- Roger Broders
Roger Broders (born
Paris, France , 1883, died, Paris, 1953) was a Frenchillustrator and artist best known for his travel posters promoting tourism destinations inFrance , typically fashionable beaches of theCôte d'Azur and skiing resorts in theFrench Alps in the early 20th century.Broders'
illustration s were distinctive for their simple lines and bold, flat areas of color, combined with noticeable graphical perspective showing the featured mountains andseascape s in the background. Broders' illustrations depicting people show active elongated figures wearing elegant, contemporary clothes. His posters were simply and boldly lettered identifying the destination, and were supplemented with a briefslogan .The Paris Lyon Mediteranée Company (PLM), a
railway , commissioned Broders' poster art, sponsoring his travel so he could visit the subjects of his work. From 1922 to 1932, Broders fully dedicated himself to poster art, though overall he produced fewer than 100 posters.Lithograph s of Broders' travel posters are still available commercially.
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