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| Genre | Travel Poster |
| Artist | Leonetto Cappiello |
| Subject | La Baule Les Pins travel poster |
| Circa | 1926 |
| Medium | Giclée on 325gsm archival matte |
La Baule Les Pins Vintage French Travel Poster 20th CenturyLeonetto Cappiello · c. 1926
Archive Print Co. · archival reproduction
| Genre | Travel Poster |
| Artist | Leonetto Cappiello |
| Subject | La Baule Les Pins travel poster |
| Circa | 1926 |
| Medium | Giclée on 325gsm archival matte |
We restore and reproduce forgotten masterworks of graphic design on museum-grade paper — so they can live on your walls instead of in an archive.
The Story Behind the Print
This enchanting travel poster captures La Baule-les-Pins at its golden age, when the French Riviera's northwestern cousin was establishing itself as the premier seaside resort of Brittany. Created during the early-to-mid 20th century boom of railway tourism, this advertisement beckoned Parisians and international visitors to discover France's longest sandy beach — a stunning nine-kilometer crescent of fine sand that earned the town its nickname "the most beautiful bay in Europe."
The poster embodies the optimistic spirit of interwar French tourism, when improved rail connections transformed once-remote coastal towns into fashionable destinations. La Baule's carefully planned resort architecture and casino culture rivaled the glamour of the Mediterranean, while offering the dramatic tides and pine forests that gave the town its full name. This vintage poster art represents the golden era when travel posters were miniature works of art, designed to ignite wanderlust through bold graphics and romantic imagery.
Reproduced on 325gsm museum-grade archival matte paper using giclée printing with archival inks, ensuring decades of fade-resistant beauty. Colors may vary slightly between screens and the finished piece — the print will always be richer.
About the Frame
Framed pieces are built to order in solid wood with a 1.125 inch face, glazed in crystal-clear acrylic, and finished with a kraft paper dust cover and hanging wire. Your print is dry mounted so it stays perfectly flat for decades. Each framed piece arrives ready to hang.
The frame adds roughly 1.75 inches to each side of the print size you select. Framed orders are custom made and ship within 7 to 10 business days, free in the U.S. See our shipping and return policies for framed piece details.
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