City Posters

A city is sometimes recognised by its skyline, but more often by a detail: a staircase climbing towards Montmartre, the reflections in Bordeaux's Miroir d'eau, a yellow tram in the streets of Lisbon, or the narrow façades along an Amsterdam canal. This collection brings together French and international city posters conceived as portraits of places. Monuments, neighbourhoods, ports, squares and urban perspectives tell the story of a destination without reducing it to a simple postcard.

Urban landscapes between heritage and travel

Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse and Strasbourg reveal very different faces of France. Some compositions foreground architecture, such as Rouen's Gros-Horloge, the Château des ducs de Bretagne in Nantes or Colmar's half-timbered houses. Others open the city out to its landscape: the Alps behind Grenoble, the Mediterranean in Nice, the ramparts of Saint-Malo or the Bay of Biarritz.

The selection also travels through major foreign destinations. Manhattan's verticality meets the roofs of Tokyo's Sensō-ji temple; Rome's Colosseum converses with Venice's Grand Canal; Tower Bridge, Nyhavn and San Francisco's Painted Ladies each bring their own rhythm and palette. Contemporary gouache, screen printing, printmaking and Art Deco illustration vary the atmospheres while maintaining a graphic coherence.

How to choose a city poster

The choice may begin with a travel memory, a city close to your heart, or simply a harmonious colour palette. Stone architecture and deep blues readily structure a study or entrance hall. More sunlit Mediterranean views bring light to a living room or bedroom. Street scenes, ports and historic districts create a more narrative presence, suited to a wall you enjoy looking at.

The vertical 2:3 format naturally enhances perspectives, monuments and vanishing lines. One poster can become the room's focal point; two or three destinations can also form a personal itinerary, connected by a colour, a region or a shared story.