Artist: Roger Broders
Condition: B+/B *
Dimensions: 31 x 40.9 in. / 78.7 x 104 cm.
Circa: 1924
Linen Backed
* See Condition Grading section for further details
There are restored tears and small losses in the upper quarter of the poster, primarily in the blue sky and upper top right quarter; there is some restored edge and corner wear, tears, creasing, crinkling, losses; small restored edge tears on the bottom and top right edges; some horizontal toning in the upper blue sky area; the bottom edge has been airbrushed; punch holes in the left margin; some surface scratches/abrasions; some margin staining/toning, most noticeable in the upper 1/8th of the poster; despite its defects, this stunningly beautiful and rare poster should display very nicely once framed.
Produced for the PLM railway to promote automobile excursion services to Chamonix, this 1924 original represents the golden age of French railway poster art. Posters illustrated by Roger Broders are actively collected worldwide and consistently achieve strong results at the major auction houses, with his Alpine and Riviera subjects in particular the benchmarks of the category.