1967 - “PARIS – FRENCH NATIONAL RAILROADS”

An original vintage travel poster for the SNCF French Railways promoting Paris *Notre Dame”. The original artwork is by Bernard Buffet. Overall size approx. 60cm x 40cm. This poster was first published in 1965 with French German text and then published with this English text in 1967.

Bernard Buffet (1928–1999) was a French painter known for his stark, angular style and sombre, expressive imagery. Rising to fame in the late 1940s, he became one of post-war France’s most prominent figurative artists, celebrated for his instantly recognisable black-outlined figures and melancholic cityscapes, still lifes, and portraits. Hugely successful during the 1950s–60s, he produced many themed series and even inspired a museum dedicated solely to his work in Japan. Though critical tastes later shifted, Buffet remained prolific throughout his life. He died in 1999, leaving behind a vast, distinctive body of modern French art.