Vintage tourism posters of France

Original vintage posters of France - Travels and French terroir

A large selection of original posters from France and its many regions including Normandy, the Paris area, the North of France, Alsace, the Basque region, the Côte d’Azur and different mountain resorts…All posters in the Elbé catalogue are dated originals, fully restored and mounted on canvas.
These original posters all represent areas located in mainland France. They depict the first holiday destinations on the Côte d’Azur, in Brittany, the Basque Area, the Bay of Arcachon, the Atlantic Islands, the beaches of Normandy and the North of France. The selection includes France’s regions and scenic or historic terroir from the 1860s to the 1960s as well as many tourist destinations most commonly around Paris seen from a tourist’s perspective. The posters are part of promotional campaigns commissioned predominantly by the railway industry, tourism bureaus and ministries to promote travel and French culture.
Original posters of the early summer destinations feature areas such as the Bay of Arcachon, Biarritz, La Baule, Dinard, Le Touquet Paris-Beach, Cabourg, Deauville and Trouville, as well as Nice, Villefranche, La Turbie, Le Cap Ferrat, Antibes, Toulon further south. The Elbé catalogue also includes health resorts and spas such as Vichy, Allevard, Brides, Aix, Luchon and Superbagnères. All posters capture the magic of the first ski and winter sport resorts in places like Chamonix, the Vosges and Jura regions, Combloux, Saint-Gervais and Megève, Morzine and the Pyrenees. These original posters promote the many regions of France and such scenic sites as the Puy Mary in the Mount of Cantal, the Dordogne, the Rhône valley, the Berry region, Alsace and the Pyrenees.
The main illustrators of the time were Constant Duval, Julien Lacaze, Pierre Commarmond, Hugo d’Alesi, Paul E. Champseix, Roger Broders, Charles Hallo, David Dellepiane, Léo Lellée, Geo Dorival, Léandre.

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Original vintage travel poster Bains de mer de Pornic - Ch. Jousset - Circa 1900 - 41.34 by 29.13 inches
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Vintage travel poster by Ch. Jousset Circa 1900 -Seaside Resort of...

Original vintage travel poster created by Ch. Jousset Circa 1900, Seaside Resort of Pornic - Seaside Station - Orléans - Ouest État Railways

Printed by: La Lithographie parisienne - Paris

Printing type: Lithograph

Dimensions: 41.3 x 29.1 inches

Linen backed

Condition: A

Price €2,000.00
Original vintage poster Châteaux de la Loire - Visitez la France - French Railways - Jean Garcia - 38.98 by 24.41 inches
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Vintage travel poster by Jean Garcia from 1952 - Châteaux de la...

Original vintage travel poster created by Jean Garcia in 1952, Castles of the Loire - Visit France - Take our trains and coaches - National Society of French Railways

Printed by: S.C.I.P. Paris

Printing type: Lithography

Dimensions: 39 x 24.4 inches

Linen backed

Condition: A+

Price €1,000.00
Original vintage travel poster Normandie - France - Devos - 39.17 by 24.61 inches
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Vintage travel poster by Devos from 1947 - Normandie

Original vintage travel poster created by Devos in 1947, Normandy - National Society of French Railways

Printed by: De Plas

Printing type: Lithograph

Dimensions: 39.2 x 24.6 inches

Linen backed

Condition: B+

Price €1,200.00
Original vintage travel poster Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme - France - L. Wufirer - Circa 1900 - 39.37 by 29.13 inches
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Vintage travel poster by L. Wufirer Circa 1900 -...

Original vintage travel poster created by L. Wufirer Circa 1900, Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme - Northern Railway - Porte Guillaume - Porte de Nevers

Printed by: Gaillac Monrocq et Compagnie, Paris

Printing type: Lithograph

Dimensions: 39.37 x 29.13 inches

Linen backed

Condition: B+

Price €2,000.00
Original vintage travel poster Lac Chambon - Auvergne - France - Constant Duval - 41.34 by 29.53 inches
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Vintage travel poster by Constant Duval from 1922 - Lac Chambon -...

Original vintage travel poster created by Constant Duval in 1922, Lac Chambon - Auvergne - Orléans Railway - Route from Mont-Dore to St Nectaire - Automobile services

Printed by: Imp. Champenois

Printing type: Lithograph

Dimensions: 41.34 x 29.53 inches

Linen backed

Condition: B+

Price €2,000.00
Original vintage travel poster Le bas Limousin - Uzerche - Constant Duval - Circa 1920 - 40.55 by 29.13 inches
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Vintage travel poster by Constant Duval Circa 1920 - Le bas...

Original vintage travel poster created by Constant Duval Circa 1920, Lower Limousin - Uzerche - Orleans Railway

Printed by: Imp. F. Champenois in Paris

Print type: Lithography

Dimensions: 40.6 x 29.1 inches

Linen backed

Condition: B+

Price €1,800.00
Original vintage travel poster Les gorges du Tarn - E. Paul Champseix - Circa 1925 - 41.34 by 29.33 inches
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Vintage travel poster by E. Paul Champseix Circa 1925 - Les gorges...

Original vintage travel poster created by E. Paul Champseix Circa 1925, The Tarn Gorges - Midi Railways - Coach Tours departing from Millau - France

Printed by: Lucien Serre

Type of printing: Lithography

Dimensions: 41.3 x 29.3 inches

Linen backed

Condition: A+

Price €2,000.00
Original vintage travel poster Vallon d’Autoire - Lot - Haut Quercy - France - Constant Duval - 41.34 by 29.13 inches
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Vintage travel poster by Constant Duval from 1924 - Vallon...

Original vintage travel poster created by Constant Duval in 1924, Vallon d’Autoire - Lot - Haut Quercy - Paris to Orléans Railway - Vallon d'Autoire - Automobile Tours of Haut-Quercy

Printed by: Imp. Champenois

Printing type: Lithograph

Dimensions: 41.3 x 29.1 inches

Linen backed

Condition: A+

Price €1,800.00
Vintage travel poster - Lille Centre d'affaires - Charles-Jean Hallo - 1930 - 41.9 by 29.9 inches
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Vintage travel poster by Charles-Jean Hallo 1930 - Lille, Centre...

Original vintage travel poster created by Charles-Jean Hallo in 1930, Lille, Business and Tourism Center - 1st provincial museum - Northern Railways

Printed by: Imp J. E. Gossens

Printing type: Lithography

Dimensions: 41.9 x 29.9 inches

Linen backed

Condition A+

Price €2,000.00
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