Original Art Nouveau Poster, Riviera Railway, St Tropez/Raphael, Grasse, 1890

Artist: Anonymous
Title: Chemins de fer du Sud de la France – Ligne de Meyrargues à Grasse et d’Hyères à St Raphaël
Date : vers 1880/1890
Size (w x h): 34.5 x 48.2 in / 82.5 x 122.5 cm
Printer : Nouvelles Affiches Artistiques, G. de Malherbe et H.A. Cellot, 54 rue Notre Dame des Champs
Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on paper
Linen backing: Yes
Condition: A (Normally designates a poster in very good condition. Colours are fresh and there is very little or no paper loss. Any imperfections are marginal and unnoticeable).

Additional Details:
Art Nouveau poster of the Chemins de Fer du Sud de la France, in partnership with the company PLM (Paris Lyon Mediterranee), to promote tourism on the Côte d’Azur. The towns of Grasse, Hyères, Saint Raphaël and Saintt Tropez are depicted against a background of lemon trees, olive trees and flowers.
Les chemins de fer du Sud was a French railway company which operated in southern France from the 19th century until the nationalization of the railways in 1938.
The railway line linking Meyrargues to Grasse was inaugurated on April 10, 1892. It was part of the southern railway network and connected the two towns located in the Alpes-Maritimes department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte region. of Azure. This line facilitated the movement of travelers and the transport of goods between the two localities.
The main railway line serving Grasse was the Nice-Grasse line, which linked Nice to Grasse. It was inaugurated in 1864 and made it possible to connect the city of Grasse to the French rail network.
The railway line linking Hyères to St-Raphaël was inaugurated in 1864. It connected the towns of Hyères, located in the Var department, and St-Raphaël, also located in the Var department.
“Single and return tickets at reduced prices are issued in Marseille, Toulon, Nice, etc., for the main stations in the South of France and vice versa. For all information concerning tickets and SPECIAL EXCURSION TRAINS, contact the Sud-France station master at Meyrargues, Draguignan, Hyères, Grasse and Saint-Raphaël, or the central administration, 78, rue d’ Anjou, in Paris, as well as at AGENCY Th. COOK &/ SON, 1, place de l’Opéra, Paris, and in/ all its branches in France and abroad”

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