Vintage French School Print - Helen Poirie - The Crossroads

This vintage French Classroom Print dates from the 1950's and is by Helene Poirie. It's a lithograph print with beautiful soft colours printed on a thick, off-white paper and is a unique print for the walls of a vintage inspired room.

The bottom corner has the signature of Helene Poirie, a French illustrator who worked from the mid 1940's to the early 1970's on a variety of books and educational materials.

This poster is number 14 from the Editions Bourrelier series "Images de la Vie". It is untitled but shows a bustling scene at a crossroads with people hurrying to catch the Paris bus, filling up at the petrol station or lounging by the stream. Horse drawn vehicles and motor cars share the road.

The colours are good and the overall condition of this 50+ year old poster is excellent. There are a couple of tiny tears to the edges but nothing to worry about. The quality of the colours and the detail in the images is lovely. This is one of two posters that retain their original classroom hanging bars. These can either be cut off or incorporated into the framing.

The poster measures 75cm x 55cm overall - the image is 72cm x 52cm.

These Helene Poirie prints are increasingly hard to find and are rare survivors of a bygone age. They look stunning framed and on a wall.

This original vintage poster is sent unframed, rolled in a strong cardboard tube.

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