Hervé Baille drew the Basque Coast in burgundy, ochre and grey. SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français) commissioned the poster in 1950, as part of the French National Railways' campaign to promote rail travel to the Basque region of southwestern France. Hervé Baille (1896 to 1974) was a French illustrator known for travel and advertising posters.
On the poster
Two horseback riders pause among burgundy pine trees to look out over the Basque Coast. Red-roofed villages sit between rolling hills, and sailing boats dot the grey water. Detailed ferns fill the foreground, and stark tree trunks lead the eye to the view beyond.
About this print
A digitally restored reproduction, printed on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Fine Art paper with pigment inks.

