During the second half of the 19th century, the development of transportation enabled a strong increase in tourism in Europe. Timetables decorated with small black and white engravings were displayed in railway stations.
As early as 1890, the railway companies put up the first real travel posters, inviting travellers to visit historical sites and bucolic landscapes.
Hugo d’Alési was the most prolific creator of travel posters during the Belle Epoque. Working in a similar style, Henri Tanconville also designed a series of travel posters.
At the turn of the century, a different approach to travel posters emerged - from then on, a single image with shorter text became the norm.
From the 1920s. Poster artists abandoned the romanticism and arabesques of the Art Nouveau style in favour of geometric and monumental forms borrowed from Cubism and Futurism and embraced the Art Deco style.
For earlier works see parts 1 - 5 also.
This is part 6 of and 7-part series on French Travel Posters:
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1961 Visitez les Gorges de la Loire SNCF artist: Jean Jacquelin |
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| 1962 Air France, grande-bretagne artist: Guy Georget |
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| 1962 Air France, proche-orient artist: Guy Georget |
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| 1962 Cagnes sur Mer artist: Jean Luc |
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| 1962 Côte d' Azur artist: Pablo Picasso |
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| 1962 Nice, Soleil Fleurs artist: Marc Chagall |
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| 1962 Paris SNCF (artist unknown) |
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| c1962 Palais Méditerranne Nice artist: Camille Hilaire |
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| 1963 Air France, espagne artist: Guy Georget |
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| 1963 Air France, italie artist: Guy Georget |
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| 1963 Air France, Allemagne artist: Jacques Nathan-Garamond |
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| 1963 Paris SNCF artist: Bernard Buffet |
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| 1963 Visitez La Côte d'Azur (artist unknown) |
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| 1964 Air France, the caribbean artist: Jacques Nathan-Garamond |
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| 1964 Air France, Chili artist: Jacques Nathan-Garamond |
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| 1964 Paris artist: Marcel Gromaire |
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| 1965 Air France artist: Jacques Nathan-Garamond |
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| 1965 Air France, French Riviera artist: Guy Georget |
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| 1965 Nice, France - Côte d'Azur artist: Henri Matisse |
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| 1966 Les Alpes, trains et autocars SNCF artist: Jean Jacquelin |
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| 1966 Messageries Maritimes artist: Jean Desaleux |
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| 1967 je voyage gratuitement... avec les lots kilomètres SNCF artist: Damien Clavé |
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| 1967 Provence Chemins de Fer Français artist: Yves Brayer |
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| 1967 USA, Air France artist: Georges Mathieu |
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| 1967 Visitez le Val de Loire artist: Bernard Villemot |
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| 1968 Allemagne, Air France artist: Georges Mathieu |
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| 1968 Canada, Air France artist: Georges Mathieu |
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| 1968 France, Air France artist: Georges Mathieu |
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| 1968 France, le parc national de la Vanoise Alpes de Savoie artist Samival (Paul Gayet-Tancrède) |
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| 1968 Grèce, Air France artist: Georges Mathieu |
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| 1968 Inde, Air France artist: Georges Mathieu |
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| 1968 Israël, Air France artist: Georges Mathieu |
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| 1968 Italie, Air France artist: Georges Mathieu |
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| 1969 Alpes, Ferrovie Francesi artist: Salvador Dali |
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| 1969 Alsace artist: Salvador Dali |
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| 1969 Auvergne artist: Salvador Dali |
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| 1969 Croisieres, Etoiles du Sud design: Berny & Peignot |
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| 1969 Normandie artist: Salvador Dali |
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| 1969 Paris artist: Salvador Dali |
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| 1969 Roussillon artist: Salvador Dali |
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| c1970 Corse artist: Roger Favarel |
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| c1970 France, Rhônes-Alpes artist: Georges Mathieu |
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| c1970 France, Rhônes-Alpes artist: Georges Mathieu |
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| c1970 France, Rhônes-Alpes artist: Georges Mathieu |
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| c1970 Savoie, Mont-Blanc, France artist: Martine Bachet |
