Vernet-les-Bains, Pyrénées Orientales (c. 1900)

Highlights

• Premium canvas print of Vernet-Les-Bains. Pyrénées-orientales. Grand établissement thermal au Canigou, Casino, Chemins de fer du Midi affiche, Steinlen — original photography by Nicedesigns
• Hand-stretched 1.5" gallery wrap canvas — arrives ready to hang, no frame needed
• Fade-resistant inks for long-lasting color and rich tones, made to order
• Made to order in the United States by niceandco.
• Finished size 8" W x 8" H

Description

This Art Nouveau travel poster depicts an elegantly dressed couple standing before a grand thermal spa building, with the snow-capped Canigou massif rising dramatically in the background. The scene promotes Vernet-les-Bains, a spa town in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of southern France, nestled at the foot of Mont Canigou — a sacred mountain to the Catalan people and the dominant peak of the eastern Pyrenees. Bold lettering advertises the Casino, thermal baths, opera-comique, and Chemins de Fer du Midi rail connections, reflecting the Belle Époque fashion of promoting mountain health resorts to Parisian leisure travelers.