Air France Posters
The poster has always occupied a special place in Air France's communication. With a heritage of more than 1,500 posters by the most prestigious illustrators and artists, the Company has one of the richest collections in the world.
Air France has over 1500 posters to its name, many of which were created by the most esteemed designers and illustrators like Alain Boucher, Savignac, Solon and Cassandre, Cocteau, Mathieu, Brenet, Picart.
Artists who worked for air France are:
Georges Mathieu was a French painter and academician, also known to be
the founder of lyrical abstraction, pioneer of Action Painting,
performances, dripping, gigantism, speed and risk, and as the early
inspirer of street art.
Mathieu finished in 1967 the production
of a series of posters for Air France, whose initiative goes to Pierre
Sautet, commercial director of Air France.
This unique meeting
between Art and advertising led to the presentation of the posters on
October 26, 1967 at the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris.
They were a huge success: there were dozens of exhibitions organized in
France and around the world, and more than a million posters sold.
Lucien Boucher was born in Chartres, he studied at the École de Céramique de Sèvres. He made his debut at the Salon d'Automne in 1921, becoming a member in 1923; he also exhibited at the Salon de l'Araignée from 1924-1930. As well as lithographs, Boucher also made wood engravings and drawings in watercolor and gouache.