A vibrant original Art Deco railway poster from the 1930s by Lucien Pillot (1882–1973), promoting Besançon La Mouillère, a spa and health resort in eastern France. Commissioned by PLM (Paris–Lyon–Méditerranée Railways), the design presents an idyllic scene of women and children enjoying leisure and wellbeing against a backdrop of mountains and elegant spa architecture.
Artist: Lucien Pillot (1882–1973)
Year: c.1930s
Size: 38.9 × 24.4 inches (99 × 62 cm)
Printing: Lithograph on paper; linen-backed
Printer: Gérin, Dijon–Paris
Condition: B+ (Very Good; light creases, small tears at margins, professionally backed on linen)
Authenticity: Original 1930s lithograph (not a reproduction); Certificate of Authenticity included
PLM railway posters epitomised the golden age of French rail travel, inviting visitors to glamorous resorts across the country. Besançon La Mouillère was renowned for its saline spa cures and promoted as “the ideal station for women and children.” Pillot’s elegant illustration highlights modern health tourism, with tennis rackets, fashionable bathing costumes, and bold colours that echo the optimism of interwar France.
This poster is highly collectible as part of the wider PLM series, combining travel advertising with Art Deco elegance. It appeals both to railway and spa enthusiasts and to collectors of French Art Deco poster design.
Ships rolled in a heavy-duty archival tube, fully insured. Every order includes a signed Certificate of Authenticity from Vintage Poster UK. A superb centrepiece for collectors of French travel and railway history.
