Decadent Yesterdays

Poster by Henri Privat-Livemont (1861-1936)

Poster advertising  bicycles in Paris  in 1899

Poster advertising Italian journal Corriere della Sera in 1898 - designed by Adolfo Hohenstein (1854-1928)

Advertising poster for the London Underground Limited - 1924

The Blonde who was made Brunette

Not all is what it seems to be in art. I chanced upon this video from the National Gallery. It impressed me how the touch of paint completely altered the whole outlook of the original intent of this picture. Which version do you prefer?