Étoile du Nord

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Artist/Maker	Cassandre, Adolphe Mouron (artist)
Place of origin	France (printed)

This is a poster for the French railway company Chemin de Fer du Nord. Since the 19th century, French railway posters generally depicted picturesque views or bathing ‘belles’ in order to attract tourists to rail travel. Adolphe Mouron Cassandre (1901-1968) broke with this tradition by focusing on images of the train and the railway itself. He often endowed them with a new feeling of speed and the romanticism of distant travel.

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Categories	Prints Transport Posters SCRAN
Object type	Poster
Title	Étoile du Nord (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph on paper Printing Ink Printing
Brief description	Colour lithograph poster by A. M. Cassandre entitled 'Étoile du Nord', advertising the French railway company, Chemin de Fer du Nord. France, 1927
Physical description	Poster
Dimensions	Height: 1061mm Width: 764mm
Style	Art Deco
Credit line	Given by Messrs Thomas Cook & Son. Copyright ADAGP, Paris, and DACS, London 1997
Subjects depicted	Advertisements Railways Stars
Summary	This is a poster for the French railway company Chemin de Fer du Nord. Since the 19th century, French railway posters generally depicted picturesque views or bathing ‘belles’ in order to attract tourists to rail travel. Adolphe Mouron Cassandre (1901-1968) broke with this tradition by focusing on images of the train and the railway itself. He often endowed them with a new feeling of speed and the romanticism of distant travel.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.224-1935

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Record created	February 13, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O74368/étoile-du-nord-poster-cassandre-adolphe-mouron/

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