Le Puy Griou, France, 1930

A BEAUTIFUL original vintage poster from 1930 by Léon Constant-Duval for the Chemin de Fer d’Orléans railway company depicting a rustic Auvergne scene beneath the sharp peak of the Le Puy Griou mountain in France’s Massif Central.

Size
102cm x 64cm

Condition
Very good. We have recently had this poster expertly cleaned, restored and backed on Japanese paper.  If you would like to know more please get in touch. 

Background
Constant-Duval (1877-1956) was a leading figure among the stable of great poster artists employed by French railway companies in the inter-war years. His speciality was rural landscapes. Here the view is northwards over the village of St-Jacques-des-Blats, with a farmer and oxcart in the foreground. The poster was printed by Lucien Serre of Paris and is dated as follows: ‘P.O. Publicité No 3 1930’.