René Van Poppel - Anvers: Visitez le ZOO - BIG / LARGE Version - 1950s

Original offset lithograph - advertising poster from 1950 for Antwerp Zoo featuring an image of a polar bear 'Anvers - visitez le Zoo - le nouveau bâtiment des oiseaux, l' aquarium et le musée'.
LARGE FORMAT (85 cm x 61 cm): rare in this size. Equipped with the authentic twig stamps at the top left.
Design: René Van Poppel (1908-1973). Signed in the lower right edge 'Rene van Poppel Anvers'
Condition B+: center crease with minor retouched edge tears.
Shipping: rolled and sent in a sturdy tube with Bpost track & trace or Bpost International / registered.

The key figure in the poster production for the Antwerp Zoo after World War II is undoubtedly René Van Poppel. One of the best-known zoo posters that left Van Poppel's studio is the polar bear looking over its shoulder, which stands out impressively against a blue background. Graphic top!