Air France Afrique du Nord Original North Africa Travel Poster
- 1950
- Jean Even
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12 x 19 1/2 inches ~ (30 x 48 cm)$1,200
- Linen backed
Linen backing is the industry standard of conservation. Canvas is stretchered and a sheet of acid free barrier paper is laid down. The poster is then pasted to the acid free paper using an acid free paste. This process is fully reversible and gives support to the poster. A border of linen is left around the poster and can be used by a framer to mount the poster so that nothing touches the poster itself.
The price of this poster includes linen backing.
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A small hillside town surrounded by palms trees with daily market activity. Painted in muted tones and soft brushstrokes as a Douglas DC-4 soars overhead.
After studying with Devambez and Charles Guérin at the Academie des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1933-37, Even went on to become a painter whose landscapes collected prizes at one Salon exhibition after another. The Havas agency noticed his work and commissioned him to create a series of paintings to be used on posters for their Air France account.
