Sale 2459 - Rare & Important Travel Posters, October 26, 2017

ALO (CHARLES HALLO, 1882-1969) 139 c SUMMER ON THE FRENCH RIVIERA / BY THE BLUE TRAIN. 1922. 37 3 / 4 x24 inches, 96x61 cm. Condition B+: restored losses in lower corners; minor repaired tears and restoration in margins and image. Around the turn-of-the-century, the Côte d’Azur was primarily a winter destination. After the First World War, when tourism began to pick up again around Europe, new promoters began to tout it as a summer destination as well. The Train Bleu “was the first train to be entirely made of all-steel cars. The ‘Blue Train’ was very popular and a great success all at once” (Wagons Lits p. 290). The logo in the top left corner is C.I.W.L., which stands for Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. Wagons-Lits 161, Train 131. [1,500/2,000]