Paquebot Laennec by Brenet c1950 Compagnie Maritime Navigation
$ 250Compagnie de Navigation Sud-Atlantique “Paquebot Laennec” – Albert Brenet – 1950
Original French maritime advertising print designed by Albert Brenet for the Compagnie de Navigation Sud-Atlantique, promoting the passenger liner Laennec. Brenet, one of France’s foremost marine artists, was renowned for his paintings and illustrations of ships, the sea, and ocean travel. His work combined technical accuracy with dramatic composition, making him a favorite of French shipping companies during the mid-twentieth century.
Unlike a typical travel poster printed on thin poster stock, this example was produced on heavy Canson-type art paper, giving it the character and quality of an art print while serving as a promotional piece. The substantial paper and refined printing make it particularly appealing to collectors of maritime art as well as vintage travel material.
Artist: Albert Brenet
Title: Compagnie de Navigation Sud-Atlantique – Paquebot Laennec
Date: 1950
Printer: F. Babut Imprimerie, Paris
Size: 25 x 22 in. (63.5 × 55.9 cm)
Paper: Heavy Canson-type art paper
Printing: Original color printing
Condition: Excellent
On Linen/Off linen: Off linen (as it is a print)
A scarce and beautifully executed French maritime advertising print by Albert Brenet, combining the elegance of post-war ocean liner travel with the craftsmanship of a fine art print. An outstanding addition for collectors of maritime art, French travel graphics, and twentieth-century advertising.
