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TRANSATLANTIQUE – French Line – ATLANTIQUE – PACIFIQUE – MÉDITERRANÉE
Artist: Paul Colin
Year: 1949
Size: 100 x 63 cm / 39.4 x 24.8″
Price:
CHF1700
About this poster
This is a classic design by the great Art Deco poster artist Paul Colin for the General Transatlantic Company, known as the French Line. The formidable steamship sails over a background consisting of the stripes of the French flag, evoking the glamour of the great age of travel and the pride of this great French transport company.
Artist: Paul Colin
Paul Colin (1892-1985) was born in Nancy, where he apprenticed at a printing house and then studied at the École des Beaux-Arts. He became famous in 1925, when he created the first poster for Josephine Baker’s “Revue Nègre” at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. Colin designed more than 1400 posters and was considered one of the “three musketeers” of French Art Deco poster art together with Jean Carlu ... more
Paul Colin (1892-1985) was born in Nancy, where he apprenticed at a printing house and then studied at the École des Beaux-Arts. He became famous in 1925, w ...
Poster details
- Poster No.: 1551
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- Printer: Imp. S.A. Courbet, Paris
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- Size: 100 x 63 cm / 39.4 x 24.8″
- Printing technique:Stone lithograph in colours
- Condition:
A-/L
Very good condition. Picture preserved. Wrinkles and small tears, if any, restricted to edges. Mounted on acid-free linen. - Category:
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- Publications:Affiches évasion
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Paul Colin Affichiste - Price:
CHF1700
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