MESSAGERIES MARITIMES SUR LES ROUTES DE L’UNION FRANCAISE 1950 Jean Desaleux
his striking 1950s poster by Jean Desaleux was created for Messageries Maritimes, France’s leading shipping line. Bold Art Deco graphics put the viewer at the helm of a sleek ocean liner, with a vivid French flag flying high above stylized sea routes. A clean, modern map in the background connects France to its overseas destinations, while elegant script highlights the global reach of the company.
Title: Messageries Maritimes
Artist: Jean Desaleux
Year: 1950
Size: 25 x 39 inches
Printer: IMprimerie Paul Dupont, Clichy
Print Type: Lithography
Condition: Excellent A
This beautiful original travel poster, “Visitez La Tunisie” (Visit Tunisia), was created by the artist Yahia to promote tourism to Tunisia during the postwar period. Printed in Paris by Rene Sicard, it features a warm and atmospheric Art Deco-inspired composition showing figures walking through a sunlit Tunisian town with traditional architecture and Mediterranean light.
Yahia’s artwork captures the romantic vision of North Africa as presented in mid-century French travel campaigns—combining painterly detail with refined graphic design. The result is a serene and inviting image that exemplifies the charm of 1950s French poster art.
The poster is currently not linen-backed. Professional museum-quality linen-backing can be provided upon request, with an estimated two-week turnaround before shipping.
Artist: Yahia
Title: Visitez La Tunisie (Visit Tunisia)
Date: 1950s
Printer: Rene Sicard, Paris
Size: 24.5 × 39.5 in (62 × 100 cm)
Print Type: Lithograph
Condition: Excellent / Unbacked
Comments: Original 1950s French travel poster by Yahia promoting tourism to Tunisia. Printed by Rene Sicard, Paris. Vibrant color and superb condition. Museum-quality linen backing available on request (approx. two weeks delay).
TROUPES COLONIALES — JEUNES GENS… ALLEZ AUX COLONIES — c.1927
French recruitment poster issued by the Ministere de la Guerre encouraging young men to enlist in the Troupes Coloniales. The design combines the French colonial emblem with scenes representing colonial territories and activity, including agricultural work with a tractor, laborers in the fields, figures in North African dress with a camel, a mounted soldier, and a harbor scene. The poster outlines different forms of enlistment and service in the colonies and promotes travel, employment, and advancement through colonial military service.
Artist: Anon
Printer: Imprimerie Nationale, Paris
Size: 31 x 47 inches / 80 x 120 cm
On / Off Linen: On linen
Print Technique: Lithograph
Year: c.1927
Condition & Comments: Excellent condition. Rare.
