A. Roquin Cunard / White Star vintage poster
Caption Brief: "To announce the launch of the Cunard White Star line's biweekly luxury liners service between New York and Cherbourg," Roquin positions the RMS Queen Mary and the RMS Queen Elizabeth carving the water in front of the Big Apple's premier symbol of Art Deco, the Chrysler Building. By this time, the Queen Mary was the fastest ship in the Atlantic, and the Queen Elizabeth was the biggest – a title the latter held for 56 years. "Roquin treated the poster as a collage, layering the two ships over the cityscape to create the illusion of a photomontage. The ships themselves...give a heavy nod to Cassandre" (The Art Deco Poster, Crouse, p. 239).
1939
39½ h × 24¾ w in (100 × 63 cm)
Publimp-Nadal, Paris
Provenance: Collection of William Crouse
Exhibited: Art Deco: The Golden Age of Illustration, 31 August 2025 - 29 March 2026, Sarasota Art Museum, Florida
Condition: Cond A-: with points of foxing and touched-up tears. Dimensions provided are of sight; work has not been examined out of frame. Framed behind acrylic measuring 41.625 × 26.875 inches.
Literature: The Art Deco Poster, Crouse, p. 239; Compagnies Maritimes, p. 173; PAI-LXVIII, 579
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Caption Brief: "To announce the launch of the Cunard White Star line's biweekly luxury liners service between New York and Cherbourg," Roquin positions the RMS Queen Mary and the RMS Queen Elizabeth carving the water in front of the Big Apple's premier symbol of Art Deco, the Chrysler Building. By this time, the Queen Mary was the fastest ship in the Atlantic, and the Queen Elizabeth was the biggest – a title the latter held for 56 years. "Roquin treated the poster as a collage, layering the two ships over the cityscape to create the illusion of a photomontage. The ships themselves...give a heavy nod to Cassandre" (The Art Deco Poster, Crouse, p. 239).
1939
39½ h × 24¾ w in (100 × 63 cm)
Publimp-Nadal, Paris
Provenance: Collection of William Crouse
Exhibited: Art Deco: The Golden Age of Illustration, 31 August 2025 - 29 March 2026, Sarasota Art Museum, Florida
Condition: Cond A-: with points of foxing and touched-up tears. Dimensions provided are of sight; work has not been examined out of frame. Framed behind acrylic measuring 41.625 × 26.875 inches.
Literature: The Art Deco Poster, Crouse, p. 239; Compagnies Maritimes, p. 173; PAI-LXVIII, 579
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