Etoile du Nord – Historic Reproduction
(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.)
Description
This rare vintage poster captures Etoile du Nord in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Etoile du Nord
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Cassandre's *Étoile du Nord* was printed for the Compagnie du chemin de fer du Nord, and its title names the star that gives the railway its identity. The poster dates from early in Adolphe Mouron's career, when he was signing his work A.M. Cassandre, and it reflects the flat color, bold shapes, and graphic simplicity that defined French poster design in the late 1920s. Railway companies competed hard for travelers, so posters like this had to be read quickly from station walls and street kiosks. The 1928 date comes from an older caption card and is unverified, but the design fits the period.
| Created / published | Paris : Chemin de fer du Nord, 1928. |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color ; 106 x 76 cm. |
| Subjects | Color poster by Adolphe Edouard Mouron, 1901- . Signed with the artist's pseud.: A.M. Cassandre. Exchange, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. Promotional goal: Fr. E2. 1928. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: I. Compagnie du chemin de fer du Nord. II. Title. Railroads; France--RR. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,113 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-176234 |
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