1963 Original French Railway Poster, Chemins de Fer Francais, Paris (Notre Dame Cathedral)

1963 Original French Railway Poster, Chemins de Fer Francais, Paris (Notre Dame Cathedral)

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Date: 1963
Size: 17.75 x 23.5 inches
Artist: Bernard Buffet 

About the Poster: The SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer français; "French National Railway Corporation"), is France's national state-owned railway company. Begun in 1938, it used posters from its inception to advertise the multitude of destinations which were served by its rail-lines. This poster in particular advertises the city of Paris as a tourist destination. 

About the Artist: Bernard Buffet was a French painter of Expressionism and a member of the anti-abstract art group L'homme Témoin.

In very good condition and ready to frame.