Bernard Villemot - Visitez la Côte d'Azur

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Estimate  € 150 - € 200
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Bernard Villemot’s Visitez la Côte d'Azur poster, produced in France for SNCF in 1980, in mint condition, measuring 100 cm by 60 cm.

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Title: Bernard Villemot – Visitez la Côte d'Azur (SNCF)

Original Artist: Bernard Villemot (1911–1989)

Original Design Year: 1980

Art Movement / Style: Mid-Century Modern / Commercial Poster Art / Minimalist Graphic Design

Subject / Subject Matter: Vintage French railway travel poster promoting tourism to the French Riviera (Côte d'Azur) for SNCF, featuring a stylized sunbather by a pool with palm trees and beach umbrellas

Description:

Iconic vintage travel poster created by legendary French graphic artist Bernard Villemot for the French National Railway Company (SNCF). The graphic composition showcases Villemot's signature minimalist style, featuring bold orange contours outlining a seated figure in a swimsuit against a sun-drenched coastal landscape of vibrant turquoise water, palm trees, and colorful beach umbrellas. Features the printed signature "Villemot" in the lower right image area above the classic SNCF typography.

Title: Bernard Villemot – Visitez la Côte d'Azur (SNCF)

Original Artist: Bernard Villemot (1911–1989)

Original Design Year: 1980

Art Movement / Style: Mid-Century Modern / Commercial Poster Art / Minimalist Graphic Design

Subject / Subject Matter: Vintage French railway travel poster promoting tourism to the French Riviera (Côte d'Azur) for SNCF, featuring a stylized sunbather by a pool with palm trees and beach umbrellas

Description:

Iconic vintage travel poster created by legendary French graphic artist Bernard Villemot for the French National Railway Company (SNCF). The graphic composition showcases Villemot's signature minimalist style, featuring bold orange contours outlining a seated figure in a swimsuit against a sun-drenched coastal landscape of vibrant turquoise water, palm trees, and colorful beach umbrellas. Features the printed signature "Villemot" in the lower right image area above the classic SNCF typography.

Details

Era
1900-2000
Designer/artist
Bernard Villemot
Poster title
Visitez la Côte d'Azur
Country of origin
France
Condition
A (excellent - mint condition)
Height
100 cm
Width
60 cm
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Objects sold
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