Lucien Boucher Wall Decorations
French, 1889-1971
1889 - 1971 Known by Air France as Mr. Planosphere, he created these designs between 1934 - 1962.
Beginning around 1935, Lucien Boucher designed an impressive stream of posters for Air France that continued until he was well into his seventies. [PAI-XXII, 220]
This artist is known mainly for a series of absorbing Air France world map posters that signal a global theatre. Lucien Boucher launched his design career tuned to the commercial promise of Surrealism.
Born in Chartre, he studied at the École de Céramique de Sèvres. He debuted at the Salon d'Automne in 1921, becoming a member in 1923; he also exhibited at the Salon de l'Araignée from 1924-1930. Boucher also made wood engravings, drawings in watercolor and gouache, and lithographs. Lucien Boucher's witty and charming color lithographs
Lucien Boucher launched his design career at the Ceramique de Sevres and made his debut at the Salon d'Automne in 1921, becoming a member in 1923: he also exhibited at the Salon de L'Araignée from 1924-1930. Besides lithographs, Boucher also created wood engravings and drawings in watercolor. Beginning around 1935, Boucher designed an impressive series of posters for Air France that he continued producing until he was well into his seventies. Boucher is known mainly for his absorbing Air France poster designs, known as "Monsieur Planisphere" (planispheres are flattened representations of planet Earth). He created a variety of illustrated World Maps that depicted the global flight routes serviced by the airline.to
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Creator: Lucien Boucher
Original Vintage Travel Route Poster Air France Planisphere Map Lucien Boucher
By Lucien Boucher
Located in London, GB
Original vintage planisphere travel route map poster promoting Air France the global air network of the French national airline carrier. Design by Lucien Boucher (1889-1971) featurin...
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1940s French Vintage Lucien Boucher Wall Decorations
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Original Vintage Poster Air France Reseau Aerian Mondial Planisphere World Map
By Lucien Boucher
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Air France travel advertising poster featuring a map of the world by Lucien Boucher (1889-1971): Air France Reseau Aerian Mondial / Global Air Network. Colourful planisphere design showing the airline routes around the world marking the continents, countries, cities and oceans with scenes of local people in traditional clothing, sport activities, boats and ships at sea, farming, animals, mythical figures and planes flying overhead, a decorative compass point above and the title text with the Air France seahorse...
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1930s French Vintage Lucien Boucher Wall Decorations
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Original Vintage Travel Poster Air France Planisphere New And Old Lucien Boucher
By Lucien Boucher
Located in London, GB
Original vintage planisphere travel route map poster promoting Air France - New and Old - On the Old Land with the New Paths / Nova et Vetera - Sur La Vieille Terre des Chemin Nouvea...
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1930s French Vintage Lucien Boucher Wall Decorations
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Original Vintage Travel Poster Air France Planisphere Illustrated Map Boucher
By Lucien Boucher
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster advertising Air France featuring a stunning planisphere design by the French artist Lucien Boucher (1889-1971). C...
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Lucien Boucher, Air France 'Nova et Vetera' Poster Map, Paris France, 1939
By Lucien Boucher
Located in Firenze, IT
Air France 'Nova et Vetera' poster map designed by Lucien Boucher
Paris France 1939
Advertising poster designed by Lucien Boucher for the Air France company and published in Paris by Perceval in 1939 at the dawn of World War II. It is one of the very first maps in the world of the French airline, founded in October 1933, to show its air routes from its Paris hub to major locations around the world. The Paris-New York route, still under study in 1939 (it would open in 1946), is shown here with a dotted line...
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1930s French Modern Vintage Lucien Boucher Wall Decorations
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Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Air France Baleres Lucien Boucher
By Lucien Boucher
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster - Air France Baleares - featuring floral artwork by Lucien Boucher (1889-1971) depicting one of the islands with buildings and a cathedral ...
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Original Vintage Illustrated Map Poster Railway Travel Normandy Brittany Paris
By Lucien Boucher
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster featuring a colourful Illustrated Map of the State Railways Sea and Tourism Network / Carte Illustre des Chemins de Fer ...
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1930s French Vintage Lucien Boucher Wall Decorations
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Original Vintage Travel Poster Air France Great Britain Country Lucien Boucher
By Lucien Boucher
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Air France Grande Bretagne / Great Britain featuring an Air France plane flying over a cottage nestled in the trees by a lake in the English countr...
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Original Vintage Pictorial Map Poster French Indochina Asia Indochine Francais
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