La Belle Époque

La Belle Époque Poster - AI Generated using Midjourney

The Belle Époque or La Belle Époque (French for "The Beautiful Era") is a period of French and European history, usually considered to begin around 1871–1880 and to end with the outbreak of World War I in 1914. Occurring during the era of the Third French Republic, it was a period characterised by optimism, regional peace, economic prosperity, colonial expansion, and technological, scientific, and cultural innovations. In this era of France's cultural and artistic climate (particularly within Paris), the arts markedly flourished, and numerous masterpieces of literature, music, theatre, and visual art gained extensive recognition.—Wikipedia

I am fascinated with this type of artwork, so of course I tried to generate it using artificial intelligence (AI).

Besides the usual wrinkles with the hands, everything seemed to come out great. I was also able to download some era appropriate fonts that went well with the poster. I was look for something to hang on my home bar.

The original artwork is usually much smaller and very expensive because these are usually collectibles.

I think this was one of the best ones to come out and I am really proud of it.

Most of the women on the ones I generated came out with red hair. I looked at examples of some of the originals and it seems to be a prevalent element. Not sure what was going on during those times in Paris. 😃