PosterFrance - Poster Classics
With locations in France and the USA,
selling vintage French and Italian posters for over 30 years
Paris was created by Paul Colin in 1946 for the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français (French National Railways). The design brings together several of the city’s most recognized landmarks, including the Arc de Triomphe, Notre-Dame Cathedral, and the Eiffel Tower. In the foreground, doves in flight add a symbolic note of peace in the post-war period.
The composition uses vibrant blue, red, gold, and cream tones on a light blue background, with the title lettering along the lower edge printed in gold ink. Printed in lithography, this mid-century French travel poster reflects the optimism and renewed cultural life of Paris in the years following World War II.
Title: Paris
Artist: Paul Colin
Date: 1946
Commissioner: SNCF – Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français
Size: 24.5 × 39.5 in
Print Type: Lithograph
Condition: Excellent A on linen
Comments: Features the Arc de Triomphe, Notre-Dame Cathedral, and the Eiffel Tower, with doves symbolizing peace. Gold-ink title lettering along the lower edge.
Poster France LLC and Poster Classics SRL have been selling vintage posters for the last 30+ years. We've just relocated from the French Alpes to Cape Cod and Sarasota. What started out as a collecting hobby in 1980's quickly became a large collection and then a wholesale, then a retail business. Vintage travel posters, Theatre posters, anything that is Vintage poster we are interested. We are Specialists in French and Italian Poster Art.
We have acted as experts in Antique posters for the Financial Times of London, Wall Street Journal, Forbes Magazine, Daily Express, Antiques Roadshow and Museums and private collections and more.
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