Original Linen-Backed Poster - Bernard Villemot, Visit Mont Saint-Michel, 1957 - Lithograph

With his elegant linework and unmistakable sense of colour, Bernard Villemot offers here a luminous tribute to one of the jewels of French heritage: Mont Saint-Michel. Created in 1957 for the SNCF, this vintage travel poster invites the viewer to discover a mythical site between sky and sea, accessible by train or coach - symbols of a France on the move, carried by the optimism of the post-war boom.

Printed by Éditions Hubert Baille in Paris, this period lithograph captures the graphic essence of Villemot, a master of twentieth-century advertising poster art. The Mont appears bathed in light, set against an intense azure backdrop, almost floating - like an architectural mirage rising from the sea. The composition plays with subtle contrasts: the warm ochres of the rock, the shadowed rooftops, and the deep blues of the surrounding waters, all rendered in a style both stylised and evocative.

Linen-backed and preserved in excellent condition (Grade A), this rare piece in a generous format (approximately 39 x 24.2 inches) will appeal to collectors of vintage travel posters as well as enthusiasts of mid-century graphic design. It perfectly embodies the golden age of travel posters, when images became invitations to escape.