{"product_id":"france-affiche-l-aurore-marne-yser-somme-verdun-henri-royer","title":"FRANCE. Original poster \"L'Aurore – Marne, Yser, Somme, Verdun\" – Henri Royer (circa 1918)","description":"\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eFrench patriotic lithograph – World War I.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e This original World War I poster, titled \"L'Aurore – Marne, Yser, Somme, Verdun\", is an iconic work by the French painter and illustrator Henri Paul Royer (1869–1938).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e Created around 1918 and printed in Paris by Imprimerie Lapina, it embodies all the symbolic and patriotic power of a victorious France at the end of the conflict.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e The composition features a French soldier brandishing the tricolour flag, a central figure of the sacrifice and courage of the poilus, surrounded by female allegories representing in particular Alsace and Lorraine, provinces then liberated.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e In the upper part, the inscription Marne – Yser – Somme – Verdun recalls the great battles that founded the national memory.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis is neither a modern reproduction nor a reissue, but rather a period poster, originally intended for public display and patriotic propaganda at the end of the war. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e Artist: Henri Paul Royer (1869–1938).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e Title: The Dawn – Marne, Yser, Somme, Verdun.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e Period: around 1918.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e Technique: original color lithograph.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e Printer: Imprimerie Lapina, Paris.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e Origin: France.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e Dimensions: approx. 80 × 60 cm.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e Support: period paper.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e Condition: consistent with a century-old document, minor tears and creases. (see detailed photos).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e Produced at the very end of the Great War (1914–1918), this poster is part of the vast patriotic communication movement intended to maintain national unity, honor the combatants and celebrate the sacrifices made on the great battlefields of the Western Front.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eHenri Royer, known for his attention to detail and realism, delivers here a work that is both artistic and memorial, which has now become a major visual testimony of French military history.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e Highly sought after by collectors, history buffs and decorators.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e The photographs are an integral part of the description and are binding on the buyer.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e The purchase constitutes acceptance of the condition of the item as presented.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Maison des Braves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56789048263038,"sku":null,"price":199.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4391\/7182\/files\/Affiche_originale_L_Aurore_Marne_Yser_Somme_Verdun_Henri_Royer_vers_1918.jpg?v=1768406676","url":"https:\/\/maisondesbraves.fr\/en\/products\/france-affiche-l-aurore-marne-yser-somme-verdun-henri-royer","provider":"Maison des Braves","version":"1.0","type":"link"}