Picasso Museum, Antibes, FranceA SPLENDID original vintage poster for the Picasso Museum in Antibes France, featuring the artists 1946 work La Joie de Vivre. Size 89cm x 60cm Condition We have recently had the poster expertly restored and cleaned, and also backed on Japan paper. It had previously been stored folded and suffered minor damage on the bottom left margin. If you would like to know more please get in touch. Background When Pablo Picasso returned to the Riviera after the

The mountains in the background are part of the Mont Blanc massif

topography and principal regional characteristics' of the USA

it is probably from the early 1930s

Probably best known for his maritime paintings – and for his invention of the distinctive 'dazzle' style of ship camouflage in the First World War – he did most of his poster work for railway companies

which had created the world’s first underground railway service in 1863

A small stain remains on the margin at the top

Publisher Association de Tourisme de Finlande

Background   BEA existed from 1946 to 1974

built in 1896 and the oldest of the lake ferries

an Italian model who had married Picasso's friend Ricard Canals

The series is a publishing phenomenon: nearly 4

has a claim to be the birthplace of Nordic skiing in France as early as the 1870s