Gruau, Original Vintage Poster, Relax, Chargeurs Reunis, Boat, Ship, Woman 1954

This poster of the Compagnie maritime des Chargeurs reunions was produced around 1950 by Albert Brenet to promote tourism in France. Artist : Albert Brenet (1903 - 2005) Title : Ver...

Original Poster-Gruau-Assézat-Fashion-Clothing-Clown-Acrobat, c.1980 Poster for the promotion of Bemberg. The poster shows an acrobat wearing Bemberg costume. Additional detail...

Original Italian Poster-Gruau-Assézat-Fashion, Moto-Vesto, 1980 Poster for the promotion of Bemberg by motorcyclists. The poster represents of men on their motorcycle carrying jackets doubled with Bemberg and the different colour available. Additional Details: Materials and techniques: Colour lithography on paper. Features: Signed Subject: Fashion Original/Licensed Reprint: Original Style: Vintage...

Original Movie Poster-Gruau-French Cancan-Moulin Rouge-Edith Piaf, 1955 Movie poster by René Gruau in the style of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s LaGoulue – Moulin Rouge poster for the promotion of Jean Renoir's French Cancan, starring Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul and Maria Felix...

This poster by Brenet created circa 1950 was produced to promote tourism by boat via the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. Artist : Albert Brenet (1903 - 2005) Title : Compagnie ...

Original Vintage boating poster for the Paris boat show dating from 1950 by Roger Chapelet. Roger Chapelet - September 25th 1931 - June 30th 1995) was a French marine painter and poster artist. Roger Chapelet’s career as a maritime painter began when he boarded the Rollon in 1927 and painted a series of paintings of different European ports: Le Havre, Antwerp, Rotterdam. Later he embarked on sailboats and painted the fishing campaigns off the banks of Newfoundland and Greenland. In the 1930s, he became the poster artist for the main French maritime companies and in 1936 was appointed Peintre de la Marine (Official Painter to the Navy) and was a member of the Académie de Marine (see below). The ocean liner companies included: Compagnie de Navigation Mixte, Paquet, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, and Fraissinet. Along with Marin-Marie and Albert Brenet, Roger Chapelet is considered one of the three great French marine painters of the 20th century. An exhibition was dedicated to him at the National Maritime Museum from October 8, 1993 to December 5, 1994. Académie de Marine The title of Official Painter to the Navy (POM) is granted by the French Minister of Defense to artists who have devoted their talent to the sea, to the National Navy and to seafarers. It can be awarded not only to painters but also to photographers, filmmakers, illustrators, engravers, and sculptors. The Academy of Marine Painters exists since 1830 and it’s members can put an anchor after their signature. This poster is for the 16th International Nautical Show which was held Cours Albert 1er in between the Pont des Invalides and the Pont de l’Alma in Paris from the 30th September to 15 October 1950. Additional details: Materials and techniques: Colour lithography on paper. Printer: Commissariat général, 8, rue Jean Goujon...

Original vintage travel advertising poster for Chargeurs Réunis / United Shippers - Design by Jean Rouille features a ship sailing at sea inside of a globe with five red stars and bo...

The 1950s were the last flowering of the golden age of the ocean liner, which would soon be usurped by the jet plane. During the decade, transatlantic crossings were joined by a strong increase in pleasure cruises. This charming poster for Chargeurs Reunis simply and elegantly captures the carefree life on a Post-World War II cruise ship. Rene Gruau was an Italian poster artist who became a leading fashion illustrator in the fifties and sixties in Paris. His image of an Audrey Hepburn-like beauty, dozing in the sun onboard is a classic in travel poster art.

Original vintage cruise travel poster for South America by Chargeurs Reunis / L'Amerique Du Sud par les Chargeurs Reunis featuring a ship sailing on the Atlantic Ocean between map sh...

Designed by the iconic poster artist Rene Gruau, this poster was created in 2000 to promote the Italian city of Rimini. The beautiful seaside resort city in northern Italy is ever po...

RARE Original Vintage Poster, 'Bemberg' by Italian Fashion Illustrator, Rene Gruau - 1964 RARE first edition two panel poster. René Gruau was an Italian artist known for his paint...

This is an original French poster by the famous artist and illustrator, René Gruau. Gruau was a fashion illustrator whose exaggerated portrayal of fashion design through painting and...