1940-1945 Original French WWII Poster, Victoire / Un des Canons (A Canon)

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1940-1945 Original French WWII Poster, Victoire / Un des Canons (A Canon)Date: 1940 1945 Size: 19 x 15 inches During WWII, not only did posters continue to play their important role as vectors of motivation and patriotic fervour. They also appealed "to darker emotions such as anger at the human cost of war. The appeal of posters also lies in the use of familiar images and expressions. Graphic artists combined their skill with advertising copywriters to sway public opinion and unite people in support of the war effort. The

as well as a colourfully garbed Venetian soldier

Much has been written about Toulouse Lautrec - his short stature

Evoking some of the humor and irony for which posters are well-known

Martini & Rossi

screenwriter

they recorded a concert in their studio

About The Poster: The 1918 "4e Emprunt de la Défense Nationale" (Fourth National Defense Loan) poster by Marcel Falter is an iconic French WWI propaganda piece

25 inches (page is 8 x 11

His immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of the fin de siecle Paris yielded an oeuvre of exciting

the artist was hindered by a malady which left him partially blind

Artist: Saez

There is charm even in his thrilling apotheosis of the guillotine

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