Poster - Vive La Commune!
Vive la Commune! by Walter Crane, 1888.
Commemorating the Paris Commune of 1871 when, in the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War, and the seige of Paris by the Prussian army, a workers and soldiers uprising seized control of Paris and started to implement a new socialist society. The Commune was crushed by the Government, killing thousands of Communards, either in fighting or by execution.
Walter Crane (1845 – 1915) was an internationally renowned illustrator and artist in the late 19th Century and early 20th with a clearly recognisable style. An associate of William Morris, he was a part of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Much of Walter Crane's work was illustrating children’s books but he was an active radical socialist, a member of the Socialist League, and produced many pictures supporting the international socialist and anarchist movements, notably cartoons printed in Justice, Commonweal and The Clarion.
Because of it's age, size, and fine detail, Walter Crane artwork is difficult to reproduce to a high standard. We feel we have made good quality prints. The size is A3 (approx. 11.7" x 16.5") and is printed on good quality 170gm poster paper.
Printed by the Radical Poster Collective, UK
The Radical Poster Collective is dedicated to making good quality classic radical posters available at an affordable price. Posters are either digitally cleaned up to remove tears, stains, etc., or completely recreated to be as close as possible to the original.
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