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One sheet original vintage travel poster advertising the Wagon-Lits "Touriste" service, which allowed passengers to travel in a sleeping compartment with a standard second-class ticket (avec un billet de 2e classe).The poster was published by the famous Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (CIWL), the historical European rail company best known for operating the Orient Express.Poster Details Artist/Signature: Signed in the lower right corner by Walz. Era: Circa 1955.Design Elements: It illustrates the modern, efficient layout of the train's special "Touriste" (T3) compartments. These compartments stacked three sleeping berths vertically on one side to maximize space, while featuring an in-cabin washbasin on the other. The artwork utilizes a bold, mid-century color palette of deep blues contrasted sharply against a woman in vibrant red loungewear.Historical advertising pieces like this were part of a coordinated post-WWII marketing campaign by CIWL to make sleeping cars appealing and affordable to a broader, budget-conscious public. |
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