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Joyeux Week-End Moluggon Vintage French Railway Poster

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 775.00 USD
Joyeux Week-End Moluggon Vintage French Railway Poster
This poster was produced for the French National Railways (S.N.C.F.) to promote weekend getaways in the country. The scene portrays a joyeux week-end along a river, with forest and village and chateau on the horizon. The poster also provides plenty of information on tickets and times to encourage travelers to start planning their trips. Medium: Litho on paper, linen backed (the white border around the poster) Artist: A. Moluggon Year: 1939Printer: R.C. Seine 276.448 BImage size: 26 1/2 x 38 inches Condition: Very good; slight crease marks, upper left; normal fold marks, and a few light smudgesThis poster inspires a longing for the golden age of French rail travel.