1959 Air France French Riviera Guy Georget
Date: 1959
Artist: Georget, Guy
Size (in): 39.25” x 24.5”
Size (cm): 99.7 x 62.2
Condition: A-
Linen backed: No
This vintage original poster was created by the artist Guy Georget (1911-1992) and issued by the Air France airline to promote the French Riviera as a travel destination. For this poster Georget renders a colorful Mid-Century Modern design in his unmistakable style complete with boats on the water, Mediterranean architecture and locals chatting under a palm tree. Guy Georget produced many beautiful posters for Air France and other commercial clients such as Phillips as well as also designing a long used logo for La Poste, the postal service in France.
The bottom edge of the poster is printed Réf. 21341/P.6.59 which we believe indicates a 1959 production date. Also printed on the bottom edge is “Printed In France” and “Imp. Bedos & Cie, Paris”.
This vintage original poster is free of tape or pinholes and shows only light handling wear including edges slightly bumped in spots and short tears without paper loss of about an inch at the bottom edge center and about a half inch on the right edge near the upper corner. The colors retain their original vibrancy and the poster displays beautifully. Overall condition is very good.
