Tower Bridge in blue, the Arc de Triomphe in green, the Parthenon in orange: Europe as patches of paint on black, with a Constellation flying through them. Edmond Maurus (1906 to 1960) designed it in 1948 for Air France. Air France commissioned it for a post-war campaign promoting European destinations. The aircraft is the Lockheed Constellation, which Air France operated between 1947 and 1965.
On the poster
A Constellation passes between vignettes of European landmarks, each drawn as abstract paint regions on a black background. Tower Bridge appears in blue, the Arc de Triomphe sits inside green brushstrokes, and the Parthenon glows in orange.
About this print
A digitally restored reproduction, printed on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Fine Art paper with pigment inks.

