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Cognac Frapin, Tauzin, 1909

An old cellarman toasts with a glass of cognac.

What

Louis Tauzin's poster for Cognac Frapin, printed by F. Champenois in Paris in 1909.

Why

Frapin sells on the age of its cellars, and the grey-haired man in the red waistcoat is part of the stock.

Notice

The casks are stamped P. FRAPIN & Cie, and two bottles stand on an open case in the lower left.

“A grower's cognac, sold by the man who keeps it.”

Format

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Size

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Provenance

Live mark — art history only

Artist: Louis Tauzin
Printer: F. Champenois, Paris
Country: France
Format: Poster (affiche)
Piece published: Cognac Frapin, affiche, 1909
Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica) · BnF btv1b9012492t

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Scan: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Gallica; public domain. Hosted on Wikimedia Commons.

Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (piece published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the piece’s own publication year, never a brand’s founding year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-02. Published 1909, before the 1930 cutoff; maker Louis Tauzin; Commons reads Public domain with {{PD-France}} {{PD-Layout}} {{PD-US-expired-text}} {{PD-old-X-expired}} {{PD-old-auto-expired}} {{PD-old-text}} {{SDC-PD-old}}. BnF Gallica scan: BnF asks for a licence for commercial reuse of its reproductions; flag for legal sign-off (the house already sells Gallica scans). Live mark (Frapin), flagged in drink.markStatus; nominative title only.

Frapin is a live mark, still on shelves today. This piece is sold strictly as art history — not as marketing, endorsement, or affiliation.