Poster Cervinia by Arnaldo Musati, originally created in the 1950s and reissued in the 1970s. The design highlights the alpine resort of Breuil-Cervinia in the Aosta Valley, framed by the Matterhorn (Cervino), one of Europe’s most recognizable peaks. The image reflects mid-century Italian travel advertising, promoting Cervinia’s growth as a premier ski destination linked with Zermatt and known for its long ski seasons and high-altitude slopes.
Musati (1916–1988) was an Italian painter and graphic artist whose posters for Italian tourism captured the atmosphere of postwar leisure and regional identity. His work for Cervinia remains among the classic ski posters of the era.
Mounted on linen and preserved in excellent condition.
Print of a Soldiers return to his farm 1918 hand signed by Georges Redon numbered
Artist: Redon, Georges Size: 16 x 20 ” / 41 x 58 cm On/Off Linen: Printed on Arches water color paper stone lithograph Print Technique: stone lithograph Year: 1918 Condition & Comments: excellent A
Wonderful scene of the French Soldier whose face we do not see, embracing his wife while his children come running to greet the homecoming hero. Georges Redon a famous artist of the period did these lithographic stone prints and signed and number them. RARE
Journey de L’armée Afrique et Troupes Coloniales by Fourneray 1917
Artist: Fourneray, Printer: Paris Size: 31 x 47 ” / 80 x 120 cm On/Off Linen: Delay approx 2 weeks to linen-back before delivery Print Technique: lithograph Year: 1917 Condition & Comments: excellent A
Arabic writing White horse charging with the toupee colonials who fought alongside the French in WWI. Their important role is shown in this dynamic poster by Fourneray in 1917. Great stuff
Artist: Tel Printer: Paris Size: 31 x 47 ” / 80 x 120 cm On/Off Linen: Delay approx 2 weeks to linen-back before delivery Print Technique: lithograph Year: 1917 Condition & Comments: excellent
Clear picture of the French families supporting the soldiers at the front with “the last shells” asking the French to make another effort to support the troupes.
Artist: Sem, Georges Goursat Printer: Devambez, Paris Size: 31 x 47 ” / 80 x 120 cm On/Off Linen: Delay approx 2 weeks to linen-back before delivery Print Technique: lithograph Year: 1917 Condition & Comments: excellent
Emprunts or War bonds for the Banque Nationale de Credit by SEM. All the great poster artists either contributed artwork or went to war. For the last 15 minutes help me … Excellent
Artist: Sem, Georges Goursat Printer: Devambez, Paris Size: 31 x 47 ” / 80 x 120 cm On/Off Linen: Delay approx 2 weeks to linen-back before delivery Print Technique: lithograph Year: 1917 Condition & Comments: excellent
Emprunts or War bonds for the Banque Nationale de Credit by SEM. All the great poster artists either contributed artwork or went to war. Here the troupes are marching under the Arc de Triumph while the troupes of the past Napoleon come charging down to join them. Excellent
Artist: Lautrec, Henri de Toulouse Printer: Sauret, Monte Carlo Size: 9.8 x 12.6 ” / 25 x 32 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Print Technique: chromolithograph Year: 1952 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
ON ne passe pas You won’t pass us as the French soldier stands guard.
TROUPES COLONIALES — JEUNES GENS… ALLEZ AUX COLONIES — c.1927
French recruitment poster issued by the Ministere de la Guerre encouraging young men to enlist in the Troupes Coloniales. The design combines the French colonial emblem with scenes representing colonial territories and activity, including agricultural work with a tractor, laborers in the fields, figures in North African dress with a camel, a mounted soldier, and a harbor scene. The poster outlines different forms of enlistment and service in the colonies and promotes travel, employment, and advancement through colonial military service.
Artist: Anon
Printer: Imprimerie Nationale, Paris
Size: 31 x 47 inches / 80 x 120 cm
On / Off Linen: On linen
Print Technique: Lithograph
Year: c.1927
Condition & Comments: Excellent condition. Rare.
This World War I poster by Lucien Jonas was created for the Compagnie Algérienne to encourage subscriptions to an Emprunt, or war bond, supporting the French war effort. Jonas depicts a soldier of the Troupes Coloniales bidding farewell to his family before leaving for the front—an image meant to highlight both sacrifice and duty. These troops were recruited from France’s North African colonies and fought alongside the poilus (French infantrymen). Issued in Paris by Devambez, this is a strong and emotional example of Jonas’ wartime propaganda work, printed in 1917 at the height of the conflict.
Details
Artist: Jonas, Lucien
Printer: Devambez, Paris
Size: 31 x 47 in / 80 x 120 cm
On/Off Linen: On linen (perfect)
Print Technique: Lithograph
Year: c.1917
Condition & Comments: Excellent. Original WWI poster promoting a Compagnie Algérienne war loan, featuring a Colonial soldier and his family.
Artist: Scott, Georges Printer: Joseph Charles, Paris Size: 31 x 47 ” / 80 x 120 cm On/Off Linen: Delay approx 2 weeks to linen-back before delivery Print Technique: lithograph Year: 1927c Condition & Comments: excellent
War Bonds a call so subscribe to the 3rd edition. Soldier leaving for the War embraces his daughter while his wife holds the newborn. So that they will grow up, for France who will combat.
Original French poster issued for the postwar reconstruction loan, L’Emprunt de la Paix, encouraging citizens to subscribe to bonds financing the rebuilding of France after the First World War. The composition by Henry Lebasque contrasts a peaceful domestic scene in the foreground with workers, construction activity, factories, and smoke rising from industrial plants in the background. The family scene with the mother and child symbolizes the future generations of France, while the rebuilding and industrial landscape represents national recovery and reconstruction.
Henry Lebasque was an established French painter associated with Post-Impressionism and closely connected to the circle of artists around Pierre Bonnard and Edouard Vuillard. Like a number of prominent artists of the period, he contributed designs for public campaigns following the war. Posters such as this were part of a broader national effort encouraging citizens to invest in government bonds to finance rebuilding and economic recovery.
Artist: Lebasque, Henry
Printer: Imp. Maquet, Paris
Size: 31 x 47 inches / 80 x 120 cm
On / Off Linen: On linen
Print Technique: Lithograph
Year: c.1920
Condition & Comments: Excellent condition.
La Suprême Épopée (1919) – Original French Film Poster by René Pichon
Original 1919 French stone-lithograph poster for La Suprême Épopée, directed by Henri Desfontaines and produced by Vandal & Delac / Le Film d’Art at the end of World War I. Artwork is attributed to René Pichon, with printing by Éditions Delac, Vandal (Paris). The design presents Marianne leading the French troops, an allegorical image celebrating national triumph and resilience in the immediate post-Armistice era.
The film, scored by composer Camille Erlanger, was conceived as a patriotic “national epic,” reflecting the mood of France in 1919. This poster, in the large French grande format, survives as a rare piece of cinematic and cultural history, notable for its scale, artistry, and subject. Preserved in excellent condition, professionally linen-backed.
Title: La Suprême Épopée
Artist: René Pichon
Date: 1919
Film/Director: La Suprême Épopée, Henri Desfontaines
Studio/Producer: Le Film d’Art; Vandal & Delac, Paris
Printer: Éditions Delac, Vandal, Paris
Size: 47 × 63 in. / 120 × 160 cm (French Grande)
Print Technique: Stone lithograph
On Linen: Yes
Condition: Excellent
Comment: Scarce WWI/post-Armistice patriotic film poster; allegorical imagery of Marianne leading French troops; rare in this size and condition.
