See More of Europe the New Sabena Way
- ca 1958
- Aaron Fine
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28 x 42 inches ~ (71 x 106 cm)$1,350
- Unbacked
This poster is currently unbacked. At check out, you will be given the opportunity to add backing which would cost $190 and take approximately 6-8 weeks.
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. Backing is what we recommend for framing, and for any poster needing restoration.
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A Sabena helicopter flys over the Grand Place, with the World's Fair Atomium in the distance. The 1958 Brussels World's Fair (Expo '58) was the first Fair held after WWII with the theme of a new chapter for Europe.
Started in the 1930s, SABENA (Societé Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne - Belgian Corporation for Air Navigation Services) flew throughout Europe and Belgian colonies. It was the national airline for Belgium until 2001 when its assets were sold off and it became what is today Brussels Airlines.
Best known for his series of Pan Am posters, Aaron Fine (-1962) was a talented poster artist, book illustrator, and playwright. He was also close friends with Andy Warhol, who created the set for his play, "My Blackmailer". Fine died of cancer in 1962.
