The collection of original maritime posters focuses mainly on cruise liners and the great routes. Shipping companies caught on to the poster trend as early as the mid-19th century. The most famous French shipping companies to have commissioned artists to create posters include the Messageries Maritimes, the Chargeurs Réunis, the Compagnie Havraise Péninsulaire, the Compagnie Touache which went on to be sold to the Compagnie Mixte and the Compagnie Paquet. The Elbé maritime collection includes posters from shipping liners in other developed countries such as the Cunard Line and P&O amongst others. The Compagnie Générale Transatlantique and famous White Star Line enjoyed a virtual monopoly on transatlantic routes until the 1930’s and the advent of air travel. Shipping and railway companies captured the public’s imagination with posters bursting with exotic illustrations, often Orientalist, a western tradition that promoted the romantic idea of a faraway land. Schools in every European country emerged, creating specific movements for designing maritime posters. Cruises lasted several months and travelling to a port was also considered an important part of the adventure, not just to the final destination. Artists such as Sandy Hook, David Dellepiane and Albert Sébille all excelled in the art of designing posters. Many great naval painters also added one or several posters to their name. In the 1920s, the French Navy used posters as a recruitment tool by alluding to travel and the exotic unknown: “Join the Navy, you’ll be eligible for a bonus, a stipend and retirement benefits”. Charles Hallo, known as Alo signed a notorious picture portraying a Maharajah, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia and sailors in uniform admiring the incredible scenery. The far corners of the world featured on the walls of small-town train stations, posters inviting travelers to explore the colonial Empire, its islands with the promise of adventure by taking to the oceans. Maritime posters became references in the art world in their own right, with the most famous pre-war art-deco example being one poster of the SS Normandie ocean liner signed by Cassandre.
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Original vintage travel poster realised by J.Daviel in 1927, Marseille Alexandrie La route d'Egypte- Messageries Maritimes
Printed by : Imprimerie de Vaugirard
Type of print : Lithographie
Size : 42,9 x 31,1 inches
Linen backed
Condition A
Original vintage travel poster realised by Albert Sébille Circa 1925, French Line S.S Paris - New-York Havre Paris
Printed by : Imprimerie Macquet
Type of print : Lithographie
Size : 42,3 x 29,9 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+ (restauration dans les marges)
Original vintage travel poster realised by Roger Chapelet Circa 1950, Compagnie de navigation Paquet - Lyautey
Printed by : Imprimeur Société marseillaise de publicité
Type of print : Offset
Size : 29,9 x 22,2 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster realised in 1954, Ile de Corfou (Kerkyra) - Grèce - Greece
Printed by : Imp.M.Pechlivanides
Type of print : Lithographie
Size : 30.9 x 23.6 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster Circa 1920, Genève et le Mont Blanc - PLM
Printed by : Richter Naples
Type of print : Lithographie
Size : 40.2 x 26.4 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster, Chargeurs Réunis
Printed by : Devambez
Type of print : Lithographie
Size : 49.2 x 35 inches
Linen backed
Condition B (déchirure restaurée)
Original vintage travel poster realised by Alphons Dullaart in 1949, Holland America Line
Printed by : printed in Netherlands
Type of print : Offset
Size : 37.8 x 24.2 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster realised by G.Gachons in 1958, messageries maritimes Caledonia
Printed by : Printed in France
Type of print : Offset
Size : 19.5 x 12.4 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster realised by Marin-Marie Circa 1950, Cie Générale Transatlantique Colombie
Printed by : NC.
Type of print : Offset
Size : 29.9 x 21.8 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster realised by Frederiks in 1958, Hollande
Printed by : Kuhn & Zoon
Type of print : Lithography
Size : 39.4 x 25 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster realised by in 1925, Croisières En Méditerranée Paquebot Providence Marseille Alexandrie Beyrouth
Printed by : Alépée &Cie
Type of print : Lithography
Size : 37.4 x 23.2 inches
Linen backed
Condition B
Original vintage travel poster realised by Poulain in 1950, Messagerie Maritime Union Française Métropole
Printed by : Anonyme
Type of print : Offset
Size : 38 x 24.8 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster realised by in 1920, Messageries Fluviales De France
Printed by : Charles Crabbe
Size : 46.3 x 31.5 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster realised by Edouard Collin Circa 1950, Allez En Corse Corse Corsica Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
Printed by : Editions Transatlantiques
Size : 39.4 x 22.8 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster realised by Gruau in Circa 1950, Relax Chargeurs Réunis
Printed by : Bomsh
Size : 38.6 x 24.8 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster realised by Anonyme Circa 1930, De Rouen Au Havre Par La Seine Maritime
Printed by : Lucien serre
Size : 39.8 x 24.4 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster realised by G.Galland Circa 1925, En Méditerranée Par Les Messagerie Maritimes Istanbul
Printed by : Les impremeries frères réunis
Size : 39.6 x 24.4 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster Anonyme Circa 1950, Cunard Cherbourg New York
Printed by : Imp en Angleterre
Size : 40.2 x 24.8 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage poster realised by J.Bouchaud in Circa 1925, L'extrême Orient par les Messageries Maritimes
Printed by : les Imp Frères Réunis
Size : 39 x 24.4 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage poster realised by John Stox in Circa 1950, Union Castel South Africa
Printed by : Forman
Size : 40.2 x 25 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage poster realised by Jean Brouillé Circa 1950, Chargeurs Réunis à Travers le Monde
Printed by : diffusion et publicité
Size : 37.8 x 21.9 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage poster realised by A.Brenet Circa 1950, Messagerie Maritime Extrême Orient
Printed by : Paul Dupont
Size : 39.4 x 24.6 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage poster realised by A Brenet Circa 1950, Compagnie de Navigation Sud Atlantique
Printed by : A .G Paris
Size : 39.4 x 24.4 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage poster realised by Olsen in Circa 1930, Compagnie de Navigation Götha
Printed by : Meyere & Köster
Size : 39 x 25.4 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage poster realised by Lefort in 1950, Messageries Maritime To All Continents
Printed by : Dufournet
Size : 39.4 x 24.6 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage poster realised by Henri Rudaux in 1909, Messagerie Maritime Paquebot Poste Français
Printed by : E. Dauvissat
Size : 42.5 x 25.6 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage poster realised by Maurice randall in 1930, Blue Starline - Mediteranean
Printed by : Mc Corquodal
Size : 39.4 x 24 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage poster realised by Y . Delfo in 1950
Printed by : printed in england
Size : 39 x 23.6 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
