{"product_id":"ap_02096","title":"Compagnie Générale Transatlantique Circa 1950 French Line","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Compagnie Générale Transatlantique commissioned Paul Colin in 1937 to create this poster representing the famous liner \"Normandie\" in response to the airlines on transcontinental travel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter the war, in 1948-1949, the printer Courbet S.A. in Paris reissued the poster.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe image of the ship emphasizes the stability, safety, comfort, style and luxury of an ocean liner, as evidenced by the massive proportions of the ship. Note the clever use of the French national colors in the vertical \"waves\": the liner with its huge impressive bow dominates this striking image.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaul Colin 🇫🇷 (1892-1985) is considered one of the greatest French poster artists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery Art Deco at the beginning, his style soon became very personal and impossible to classify: the synthetic precision of his portraits, the evocative power of his posters for great causes characterize him so much as a master of visual communication that his work remains current and relevant. Fresh.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eConsidered a master of the modern poster school, he has created more than 1400 posters and numerous theater sets and costumes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaritime Company - Transport\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrench Line Pacific and Mediterranean\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eS.A. Courbet Paris\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood condition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Colin Paul","offers":[{"title":"98 x 61 \/ A","offer_id":42160787062969,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/9275\/3081\/products\/AP_02096Insta2.jpg?v=1676633278","url":"https:\/\/galerie1881.fr\/en\/products\/ap_02096","provider":"Galerie 1881","version":"1.0","type":"link"}