San Sebastian 1926

A low-slung red Grand Prix racing car streaks across the frame, its number 6 blazoned on the tail as the hunched driver grips the wheel and a trail of golden dust and smoke boils up behind. Above, a stylised winged figure soars through a deep indigo sky, quill and pinion echoing the speed of the machine below, while two crowned royal crests glint in red and gold at the upper right. Across a broad forest-green band, SAN SEBASTIAN is spelled out in bold Art Deco capitals, followed by the dates and races of July 1926: the GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA, the GRAN PREMIO DE TURISMO and the GRAN PREMIO DE EUROPA. This is early motorsport rendered as pure kinetic glamour.

Created by Antonio Garcia y Bellido and printed by Graficas Laborde y Labayen of Tolosa, the poster advertises the celebrated Grand Prix meetings held at San Sebastian's Lasarte circuit in the Basque Country, a jewel of 1920s European racing held under royal patronage. The design is quintessential Art Deco: flattened planes of colour, a dramatic diagonal thrust, geometric lettering and a daring palette of vermillion, gold, forest green and midnight blue. The winged allegory of speed hovering overhead lends the whole composition a mythic, machine-age energy that perfectly defined the poster art of the roaring twenties and its worship of velocity and progress. Three separate Grands Prix are announced across a single week of July 1926, underscoring just how important the San Sebastian races were on the international calendar, when Europe's finest marques and drivers gathered on the fast Lasarte roads to compete for glory before Spanish royalty and vast summer crowds.

Each poster is a premium fine-art reproduction printed on museum-grade 189gsm archival matte paper using fade-resistant pigment inks, capturing the punchy reds, luminous golds and deep blues of the original with crisp, confident edges and rich saturation. The smooth matte finish is glare-free and thoroughly gallery-worthy. Choose from five sizes to suit your wall: 8x12, 12x18, 16x24, 20x30 and 24x36 inches. Prints ship rolled in a protective tube, ready to frame. Please note this is a high-quality modern reproduction, not an original antique poster.

Dynamic and instantly eye-catching, this print is made for a garage, office, den, bar or living room with a taste for vintage speed. It brings bold colour and machine-age motion to any decor and pairs brilliantly with industrial, mid-century or masculine interiors. Motorsport fans, collectors of Art Deco and Spanish advertising, and lovers of vintage automobiles will be drawn to it at once, making a superb gift for the racing enthusiast, car collector or design lover in your life. Display it solo as a bold focal point or hang it alongside other automotive and travel posters for a whole gallery wall of vintage velocity and adventure.

Bring home the roar of the 1926 Grand Prix and let San Sebastian race boldly across your wall.