Images Internationales pour les Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen – Raymond Savignac (1989)

This original 1989 poster by Raymond Savignac (1907–2002) was created for Images Internationales pour les Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen, an international series commissioned to celebrate the bicentennial of the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. The project invited leading artists from around the world to interpret the theme of human rights through contemporary visual design.

Printed in Paris by Artis 89, Savignac’s contribution to the series shows a stylized figure—resembling Marianne, the emblem of the French Republic—wearing the red Phrygian cap of liberty and flying through the clouds in the shape of a dove. The image wittily merges the symbols of the French Revolution with the universal ideals of freedom and peace.

A fine example of Savignac’s hallmark simplicity and humor, this poster embodies both historical reflection and the optimism of late 20th-century graphic art.

Artist: Raymond Savignac
Title: Images Internationales pour les Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen
Date: 1989
Printer / Publisher: Artis 89, Paris
Series: International Images for Human Rights – 200th Anniversary of the Declaration
Print Type: Offset Lithograph
Dimensions: 84 × 59 cm (33 × 23 in)
Condition: Excellent “A” – Original issue
Country: France
Category: Human Rights / Commemorative Poster / 20th-Century Graphic Art

Comments:
Issued in 1989 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Part of a distinguished international set featuring artists such as Raymond Savignac, Milton Glaser, Seymour Chwast, and Uwe Loesch. Guaranteed original printing, not a reproduction.