{"product_id":"pau-travel-poster-ville-climatique-d-hier-centre-touristique-d-ete-by-ribes-1935","title":"Pau Travel Poster: Ville climatique d’hier, centre touristique d’été by Ribes, 1935","description":"\u003cp\u003ePau, ville climatique d’hier, centre touristique d’été by Ribes (1935) invites the viewer to the elegant foothill city of Pau in southwest France, where palm-fringed promenades meet the snow-bright line of the Pyrenees. Conceived at the height of the Art Deco era, this travel poster distills the city’s reputation for healthful air, leisurely sport, and refined society into a single, sunlit tableau. The bold “PAU” typography announces a destination once cherished by cosmopolitan travelers for its mild climate, Belle Époque hotels, and views from the Boulevard des Pyrénées toward the mountain range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis listing is for a fine art reproduction crafted by The Unique Maps Co., available on luxurious, acid-free archival paper or artist’s cotton canvas. Each print is produced with museum-quality pigments for exceptional color fidelity—those lush greens, soft purples, and vivid reds sing just as they did in the original. Choose from a range of sizes, with optional framing and matting to suit your space. We also offer personalization—add a custom inscription, a commemorative date, or a gift message—and can tailor margins or sizing for your project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRibes, a French graphic artist active during the interwar years, specialized in streamlined, elegant posters that promoted the leisure destinations of southern France. Working in the visual language of modernity, he favored strong silhouettes, crisp geometry, and arresting color contrasts that translated perfectly to large-scale lithographic placards. Though specific biographical details are scarce, his oeuvre reflects the priorities of 1930s tourism: clarity, glamour, and a promise of fashionable escape made instantly legible from a passing train platform or bustling boulevard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePau itself was a marquee name in European travel, celebrated for its restorative climate, tennis greens, social clubs, and proximity to mountain air and alpine excursions. The city’s layers of history—embodied by the Château de Pau, associated with King Henri IV—made it both a cultural and scenic draw. By the 1930s, posters such as this one helped position Pau not only as a winter retreat but as a vibrant summer destination, capturing a mood of wellness and conviviality that long appealed to British and continental visitors alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is a textbook study in Art Deco persuasion: stylized palms sweep like fans across the foreground, while a confident red architectural tower anchors the scene against lavender and purple-blue mountains. Smooth, decisive strokes and simplified, geometric shapes lend the image a poised, cinematic quality. The palette—dominated by deep greens, enlivened with amethyst purples and punctuated by vivid reds—conveys warmth and easy elegance, ideal for interiors seeking a dash of vintage Riviera-meets-Pyrenees charm. The large, blocky “PAU” serves as both headline and icon, designed to be read at a glance and remembered for much longer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA timeless celebration of travel, health, and style, this print makes a striking addition to living rooms, studies, hallways, and creative workspaces. It’s a thoughtful gift for anyone who has wandered the Boulevard des Pyrénées, played tennis under mountain skies, or simply dreams of France—perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, housewarmings, retirements, and seasonal occasions like Christmas, Mother’s Day, or Father’s Day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're not sure what size to order, or you're looking for a custom order of some kind \u003cspan\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e a different size, a different colour, a special frame \u003cspan\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e then please \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e. I usually respond within a few minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can see an example of my fine art personalisation service in the fifth image. Zoom in and take a look. My personalised artwork is always very well received. Take a look at \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/map-personalisation\"\u003emore examples of personalisation\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also choose to \u003cem\u003eage\u003c\/em\u003e your art print to make it look older. This is popular amongst my customers who want their artwork to look like an older, antique print. You can see an example of ageing in the sixth product image, or go ahead and check out \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/sepia-aged-maps\"\u003elots of examples of other aged artwork\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 24x36in (60x90cm) version of this art print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI can print and frame this beautiful piece of art at sizes up to 3 metres (10ft). If you are looking for a size or framing option that isn't available online, please \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\" data-mce-href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis artwork is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. My \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/map-finishes-framed-canvas\"\u003estandard frames\u003c\/a\u003e come in six colours (black, dark brown, dark grey, antique gold, oak and white), and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/custom-framing\"\u003ecustom framing\u003c\/a\u003e is available for an additional charge. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex\/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Unique Maps Co.","offers":[{"title":"12x18in (30x45cm) \/ Art print","offer_id":57631111217536,"sku":"UM00267595A","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x18in (30x45cm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":57631111250304,"sku":"UM00267596A","price":137.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x18in (30x45cm) \/ Framed canvas","offer_id":57631111283072,"sku":"UM00267597A","price":151.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Art print","offer_id":57631111315840,"sku":"UM00267598A","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":57631111348608,"sku":"UM00267599A","price":137.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed 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