“Exposition Claude Monet 1973 Japon”, Original Japanese Exhibition Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q180

This is an original Japanese horizontal B2 exhibition poster printed in 1973 for Exposition Claude Monet 1973 Japon, a major Japanese exhibition devoted to Claude Monet, one of the central figures of French Impressionism. The poster features Monet’s atmospheric 1880 landscape Coucher de soleil à Lavacourt — Sunset at Lavacourt — reproduced in a refined museum-poster format typical of early-1970s Japanese exhibition design.

Background
Claude Monet’s work occupies a defining place in the history of modern painting. His treatment of light, atmosphere, reflection, and changing natural conditions became central to Impressionism, and his views of the Seine remain among the most evocative images of late nineteenth-century French landscape painting.

This 1973 Japanese exhibition poster reflects the strong post-war Japanese interest in French Impressionism and European modern art. Posters of this type were produced not merely as advertisements, but as elegant cultural objects, often displayed in museums, galleries, bookshops, and educational spaces. As a period Japanese exhibition poster, it is collectible both as Monet-related material and as an example of Japanese museum graphic design from the 1970s.

Poster design
The composition is calm, spacious, and beautifully balanced. The main image reproduces Monet’s Coucher de soleil à Lavacourt, 1880, showing the Seine at sunset beneath a hazy orange sky. A vivid red-orange sun sits low on the horizon, reflected in the still water below, while distant houses, small boats, winter vegetation, and silhouetted trees dissolve into layers of mist and soft colour.

The painting’s palette of gold, ochre, blue, grey, and muted green gives the poster a warm, atmospheric quality, perfectly suited to Monet’s interest in fleeting light and seasonal effect. The white border around the image gives the sheet a clean institutional presentation, allowing the painting to remain the visual focus.

Along the lower margin, the event title is printed in elegant black typography:

EXPOSITION CLAUDE MONET 1973 JAPON

At the lower right, the painting is identified in small French text as COUCHER DE SOLEIL À LAVACOURT 1880, giving the poster a refined catalogue-like quality. The overall design is understated and highly displayable, with the quiet sophistication associated with Japanese exhibition posters of the period.

Condition
Excellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.

This poster is an original Japanese exhibition B2 from 1973.
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.

It is over 53 years old!

Certificate of Authenticity included.