A.M. Cassandre (Adolphe Jean-Marie Mouron) 1901–1968 La Route Bleue vintage poster
Caption Brief: For a luxury bus service from London to the Côte d'Azur, Cassandre erases the bus. There's nothing but the gorgeous road, as seen from the front right bumper's perspective: a stylized, Deco, geometrically perfect beam toward the horizon, with the ghostly outlines of trees on either side. But then—pull back—and one realizes the black forms of trees actually delineate the spaces between windows, and we are inside the coach, sensing the air and trees outside. Cubism goes on a road trip, and the conventions of the humble travel poster are suddenly turned upside-down.
1929
39⅛ h × 24½ w in (99 × 62 cm)
Imp. L. Danel, Lille
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 B+: with creases, repaired tears, and replaced paper. Work has not been examined out of frame but is fully visible. Framed behind acrylic measuring 43.5 × 28.125 × 1.75 inches.
Literature: The Art Deco Poster, Crouse, p. 305; Mouron, 17; Cassandre/BN, 31; Cassandre/Weill, p. 57; Modern Poster, p. 150; Brown & Reinhold, 19; Cassandre/Suntory, 58; PAI-LXXXVI, 176
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Caption Brief: For a luxury bus service from London to the Côte d'Azur, Cassandre erases the bus. There's nothing but the gorgeous road, as seen from the front right bumper's perspective: a stylized, Deco, geometrically perfect beam toward the horizon, with the ghostly outlines of trees on either side. But then—pull back—and one realizes the black forms of trees actually delineate the spaces between windows, and we are inside the coach, sensing the air and trees outside. Cubism goes on a road trip, and the conventions of the humble travel poster are suddenly turned upside-down.
1929
39⅛ h × 24½ w in (99 × 62 cm)
Imp. L. Danel, Lille
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 B+: with creases, repaired tears, and replaced paper. Work has not been examined out of frame but is fully visible. Framed behind acrylic measuring 43.5 × 28.125 × 1.75 inches.
Literature: The Art Deco Poster, Crouse, p. 305; Mouron, 17; Cassandre/BN, 31; Cassandre/Weill, p. 57; Modern Poster, p. 150; Brown & Reinhold, 19; Cassandre/Suntory, 58; PAI-LXXXVI, 176
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