Express Train Urgent Shipments Parcels Art Deco

£2,750.00

Original vintage advertising poster issued by French Railways / Chemins de Fer Francais for express parcels or shipments Even at night, even on Sunday by the fastest trains / Meme la nuit meme le dimanche par let trains les plus rapides featuring a great Art Deco design by Paolo Garretto (1903-1989) depicting a steam train speeding over a silhouette map of France in the background with flying wings as steam and a wooden crate marked urgent in the cargo carriage outline, the bold stylised lettering diagonally below and along the bottom. Printed by Alliance Graphique in Paris. Good condition, restored paper losses, minor staining, backed on linen.

Country

France

Year

1937

Style

Advertising Posters

Artist

Paolo Garretto

Size (cm)

100x63.5