{"product_id":"groseille-a-grappe-carnee-affiche-50x70cm","title":"Redcurrant 'Groseille à Grappe Carnée' - Poster 50x70cm","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eRibes carneum\u003c\/em\u003e - Flesh-Colored Currant\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-19th century, this variety of currant was as intriguing as it was disappointing: \u003cstrong\u003ea delicate pale red, almost flesh-colored, it was appreciated only in the collections of the curious.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLess productive than its white and red cousins, it remained a rarity, cultivated more for its chromatic singularity than for its yield.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoiteau himself, a rigorous botanist, confesses in his writings that he was never able to identify the famous \"pearled currant\" mentioned by other authors, convinced that it was merely a very ripe white currant, transfigured by a certain degree of maturity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eRibes carneum\u003c\/em\u003e is distinguished by the particular hue of its clusters: an attenuated, almost pinkish red, which gives it its name \"carnée\" (flesh-colored). Unlike common varieties, this currant bush offers modest production and fruits deemed of inferior quality by 19th-century gardeners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIts cultivation requires the same care as other currants—cool soil, semi-shaded exposure—but its limited yield explains why it never conquered commercial kitchen gardens.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was rarely found outside the hands of rare variety enthusiasts, in botanical gardens, or private collections, where it was preserved more for its botanical interest than for its taste qualities. This discretion makes it a valuable testament today to the fruit diversity cultivated in the 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis plate is taken from Pierre-Antoine Poiteau’s \u003cem\u003eTraité des Arbres Fruitiers\u003c\/em\u003e (Treatise on Fruit Trees), a botanical encyclopedia published between 1807 and 1835, a major reference in 19th-century naturalistic illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt combines the rigor of scientific drawing with a rare artistic sensibility, characteristic of the great plates from the golden age of illustrated botany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinting, Material, Shipping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eEach poster is produced with \u003cb\u003e12-color giclée printing\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ethe benchmark for art studios\u003c\/b\u003e for rendering fine tones, subtle gradients, and the most delicate botanical details.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e200 gsm paper, soft matte finish, 0.26 mm thickness: \u003cb\u003ea finish close to the original engraving\u003c\/b\u003e, sharp, non-reflective, designed for hanging.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted on \u003cb\u003eFSC-certified paper\u003c\/b\u003e, produced individually upon order.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eShipped in a rigid protective tube\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Poiteau Botaniste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58203412365696,"sku":"c2b64f2e-a33a-461a-80be-da223b4a2d26","price":32.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/3356\/7360\/files\/4c15feeb-30d1-47bf-baaf-f1d4bb97fd41.jpg?v=1780515381","url":"https:\/\/shop.poiteau-botaniste.com\/en\/products\/groseille-a-grappe-carnee-affiche-50x70cm","provider":"Shop Poiteau Botaniste","version":"1.0","type":"link"}