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Monte Carlo
One Sheet famous vintage travel poster for
Monte Carlo
, Monaco, created by the French artist Jean-Gabriel Domergue. The poster, featuring a "pin-up style" woman on a diving board, was designed to promote the French Riviera resort area.
Poster Details

Artist: Jean-Gabriel Domergue (1889-1962), often described as the "inventor of the pin-up" due to his signature style of painting elegant, long-necked women.
Location: Monte Carlo, Monaco, a place known for its glamour and high society.
Year: The poster was created circa the late 1940s or early 1950s (sources cite 1945, 1949, or 1950).
Historical Context: When originally released, the image's "suggestive nudity" was considered quite racy and caused a stir before it was widely distributed and became highly collected.
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Monte Carlo