Exposition universelle, 1900 : the chefs-d'œuvre
This 1900 Philadelphia publication by William Walton reproduces paintings and prints from the Exposition universelle in Paris, aimed at art-minded readers and collectors of exhibition catalogues. The four plates show interior genre scenes rendered in engraving and photogravure, with crowded rooms, figures gathered around tables, and a figure in a long coat standing among seated companions. A designer could take their dense group compositions, strong light falling across dim interiors, and naturalistic gesture as models for crowd staging.
