Berger 45 Type Marseillais poster – Roland Ansieau – 1935

Berger 45 Type Marseillais poster

This Berger 45 poster is the best-known work of the artist Roland Ansieau. It was produced to advertise a French absinthe beverage Berger 45.

The producer of the beverage was C.F. Berger who was born in Switzerland. He opened his own distillery in Couvet, Neufchatel in Switzerland in 1823 where he produced several Swiss style absinthes.

In 1910 the Swiss authorities banned the drinking of absinthe so, Berger moved to France to open a distillery to continue to produce the beverage he had developed. He set up his wine house in Marseille in 1933. The absinthe liquor Berger 45 was a direct competitor of the more famous Pernod and Pastis brands.

The 1935 poster shows an overhead view of a waiter carrying a tray with a bottle of Berger 45. There is only one glass on the tray. Now he may be taking the drink to a customer waiting at a table outside. Now call me cynical, but I’ve got a suspicion he’s taking the bottle off somewhere to drink himself!

Berger 45 print by Roland Ansieau

There is little known about Roland Ansieau, the artist who created this delightful poster. He was an early 20th century art deco poster artist whose clients included Ste Gle de Transports shipping company, Creme Eclipse and Le Cafe Glace. He also produced several travel posters including skiing posters for Picon-Chaud and Trace au Pays Blanc. This impressive Berger 45 poster is by far his best-known poster.

Berger 45 poster perfect for your Home Bar

If you’re looking for a poster to brighten up your drinks evenings then this poster will make your home bar complete. Its available in large and small sizes, which means there’s one to fit your space. The colors are vibrant and really stand out and they’re printed on a 300gsm (quite thick) high quality silk paper. It’ll make the perfect statement and will be sure to impress all your friends! Order one today!

Our posters are carefully and professionally created from vintage originals. Whilst great care is taken in the production of these posters, we also try to maintain a vintage feel, so there may be small imperfections, fold marks, scuffs, tears or marks that were part of the original poster master. If these do appear they should be visible on the larger views of the item on this listing. The originals of many of the posters we offer can cost many thousands of pounds, so whilst these posters look great, especially framed and mounted on a wall, they are intended as a fun, affordable reproductions and not intended fine art prints.

The 50x70cm version has been specially produced to be used in conjunction with Ikea’s 50x70cm Ribba picture frame which currently retails for around £12. So you can bag a print and frame for a great price.