Friday 6 January 2023

French Travel Posters - part 6

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: 

1961 Visitez les Gorges de la Loire SNCF
artist: Jean Jacquelin


1962 Air France, grande-bretagne
artist: Guy Georget

1962 Air France, proche-orient
artist: Guy Georget

1962 Cagnes sur Mer
artist: Jean Luc

1962 Côte d' Azur
artist: Pablo Picasso

1962 Nice, Soleil Fleurs
artist: Marc Chagall

1962 Paris SNCF
(artist unknown)

c1962 Palais Méditerranne Nice
artist: Camille Hilaire

1963 Air France, espagne
artist: Guy Georget

1963 Air France, italie
artist: Guy Georget

1963 Air France, Allemagne
artist: Jacques Nathan-Garamond

1963 Paris SNCF
artist: Bernard Buffet

1963 Visitez La Côte d'Azur
(artist unknown)

1964 Air France, the caribbean
artist: Jacques Nathan-Garamond

1964 Air France, Chili
artist: Jacques Nathan-Garamond

1964 Paris
artist: Marcel Gromaire

1965 Air France
artist: Jacques Nathan-Garamond

1965 Air France, French Riviera
artist: Guy Georget

1965 Nice, France - Côte d'Azur
artist: Henri Matisse

1966 Les Alpes, trains et autocars SNCF
artist: Jean Jacquelin

1966 Messageries Maritimes
artist: Jean Desaleux

1967 je voyage gratuitement...
avec les lots kilomètres SNCF
artist: Damien Clavé

1967 Provence
Chemins de Fer Français
artist: Yves Brayer

1967 USA, Air France
artist: Georges Mathieu

1967 Visitez le Val de Loire
artist: Bernard Villemot

1968 Allemagne, Air France
artist: Georges Mathieu

1968 Canada, Air France
artist: Georges Mathieu

1968 France, Air France
artist: Georges Mathieu

1968 France, le parc national de la Vanoise
Alpes de Savoie
artist Samival (Paul Gayet-Tancrède)

1968 Grèce, Air France
artist: Georges Mathieu

1968 Inde, Air France
artist: Georges Mathieu

1968 Israël, Air France
artist: Georges Mathieu

1968 Italie, Air France
artist: Georges Mathieu

1969 Alpes, Ferrovie Francesi
artist: Salvador Dali

1969 Alsace
artist: Salvador Dali

1969 Auvergne
artist: Salvador Dali

1969 Croisieres, Etoiles du Sud
design: Berny & Peignot

1969 Normandie
artist: Salvador Dali

1969 Paris
artist: Salvador Dali

1969 Roussillon
artist: Salvador Dali

c1970 Corse
artist: Roger Favarel

c1970 France, Rhônes-Alpes
artist: Georges Mathieu

c1970 France, Rhônes-Alpes
artist: Georges Mathieu

c1970 France, Rhônes-Alpes
artist: Georges Mathieu

c1970 Savoie, Mont-Blanc, France
artist: Martine Bachet


Wednesday 4 January 2023

French Travel Posters - part 5

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 - 4 also.

This is part 5 of and 7-part series on French Travel Posters:


1953 Air France, Côte d'Azur
artist: Jacques Auriac

1953 Vichy, Mai - Octobre SNCF
artist: Bernard Villemot

1954 Air France, Paris - Mexico
artist: Edmond Maurus

1954 Chemin de fer à Crémaillère
de Chamonix au Montenvers
Mer de Glace
artist: Roger Soubie

1954 Discover France by Train
The Alps
French National Railroads
artist: Jacques Nathan-Garamond

1954 French  Riviera
(artist illegible)

1954 Lisieux
Centre Mondial de Pèlerinages
artist: Bernard Villemot

1954 Savoie SNCF
artist: Lucien Fontanarosa

1954 Sports d'Hiver, France
artist: Bernard Villemot

1955 France
artist: Frédéric Bazille painting

1955 France
Montignac-sur Vézère. Vallée de la Dodogne
artist unknown

1955 Gorges du Tarn SNCF
artist: Georges Rohner

1955 Languedoc SNCF
artist: Jules Cavailles

1955 Plages de France
artist: Bernard Villemot

c1955 Cie. Gle. Transatlantique, French Line
artist: Paul Colin

c1955 SGTM Marseille
artist: Raoul Berjonneau

1956 Air France
amérique de nord
artist: Jean Colin

1956 Air France
South America
artis: Jacques Dubois

1956 Air France, Paris
artist: Edward Lancaster

1956 Aix en Provence
Cinquantenaire Cézanne
artist: Paul Cezanne

1956 France, Air France
artist: Jean Picaert le Doux

1956 Visitez les Châteaux de la Loire
artist: Jean Jacquelin

1957 Air France, Rome
artist: Jacques Nathan-Garamond

1957 Bretagne SNCF
artist: René Genis

1957 France, La Lorraine, Metz,
Vitraux de la Cathédrale
artist: Jacques Villon

1957 Le Mont St Michel
Merveille de l'Occident
artist: Pierre Fix Masseau

1957 Paris SNCF
artist: Jules Cavailles

1957 Val de Loire SNCF
artist: Jacques Despierre

c1957 France Vichy, mai - octobre
artist: Marie Openo

1958 Cannes, French Riviera
artist: E. Bellini

1958 France, Air France
artist: Jean Carlu

1958 Visitez les Alpes
artist: Jacques Nathan-Garamond

1958c Excursions
R.A.T.P. en Ile de France
artist: Georges Redon

c1958 Megève, France, l'ensoleillée
artist: Jacques Auriac

1959 Air France, Caravelle
artist: Jean Colin

1959 Aix en provence
Ville d'Eau - Ville d'Art
artist: François Ganeau

1959 Europe, Air France
artist: Jean Carlu

1959 Grece, Air France
artist: Guy Georget

1959 Megève l'Ensoleillée
artist: Y. Laty

1959 Paris, Air France
artist: Guy Georget

1960 Cannes 1860-1960
artist: E. Bellini

1960 France
artist: Cornelis Theodorus Van Dongen

1960 Menton Mer Monts Merveille
artist: C. Terechkovitch

1960 Vichy
artist: Bernard Villemot

c1960s France
Chartrs: Notre Dame de la Belle Verriere
(artist unknown)

c1960s Discover France by Train
artist: Jacques Nathan-Garamond

c1960 Nice Thermal
artist: E. Bellini

c1960 France
artist: François Desnoyer

c1960 Côte Basque, France
artist: Gaston Jacquement

1961 France, Cathédrale de Reims
artist: Maurice Utrillo