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Nord Express
Cassandre, Adolphe Mouron, born 1901 - died 1968 - Enlarge image
Nord Express
- Object:
Poster
- Place of origin:
France (printed)
- Date:
1927 (printed)
- Artist/Maker:
Cassandre, Adolphe Mouron, born 1901 - died 1968 (designer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Colour lithograph
- Museum number:
E.223-1935
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case MM, shelf 14
This advertising poster for Nord Express was designed by Adolphe Mouron Cassandre in 1927. It shows a stylised image of a train speeding towards the horizon, with a cloud of smoke and a blue sky above it. This poster was included in the V&A's Art Deco exhibition in 2003. The visual language owes much to Cubism, but belongs to the Art Deco in its imagery and the unmistakable modernity of the subject matter. The image communicates the glamour of travel in simple lines.
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