Vintage Travel Posters: Explore the World with Poster France
Step into the golden age of travel with our curated collection of vintage French and Italian travel posters.
• French Railway History: Discover posters from the independent railway companies of pre-1900 France, through the PLM era, to the standardized SNCF designs of 1937.
• Italian Rarity: Admire rare Italian travel posters, including ENIT designs from the 1920s and 30s, preserved despite WWII’s devastation.
• Timeless Appeal: Each poster captures the romance of travel and the artistic innovation of its era.
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Rochers de Naye c1900 on linen excellent
Artist: Anon
Printer: Verneau, Paris
Size: 30 x 40 ” / 76,2 x 101,6 cm
On/Off Linen: On Linen
Print Technique: lithograph
Year: 1900
Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Rochers de Naye showing a grand view of Lake Leman and a view on to the mountain whci is over 2000 meter high. Beautiful poster complete with steamboats and chateaux. Excellent condition on linen
Gorges de la Diosaz by Denyse Richard c1930
Artist: Richard, Denyse
Printer: Imp Chaix, 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: 1940c
Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Poster for the SNCF French Railways after 1937 with artwork by Denyse Richard for the Valley of Chamonix and Servoz. Gorges de la Diosaz.
Regione della Jungfrau was created by Ed Weber circa 1950 for the Jungfrau region of Switzerland, home to ski resorts such as Wengen, Grindelwald, and other Bernese Oberland destinations. The design features a fashionable lady skier in the foreground, with the electric mountain train and the Alps rising dramatically in the background — a classic image of postwar Swiss winter tourism.
Printed in Bern by Laupen using lithography, the poster captures the style and energy of mid-century alpine travel advertising. This example is linen-backed and in excellent “A” condition.
Title: Regione della Jungfrau
Artist: Ed Weber
Date: c.1950
Printer: Laupen, Bern
Size: 25 × 39 in / 62 × 100 cm
Print Type: Lithograph
On/Off Linen: On linen
Condition: Excellent “A”
Comments: Depicts a fashionable skier with the electric mountain train and the Alps beyond, promoting resorts such as Wengen and Grindelwald in the Jungfrau region.
Cervinia by Arnaldo Musati
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.
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Artist: Arnaldo Musati
Date: 1970s printing (original design 1950s)
Size: 19.5 x 27.5 inches
Print Type: Offset Lithograph
On Linen: Yes
Condition: Excellent “A”
1830-1930 L’Algerie Agriculture by Henri Dormoy 1930
Artist: Dormoy, Herni
Size: 31 x 42 ” / 80 x 107 cm
On/Off Linen: On Linen
Print Technique: lithograph
Year: 1930
Condition & Comments: excellent A
Algeria was an important Colony of France where a great deal of the agriculture that came from Algeria to France. This poster shows a French Colonist with his Algerian partner standing in front a view on to the countryside full of the crops of Wheat Grapes fruits tomatoes and more. The tractor working the fields with the sea in the distance. Algeria was the largest area of production for the French.
COTE D’AZUR BY TAL VINTAGE FRENCH TRAVEL POSTER
Artist: TAL
Size: 25 x 39 ” / 62 x 100 cm
On/Off Linen: On Linen
Print Technique: offset lithograph
Year: 1970’s
Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
We present the vintage travel poster La Côte d’Azur (French Riviera) by TAL. Commissioned by the French Railways company in 1947, this is a second printing from the 1970s. The poster depicts the Côte d’Azur, known for its coastal scenery.It measures 25 x 39 inches (100 cm x 62 cm) and is mounted on linen in A+ condition. This poster is a piece of travel history.
Artist: TAL
Size: 25 x 39 ” / 62 x 100 cm
On/Off Linen: On Linen
Print Technique: offset lithograph
Year: 1970’s
Artist: Guerrini, Giovanni
Printer: Enit
Size: 27.5 x 39 ” / 70 x 100 cm
On/Off Linen: On Linen
Print Technique: lithograph
Year: 1927
Condition & Comments: excellent condition with very light unobtrusive fold lines
A Very Graphic design by Giovanni Guerrini in 1927 for the Port of Cesenatico. Located on the Italian Riviera on the Adriatic side near Rimini. The port connected to by a Canal that was designed by Leonardo Da Vinci and dates back to 1500. Colorful piece and rarely comes up for sale.
VERS LE MONT BLANC BY GEORGES DORVIAL 1928 NIGHT VERSION
Artist: DORIVAL, GEORGES
Printer: LUCIEN SERRE, Paris
Size: 29,5 X 41 ” / 75 X 104CM
On/Off Linen: Sold off linen there is a 2-3 week delivery time
Year: 1928
Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Iconic and important poster from the set of 3 posters created by geo Dorival for the PLM going to Chamonix. His use of this linear graphic was well ahead of his time for the general public. The poster is in excellent condition on linen This is the Night model
Rome, Venice, Pompeii, Milan and Florence – Carlo Cussetti, 1900
Original 1900 Italian travel poster designed by Carlo Cussetti and printed at the Ateliers Hugo D’Alesi in Paris. This poster was created for the French public to promote travel to Italy, presenting finely detailed vignettes of Rome, Venice, Pompeii, Milan, and Florence around a central panoramic view of Rome. Cussetti, active at the turn of the century, captured the cultural prestige of Italy at a moment when tourism was being encouraged through large-scale advertising lithographs.
This example is in excellent condition, professionally backed on linen. The colors remain rich and the imagery sharp, a testament to the quality of early 20th-century French lithographic printing. Posters of this type produced by Hugo D’Alesi’s atelier are valued for both their artistic merit and their role in shaping the visual culture of European travel.
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Title: Rome, Venise, Pompeii, Milan and Florence
Artist: Carlo Cussetti
Date: 1900
Printer: Ateliers Hugo D’Alesi, Paris
Size: 31 x 42 in. / 80 x 107 cm
Print Technique: Stone lithograph
Linen: On linen
Condition: Excellent
NICE PIERRE COMBA C1910 LA REINE DE LA COTE D’AZUR BY
Nice, La Reine de la Côte d’Azur” translates to “Nice, the Queen of the South of France.” Pierre Comba created this poster, depicting a local woman dressed in the region’s fashion of that era. She stands with a view of the port, followed by the Promenade des Anglais stretching along the coast. Her hands hold flowers, used to produce French perfumes in Grasse, a nearby mountain town. Moullot Imprimerie, one of the most renowned printers with locations in Paris and Marseille, printed this poster. It remains in excellent condition on linen.
Artist: Pierre Comba
Printer: Mullet, Marseille
Size: 109 x 81 cm / 42.91 x 31.89 inches
On/Off Linen: On Linen
Year: 1910
Condition & Comments: Excellent
Artist: Dessierier
Printer: Dessirier, Paris
Size: 26 x 39 inches
On/Off Linen: On Linen
Year: 1950
Condition & Comments: Excellent
This vintage travel poster, titled “République du Cote D’Ivoire” by Destrier, dates back to around 1950. It is a lithograph printed in France by Imprimerie Dessirier. The poster measures 25 x 39 inches and is in excellent condition, having been preserved on linen.
The poster was originally created for the French travel bureau to promote tourism to Cote D’Ivoire, also known as the Ivory Coast. It features a striking design with elephants, showcasing the natural beauty and allure of the region.
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