I adore these whimsical posters lining the boardwalk on the beach and around town by artist and graphic designer Raymond Savignac. Savignac was born in Paris in 1907 and died in 2002 at the ripe old age of 94, spending his last years in his beloved Trouville. The Montebello Museum has a permanent display of his work with posters depicting Trouville and most of them have the signature Savignac seagull in them. He also designed over 600 advertising posters mostly in post WWII France creating iconic images for products like Monsavon soap, Gitanes cigarettes, SNCF railways, Bic razors, Air France and Citroën cars. Savignac was made an officer of the Legion d'honneur.
Did you enjoy Trouville week?
Not sure this is a Savignac
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Cost: 185 euros per person (about $240)
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Richard,
I have really enjoyed this week's glimpses of Trouville, but this one is my favorite! I just love the whimsy and the humor in thses posters!
Hope you had a great trip!
Posted by: Cheryl | June 10, 2010 at 09:01 PM
As a Citroën owner, I've been familiar with Savignac's work for Citroën for a long time, but haven't seen these wonderful Trouville posters. They're terrific - thanks for sharing them!
Posted by: Larry | June 11, 2010 at 01:38 PM