Lu Biscuits - The Little Student (Le Petit Ecolier) - Lefèvre-Utile (LU) - Vintage Advertising Poster by Firmin Bouisset c.1897 - Japanese Unryu Rice Paper Art Print (Unframed) 17 x 22 in

Pacifica Island Art uses an environmentally-friendly Unryu Japanese rice paper made by the Awagami Factory in Tokushima, Japan. Unryu, which translates to 'cloud dragon paper' in Japanese, features long strands of kozo fiber and is made from natural mulberry and hemp fibers using traditional Japanese Washi techniques - ABOUT THE ARTIST - Firmin Bouisset - Etienne Maurice Firmin Bouisset (1859 – 1925) was a French painter, poster artist and printmaker. As an artist, Firmin Bouisset specialized in painting children subjects and did a number of illustrated books such as La Petite Ménagère (The Little Housekeeper) in 1890. At a time when posters were a popular form of advertising, Bouisset created posters with enduring images for a number of different French food companies such as Maggi and Lefèvre-Utile. Firmin Bouisset is probably most famous for his posters for the French chocolate manufacturer, Menier. Contracted by the company in 1892, Bouisset used his daughter Yvonne as a model to create what became an iconic image of a little girl using a piece of chocolate to write the company's name. Bouisset's work was part of the Les Maîtres de l'Affiche (Jules Chéret's Art Nouveau publication ) as well as L'Estampe Moderne, the leading publisher of original French prints during the late nineteenth century.