Ephemera
French Travel Poster
French Travel Poster
Title: Alsace (France)
Artist: E. Benito
Publisher: SNCF (Société nationale des chemins de fer français), 1946
Size: 39 x 24 1/4” (99 x 61.6 cm)
Description: Travel poster mounted on archival acid-free paper and cotton. Poster shows stress consistent with age.
This French vintage travel poster was commissioned by the SNCF (Société nationale des chemins de fer français - French National Railway Company). The poster highlights Alsatian wine by featuring a vineyard before a loping green landscape and a romantic old church in the distance. Alsace wine is primarily white with Germanic influences, producing dry and sweet varieties. The poster was one of a series in which the SNCF commissioned contemporary regional artists to depict French languages, historical provinces, and cultural regions.