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 created by Albert Sébille Circa 1930, Ocean Liner Paris - Havre New York - Compagnie Générale Transatlantique - French Line
Printed by: Maquet, Paris
Print type: Lithography
Dimensions: 40.6 x 28.7 inches
Linen backed
Condition A+
Original vintage travel poster realised by Albert Brénet in 1950, Vers la France - Chargeurs Réunis
Printed by : F. Babut Paris
Type of print : Offset
Size : 39.4 x 24.4 inches
Linen backed
Condition A
Original vintage travel poster realised by Ruedolf Circa 1925, Messageries Maritimes - Visitez l'Extrême Orient
Printed by : Les Imprimeries Frères Réunies, Paris
Type of print : Lithograph
Size : 40.9 x 29.1 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+ (restauration in the lower margin)
Original vintage travel poster by C. E. Turner Circa 1950, Cunard R. M. S. "Queen Mary"
Printed in: Printed in England
Printing type: Offset
Dimensions: 18.9 x 28.7 inches
Linen backed
Condition A
Original vintage travel poster created by James S. Mann circa 1930, Allan Line Royal Mail to and from Canada - For full particulars apply to Sercombe & Hayes, Shipping & Emigration Agents
Printed by: Turner & Dunnett Litho Liverpool and London
Printing type: Lithography
Dimensions: 39.96 x 25.2 inches
Linen backed
Condition A-
Original vintage travel poster Circa 1930, Cunard Cherbourg - New York Queen Elizabeth - Queen Mary
Printed by : Printed in England
Type of print : Lithograph
Size : 40.6 x 25 inches
Linen backed
Condition A-
Original vintage travel poster realised by Montague B. Black Circa 1930, White Star Line Liverpool Queenstown Philadelphia
Printed by : The Liverpool Printing
Type of print : Lithograph
Size : 39.4 x 24.8 inches
Linen backed
Condition A-
Original vintage travel poster realised by E. Marendino Circa 1910, Navigazione Generale Italiana
Printed by : A. Marzi, Rome
Type of print : Lithograph
Size : 39.4 x 27.6 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster realised by Albert Brénet Circa 1950, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique Le Havre Southampton New York
Printed by : Photolith, Paris
Type of print : Offset
Size : 39.8 x 26.4 inches
Linen backed
Condition A
Original vintage travel poster realised by Norman Wilkinson Circa 1900, Chargeurs Réunis - Compagnie Française de Navigation à Vapeur
Printed by : Devambez Graveur Imprimeur
Type of print : Lithograph
Size : 35.2 x 47.6 inches
Linen backed
Condition B
Original vintage travel poster realised by Walter Thomas Circa 1925, Cunard Line - Cherbourg pour New York
Printed by : James Haworth London
Type of print : Lithographie
Size : 29,7 x 20,1 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster realised by Jean Deslleux Circa 1950, Messagerie Maritime - Le Pasteur
Printed by : Courbet Paris
Type of print : Lithographie
Size : 39,4 x 24,8 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster realised by J. des Gachons in 1958, Messageries Maritimes - Indian Ocean & Pacific Ocean - Marseille India Ceylon Malaysia Vietnam Hong Kong Philippines Japan
Printed by : ED. Paris
Type of print : Offset
Size : 38,4 x 23,4 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 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 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 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 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 Mc Corquodale in 1926, France Angleterre via Calaix Douvre
Printed by :
Size : 41.3 x 29.5 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Originale french vintage travel poster realised by Antral in 1955 - Les Messageries Maritimes font le tour du monde
Printed by : I.F.R
Size : 38.58 x 24.02 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Vintage travel poster realised by Jean Desaleux in 1955, Messagerie Maritime, ply the Seven Seas...to all continents
Printed by : Giraud Rivoire
Dimensions : 100 x 62.5 cm
Linen backed
Condition A
Details on this vintage travel poster will be soon avalaible.
Original vintage travel poster realised by Sandy Hook in 1925, En Méditerranée par les Messageries Maritimes
Printed by : Les imprimeries Frères réunis, Paris
Type of print : Lithograph
Size : 40.2 x 28.3 inches
Linen backed
Condition A+
Original vintage travel poster realised by Gruau in 1950, Relax Compagnie Maritime des Chargeurs Réunis
Printed by : Editions Bonsen
Type of print : Lithograph
Size : 38.2 x 24.8 inches
Linen backed
Condition A+
Original vintage travel poster realised by Albert Brénet Circa 1950, Vers la France - Chargeurs réunis
Printed by : Imprimerie Illustration, Bobigny
Type of print : Offset
Size : 39.4 x 24.6 inches
Linen backed
Condition A
Original vintage travel poster realised by André Strauss in 1927, La Corse
Printed by : Imprimerie de Vaugirard
Type of print : Lithograph
Size : 42.9 x 31.1 inches
Linen backed
Condition A
Original vintage poster Circa 1910, Societé Générale de Transports Maritimes à Vapeur - Italian version composed of 2 panels
Type of print : Lithograph
Size : 48 x 39.4 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
