Monday’s ad is an old one from Quilmes, the best-selling beer in Argentina. “Y Todos Con” translates to “And All With” Quilmes. I love the stylized glasses in the hands, and the way they depict the motion of having just clinked them together.
Beer In Art #89: Baltimore Beer-Drinking Immigrant Family
Most of the details about today’s work of art are unknown to me, but despite that it still was too good not to feature. All I know is that it depicts an immigrant family, originally from the Netherlands, living in Baltimore, Maryland and was painted by the father of the family shown in the painting.
It apparently hangs in the museum of the Maryland Historical Society. Unfortunately, I can find no information about it on their website. They appear to have quite a few paintings online, but not knowing the artist or the title of the painting makes it a bit more difficult to find. I don’t even know when it was painted, but I’m guessing the late 1800s or the very early part of the 20th century.
Most of the adults have a beer in their hand. I count a total of nine glasses of beer. The couple in the center foreground look sickly, almost pale enough to be considered zombies. But it’s still a very compelling painting. If anyone has any actual details about the painting, please do let me know.
Guinness Ad #31: Smiling As Usual
Our 31st Guinness poster by John Gilroy goes back to the pint, smiling, as usual. The tagline is “Guinness Is Good For You.” At least it makes you smile.
Beer In Ads #172: Biere De Ville Sur Illon
Friday’s ad is from an earlier period, just before the golden age of poster, nearer the turn of the century, around 1905. It’s by artist Francisco Tamagno and is advertising Biere De Ville Sur Illon.
Here’s a short biography of the artist.
Francisco Tamagno was among the original movement of France’s fanciful graphic advertisement art tradition so popular around the Turn of the 20th Century, as it is now as vintage art. His signature style is influenced by his Portuguese heritage, infusing his French-themed art with bright, lively colors in highly pictorial settings. Born in Sintra, Portugal in 1851, in his early career, he was a portrait painter. He moved to Paris in the 1880’s to work as the house artist of the printer Camis; preparing theatrical playbills, and later graduating to posters for railroads, bicycle manufacturers and distillers. He died in Paris in 1923.
Ali Spagnola’s Brookston Beer Painting
Back in early July, my featured Beer In Art piece was by Ali Spagnola. In Beer In Art #84: Ali Spagnola’s Free Beer Paintings, I detailed how she’s taking requests and doing a new one-square foot painting every day, and then sends it out to the requester, all free of charge. When I wrote about her efforts, she’d done five beer-themed paintings, and I asked for a sixth, which she’s now completed. It’s also up on her blog, Ali’s Art Adventure, under the delicious title Like Cupcakes Mixed with Unicorns, made all the more funny because I actually have a beer cupcake post waiting in the wings.
I can’t wait until it arrives so I can get it framed and hang it in my home office. Thanks again, Ali, and awesome job.
Beer In Ads #171: Brasserie Lengrand
Thursday’s ad continues the impromptu series from the golden age of posters, the 1920s. This one is again from France around 1927. It’s for Brasserie Lengrand and is by the artist G. Piana.
Beer In Ads #170: Birra Itala Pilsen
Wednesday’s ad is another from the golden age of posters, the 1920s. It’s an Italian poster by artist Leonetto Cappiello, and features a trio of lovely ladies dancing around a pilsner glass like it was a Maypole.
Beer In Ads #169: Alphonse Mucha’s Bieres de la Meuse
Tuesday’s ad is by one of my favorite poster artists, Alphonse Mucha. The title of it is Bieres de la Meuse and it was done in France around 1897.
Beer In Ads #168: Biere de L’Eclair
With Monday’s ad we continue our journey back to the French beer ads of the 1920s, this one for Biere de L’Eclair. A big man with big cigar, and an even bigger mug of beer. Who’s thirsty now?
Beer In Art #88: Jamie Patrick Paul’s Lovely Day For A Bike Ride
Today’s work of art is by contemporary artist Jamie Patrick Paul, who works in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The title of his 5-color screenprint is Lovely Day for a Bike Ride, and features the iconic Grain Belt sign in the background.
I love the work’s sense of whimsy. Below is a detail of the Grain Belt sign.
And he also did a night time version, A Lovely Night for a Bike Ride, though it looks far more dangerous than during the day.
He also did an interesting piece using a lot of different beer elements, including beer itself for a poster entitled Drunk Lightning. Here’s how he described what went into it:
Drunk Lightning poster, a poster made nearly completely of beer. Gmund Bier paper made of recycled hops, Beer was poured in each ink color. Stella in the red, Guinness in the black, Pabst in the varnish.
You can see more of Paul’s work at his design portfolio and his website.