Grenoble / Services Automobiles 1922

Roger Broders had a rare gift for making a viewer feel weightless, and his 1922 poster Grenoble / Services Automobiles is a masterclass in that sensation of soaring above the world.

The design presents Grenoble from a breathtaking vantage point high above the city, sweeping the eye across rooftops toward the mountains that cradle the region. This is Broders in full command of his signature aerial perspective and dramatic landscape composition, using height and depth to transform a regional motoring destination into a genuinely thrilling visual experience. The panorama makes the case for the journey more persuasively than any slogan could, promising the traveller a view worth the trip. By lifting the viewer high above the streets, Broders turns a practical bus service into something closer to flight, and the city below into a stage set of light and shadow.

Roger Broders (1883-1953) was among the most celebrated poster designers of the golden age of rail. His luminous work for the PLM railway tempted a generation toward the Alps, the Jura and the Riviera, and his knack for reducing grand scenery to flat, saturated planes of colour made him one of the most collectable artists of his day. Aerial perspective was his signature, and few used it with more drama.

The poster is thoroughly Art Deco in spirit. The movement took hold in 1920s France, championing speed, luxury and machine-age geometry while paring elaborate landscapes down to bold, simplified shapes. That confident stylisation gave the travel poster its streamlined glamour and its buoyant, optimistic energy, qualities Grenoble displays in abundance.

Displayed at scale, a vintage lithographic poster becomes a genuine focal point. Its saturated palette and sure-footed composition hold their own above a sofa, bed or console, anchor a gallery wall of mixed prints, and bring colour, warmth and a sense of history to a living room, hallway, dining room, home bar, kitchen or studio.

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

This is a faithful fine-art reproduction of the original stone lithograph, colour-matched and printed to archival standards rather than a flat mass-market copy. It preserves the texture and character of the antique poster while arriving crisp, clean and ready to frame. Reproduced from a high-resolution scan of the original, it retains subtle age-toning as part of its authentic historic character.

For lovers of vintage travel posters, Art Deco design and the golden age of rail and road, Grenoble makes a memorable gift and a lasting way to bring a piece of alpine landscape art into a home, studio or workplace.