Original 1959 AIR FRANCE - PARIS Travel Poster Airlines tourism railways art

This is a Vintage Original 1959 AIR FRANCE Travel Poster for PARIS - It is not a reprint or reproduction. Full colour lithograph, measures approx. 24" x 39". It is in great condition! The colors are as crisp and bright as the day it was printed. Edges and corners are generally sharp with the exception of edge wear lower right border - small piece of tape on back (please see photos). Displays beautifully!

'IMP. S.A. COURBET - PARIS   -  REF 21 391 /P/ 11-59''

Printed in France

Artist: Guy Georget

Fabulous poster featuring Notre Dame along the Seine in Paris! Vintage artwork by Guy Georget!

Guy Georget (French 1911-1992). Georget’s first commercial posters appear in the late 1940s. Hired by the tourist boards, the artist produced posters tempting people to visit Spain in which you see the influence of Picasso and Georges Braque. His “España” from c.1950 has the appearance of a 'still life,' with rather emblematic objects of that specific genre – fruits, amphora. He was later commisioned by Air France and produced a multitude of travel posters featuring European and overseas destinations.

Air France (formally Société Air France, S.A.), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the French flag carrier headquartered in Tremblay-en-France, (north of Paris), and is one of the world's largest airlines. It is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance. As of 2011 Air France serves 35 destinations in France and operates worldwide scheduled passenger and cargo services to 156 destinations in 91 countries (including Overseas departments and territories of France) and also carried 59,513,000 passengers in 2011. The airline's global hub is at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, with Paris Orly Airport, Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport, Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport, Marseille Provence Airport, Toulouse Blagnac Airport, and Nice Côte d'Azur Airport serving as secondary hubs. Air France's corporate headquarters, previously in Montparnasse, Paris, are located on the grounds of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, north of Paris.

Air France was formed on 7 October 1933 from a merger of Air Orient, Air Union, Compagnie Générale Aéropostale, Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne (CIDNA), and Société Générale de Transport Aérien (SGTA). In 1990, the airline acquired the operations of French domestic carrier Air Inter and international rival UTA – Union des Transports Aériens. Air France served as France's primary national flag carrier for seven decades prior to its 2003 merger with KLM.