Description
Original “La Marseillaise” Messageries Maritimes Travel Poster (English Text) — A. Glenisson, 24.5 × 39″
An original vintage poster for the Messageries Maritimes liner La Marseillaise, professionally linen-backed and beautifully preserved, offering bold color and striking maritime presence. A refined piece for collectors of ocean travel and French shipping history.
- Artist: A. Glenisson
- Title: La Marseillaise
- Company: Messageries Maritimes
- Origin: France
- Period: Mid-20th century
- Type: Original lithographic poster
- Backing: Professionally linen-backed
- Theme: Ocean liner / maritime travel / French shipping
Very good overall condition. Colors remain strong and well-saturated. Linen backing has smoothed prior handling marks, with only minor, unobtrusive restoration visible on close inspection. Presents cleanly and confidently when framed.
Issued by Messageries Maritimes, one of France’s most important international shipping lines, this poster promotes the La Marseillaise, a vessel emblematic of postwar maritime travel between Europe, Africa, and Asia. Glenisson’s composition emphasizes scale, modernity, and national pride—hallmarks of mid-century travel advertising aimed at an increasingly global passenger audience.
Authenticity
Guaranteed original vintage poster from the period, not a reproduction. Linen-backed using archival methods to preserve integrity and longevity.
tags: La Marseillaise poster, Messageries Maritimes poster, French ocean liner poster, vintage cruise poster, maritime travel poster, Glenisson poster, French shipping line art, linen backed poster, mid century travel poster
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