Poster created by Belgian artist Pierre Alechinsky in 1984 for the Jazz Festival. Alechinsky (b. 1927) is a painter and printmaker associated with the CoBrA movement, noted for his gestural brushwork and improvisational approach to line and color. His work often reflects a spontaneous, rhythmic energy that pairs naturally with the spirit of jazz.
The 1984 Jazz Festival poster demonstrates this connection, with Alechinsky’s distinctive calligraphic style echoing the vitality of live performance. Festivals of this period often invited contemporary artists to design posters, highlighting the close relationship between modern art and music.
This edition was printed at Studio Paris in 1984 using serigraphy. It measures 20 × 32 in. (50.5 × 81.2 cm) and is preserved in excellent condition.
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Artist: Pierre Alechinsky
Date: 1984
Printer: Studio Paris
Size: 20 × 32 in. (50.5 × 81.2 cm)
Print Type: Serigraph
On Linen: No
Condition: Excellent “A”
PLM poster for the opening of St Peters Door in Rome 1924
Artist: Anon Printer: PLM, Paris Size: 30 x 40 ” / 76,2 x 101,6 cm On/Off Linen: On Linen Print Technique: lithograph Year: 1924 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Important poster for travel to Rome so see the opening of the St Peters or St Pierre in French at the Vatican in Rome. The poster in excellent condition on linen
Printer: Vercasson, Paris Size: 30 x 40 ” / 76,2 x 101,6 cm On/Off Linen: Delay approx 2 weeks to linen-back before delivery Print Technique: lithograph Year: 1932 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Europeans love to take their cures. Youcan go to the mountains or by the sea and take the hot baths, and get all kinds of treatments to improve your health. Still true today and Plombieres les Bains is advertising that you can heal your enteritis and rhumatism and others ills as we can see from this jolly older fellow who now feels so good he is dancing with joy….
Pierrefonds Chemin de Fer du Nord by JC Aubry c1930
PIerrefonds with it Chateau, lake and museum are advertised in the view with the Chateau behind the Foresst with artwork by JC Aubry. In excellent condition.
Artist: Aubry, JC Printer: Paris Size: 26 x 39 ” / 66 x 100 cm On/Off Linen: On Linen Year: 1930 Condition & Comments: Excellent
This colorful 1950 French travel poster by Emmanuel Bellini promotes Berthemont-les-Bains, the historic thermal spa in the Vésubie Valley of the French Alps, approximately 50 kilometers from Nice. Situated at an altitude of 950 meters, the resort combined mountain scenery and fresh alpine air with the long-established French tradition of thermal cures.
Bellini creates a wonderfully lively composition using loose, expressive forms and brilliant color. A stylized female figure dominates the scene, surrounded by the spa village, mountains, vegetation and Mediterranean imagery. The result captures the optimism and freedom of French travel advertising in the early postwar period.
The poster promotes Berthemont-les-Bains for its sulfurous and silicate-rich thermal waters and treatments for respiratory, rheumatological and dermatological conditions, summarized by the prominent slogan “Santé-Beauté” — Health and Beauty. It also advertises the Hôtel des Bains, restaurant and bar, with the thermal season running from June through September.
Printed in Cannes by Robaudy, this original 1950 lithographic poster has been professionally linen backed and remains in excellent condition with strong, fresh colors.
Artist: Emmanuel Bellini
Printer: Robaudy, Cannes
Size: Approximately 31 x 42 inches (79 x 107 cm)
Linen: On Linen
Technique: Lithograph
Year: 1950
Condition: Excellent A
San Salvadour near Hyeres South of France by Hugo D’Alesi c1900
Artist: D’Alesi, Hugo Size: 30 x 40 ” / 76,2 x 101,6 cm On/Off Linen: On Linen Print Technique: stone lithograph Year: 1900
San Salvadour near the port of Hyeres in the south of France not far from Saint Tropez, there is a station d’hiver to go to undertake cures for Arthritis, beaute and health. With its mineral water source it was a destination for Parisians at the turn of the century as part of the PLM French Railways system. Hugo D’Alesi is the artist and also the printer for the PLM. Excellent and rare.
Vaison-la-Romaine was created by the artist Leo Lelee in 1925 to promote tourism to the town of Vaison-la-Romaine in the Vaucluse department of southeastern France. Situated in the south of France, the town is known for its Roman ruins, medieval upper town, and the stone bridge crossing the Ouvèze River, set against a backdrop of Provençal hills.
Printed by Lucien Serre, Paris, in lithography, this poster is part of the interwar period’s regional tourism campaigns, which celebrated France’s historic towns and distinctive landscapes.
Title: Vaison-la-Romaine
Artist: Leo Lelee
Date: 1925
Printer: Lucien Serre, Paris
Size: 31 × 42 in / 80 × 107 cm
Print Type: Lithograph
On/Off Linen: on linen
Condition: Excellent A condition
Comments: Promotes Vaison-la-Romaine in the south of France, noted for its Roman antiquities, medieval streets, and the Ouvèze River bridge.
View on to the Atlantic and Belle ile de mer by Hugo D’Alesi at the turn of the century
Artist: D’Alesi, Hugo Printer: Atelier Hugo D’Alesi, Paris Size: 31 x 42 ” / 80 x 107 cm On/Off Linen: Delay approx 2 weeks to linen-back before delivery Print Technique: stone lithograph Year: 1900
Saint Aubin sur Mer Calvados by Andre Galland c1930
View on the Sea in Calvados France
Artist: Galland, Andre Printer: Editions Mayeux, Paris Size: 25 x 39 ” / 62 x 100 cm On/Off Linen: Delay approx 2 weeks to linen-back before delivery Print Technique: lithograph Year: 1935
Foire de Lyon – Hubot – 1920 – Original French Railway Poster
Original French lithographic poster created by the artist Hubot in 1920 to promote the celebrated Foire de Lyon (Lyon Trade Fair), one of France’s most important commercial and industrial exhibitions. Published in connection with the Paris-Lyon-Mediterranee (PLM) Railway, the poster advertised the fair’s two annual sessions, held March 1-15 and October 1-15.
The striking composition features an allegorical male figure seated upon a monumental pedestal, holding a shield bearing the historic coat of arms of Lyon, including the city’s heraldic lion and fleurs-de-lis. Behind him, the rooftops and distinctive towers of Lyon rise against a brilliant golden-yellow sky. The dramatic combination of warm reds, golden yellow, and deep blue creates a powerful image celebrating the city’s commercial vitality and industrial importance.
Established in 1916, the Foire de Lyon quickly became an important showcase for French manufacturing, commerce, and international trade. The PLM Railway helped promote the fair through colorful lithographic posters designed to attract visitors from throughout France and beyond. This impressive 1920 design, signed and dated Hubot 20 in the lithographic image, is an excellent example of French railway and exhibition advertising from the period.
Title: Foire de Lyon Artist: Hubot (signed in the lithograph) Printer: Cornille & Serre, Paris Year: 1920 Size: 30 x 40 inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm) Technique: Original Color Lithograph Linen: Professionally backed on linen Condition: Excellent (A)
Flavigny found in the north eastrn part of France was a medieval village and was actually occupied by the English during the 100 years war. The Castle still exists and during the time frame you could take th PLM French Railways to visit back in 1927 when this poster was published. Excellent and rare.