Air France / P. Chanove. Courbevoie. – Antique Wall Art
![Air France / P. Chanove. Courbevoie., Courbevoie [France] : P. Chanove, [ca. 1940] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/4c/4c7fc43614c3-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare vintage poster captures Air France / P. Chanove. Courbevoie. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Air France / P. Chanove. Courbevoie.
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This Air France poster stands out for its pairing of an airliner with figures in period clothing, which signals the glamour the airline wanted to sell to travelers. It was printed in Courbevoie, a Paris suburb, by the firm P. Chanove, and the record dates it to about 1940. Air France had been formed in 1933 from a merger of several French airlines, and its posters were part of a broader effort to present air travel as modern and stylish. Dating from around 1940, the piece also reflects the uncertain years when France was entering the Second World War.
| Created / published | Courbevoie [France] : P. Chanove, [ca. 1940] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 100 x 62 cm. |
| Genre | Travel posters French 1930-1950.Lithographs Color 1930-1950. |
| Notes | Printed in France. No. 342 - C6 - AF. |
| Subjects | Airplanes--1930-1950. Clothing & dress--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,033 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223276 |
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