From Today, Painting is Dead. The beginnings of photography

From Today, Painting is Dead. The beginnings of photography

Robin Wade
£150.00

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  • Condition: B+ (folded)
  • Date: 1972
  • Designer: Robin Wade
  • Printer: Shenval
  • Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
  • Size: Double Crown (760 x 510 mm)

Original exhibition poster, From Today, Painting is Dead. The beginnings of photography, Victoria & Albert Museum, 1972. The exhibition title was taken from a quote by the French painter Paul Delaroche (1797-1856) who on seeing the first daguerreotype photograph in about 1840, declared “From today, painting is dead". You can read our guide to buying vintage exhibition posters here. A higher resolution image is available for viewing on request.