Ile De France Transatlantique Art Deco

£950.00

Original vintage cruise travel poster featuring a painting of the SS Ile de France ocean liner sailing at sea towards the viewer above a map showing the routes across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe to America and the Pacific Ocean provided by the French shipping company Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (established 1855; French Line CGT). Launched in 1926 the SS Ile de France was the first steamship to be decorated in an Art Deco style with elegant rooms, a grand staircase, luxurious dining room, neo-Gothic style chapel, shooting gallery, sun deck, carousel for children and a gymnasium; during World War Two she was stripped out and converted into a British military troop ship then served as prisoner of war camp until the end of the war; she was returned to CGT in 1945 and restored, continuing as a popular luxury crossing from 1949; in 1959 she was sold for disposal. Poor condition, trimmed at the bottom, restored paper loss, restored tears, restored creasing, backed on linen.

Country

France

Year

1930s

Style

Travel Posters

Size (cm)

79x63