Charbonnieres-les-Bains 1927

Some posters sell a spectacle; this one sells serenity. Roger Broders turns his gaze on Charbonnieres-les-Bains, the refined little spa town set just outside Lyon, and captures everything that made it a byword for graceful escape.

Charbonnieres-les-Bains embodied the polished elegance of the European spa resort, a place people travelled to not for thrills but for restoration. Broders understood that appeal completely. Rather than crowd the frame, he distils the town into a vision of sophisticated leisure and rejuvenation, an intimate sanctuary rendered with calm, confident composition. The image does not shout. It reassures, promising the visitor a slower, more cultivated kind of pleasure, and that quiet self-assurance is exactly what gives the design its lasting charm. It is the visual equivalent of a deep, unhurried breath.

Roger Broders (1883-1953) ranks among the most collectable names of the travel poster's golden age. As the leading designer for the PLM railway, he coaxed a generation of travellers toward the Alps, the Jura and the sun-lit south with images of effortless glamour. His method was disciplined and instantly recognisable: flat planes of saturated colour, elegant simplification and a compositional instinct that turned a single scene into pure atmosphere. Originals command devoted followings today, and it is easy to see why once you spend time with a design like this one.

The poster belongs to the Art Deco movement that flourished in 1920s France, a style that prized speed, luxury and clean machine-age geometry. Landscapes were reduced to bold, simplified forms and radiant colour, lending the travel poster its signature blend of modern glamour and buoyant optimism.

As decor, it is quietly commanding. Displayed at scale, a vintage lithographic poster becomes a true focal point, its saturated palette and poised composition earning their place above a sofa, console or bed. It works beautifully at the centre of a gallery wall or on its own, bringing warmth, colour and a sense of history to a living room, hallway, dining room, home bar, kitchen or studio.

Each print is made to order on premium 189 gsm museum-grade archival matte paper with fade-resistant pigment inks, for rich, gallery-quality colour and crisp, enduring detail. Select your size from the drop-down menu, available in 8x12, 12x18, 16x24, 20x30 or 24x36 inches. Orders are carefully packaged and shipped rolled in a sturdy tube, or flat for the smallest size, and arrive ready to frame. Frame not included.

This is a faithful fine-art reproduction of the original lithograph, colour-matched and printed to archival standards rather than a flat mass-market copy. It keeps the texture and character of the antique poster while arriving clean and crisp, with subtle age-toning that is part of its genuine historic character.

For anyone drawn to vintage travel posters, Art Deco design and the golden age of rail, it makes a thoughtful gift and a lasting way to bring a piece of French poster history into a home, studio or workplace.