Excursions a La Mer

G. Fraipoint
France - c. 1880

32 x 47 in (80 x 119 cm)

ID #FR230

Description:

A beautiful image promoting sea excursions north of Paris. It depicts two fashionable ladies waiting by the seashore, the ocean full with ships behind them. A wonderful part of this image is the great manipulation of perspective seen in the portrayal of a migrating flock of seagulls flying onto the shore. One gets a great sense of their movement as they quite literally cut into the foreground of the image.  (please note minor discoloration to the top and bottom edges of the paper).

1000-2500 1880 animals birds france french maritime medium ocean Original sail sea seagulls ship size-31-5x47 toc transport transportation turn of the century vintage poster vintage posters