Lac de Vassivière, Limousin, France, 1958 Americas won a competition in 1950

won a competition in 1950 organised among artists and designers in the thirteen countries involved in the Marshall Plan for the reconstruction of post-war Europe

An original vintage poster published by the French national tourism agency in 1958 showing the high-altitude 'tramway'

We have recently had this poster cleaned and restored to museum standard and backed on Japan paper

The poster is on wove paper

This is from an extensive ‘Britain’ series of posters published by the British Travel and Holiday Association around this time

Lac de Vassivière, Limousin, France, 1958 Americas won a competition in 1950A FINE original vintage poster from 1958 showing sailing boats on the Lac de Vassivires near Limoges in central France. Size 60cm x 40cm Condition Very good. If you would like to know more please get in touch. Background At the time this poster was published the lake was a novelty. A large reservoir on the plateau of Millevaches east of Limoges, it had only been opened in 1950. The picture shows a sailing club operated at the time by the Touring Club