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Cognac Pellisson, Cappiello, 1910

A small boy, an enormous barrel, and no complaint.

What

Cappiello's poster for Pellisson Père & Cie of Cognac, printed by Vercasson in 1910.

Why

The barrel is the size of a house and the boy carries it on his back. The brand name runs around it like a hoop.

Notice

The boy wears a green bow and a red cap, and his knees bend under the load.

“A joke about weight that sells a drink about age.”

Format

The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.

Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 24x36" cleanly.

Size

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$29.00

Provenance

Live mark — art history only

Artist: Leonetto Cappiello
Printer: Vercasson, Paris
Country: France
Format: Poster (affiche)
Piece published: Pellisson père et Cie Cognac, affiche, 1910
Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica) · BnF btv1b52505337k

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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 2026-11-01. Published 1910, before the 1930 cutoff; maker Leonetto Cappiello; Commons reads Public domain with {{CC-Zero}} {{Cc-zero}} {{Gallica}} {{PD-US}} {{SDC-PD-US}} {{Works of authors who died more than 70 years ago}}. BnF Gallica scan: BnF asks for a licence for commercial reuse of its reproductions; flag for legal sign-off (the house already sells seven Gallica scans). Live mark (Pellisson), flagged in drink.markStatus; nominative title only.

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