wood, Against nature: the hybrid forms of modern sculpture, Leeds: Henry Moore Institute, 2008, reproduced (unnumbered page)

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Wellcome Collection 43394i

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