Description
Paris 1946 Original Travel Poster by Paul Colin
A striking postwar Paris travel poster by Paul Colin, created in 1946 for the French National Railways. The composition layers the city’s most recognizable monuments—the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, and the Arc de Triomphe—into a unified, almost architectural collage, animated by sweeping white doves in the foreground. Beyond its graphic clarity, the image carries a quiet symbolic weight, presenting Paris as a restored cultural capital and a beacon of peace in the immediate aftermath of World War II.
Details:
- Artist: Paul Colin
- Date: 1946
- Publisher: SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français)
- Country: France
- Format: Vertical
- Printing: Lithograph
Condition:
Archival linen backed, Grade A-, very good condition with strong color and clean presentation.
Dimensions & Framing:
Linen backed, ready to frame.
Provenance & Background:
Commissioned as part of France’s postwar tourism revival, this poster reflects a renewed national identity centered on culture, elegance, and accessibility by rail. Paul Colin, one of the leading poster artists of the 20th century, brings a refined modernist approach—flattened forms, controlled palette, and symbolic imagery—to position Paris as both timeless and forward-looking.
Authenticity:
Original 1946 lithograph, not a reproduction.
Purchase & Shipping:
Professionally packaged and shipped with a certificate of authenticity.
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