A vivid celebration of industry and coastal grandeur, Marseille, La Grande Métropole Industrielle & Commerciale (c. 1922) by Roger Broders presents France’s great port city at the height of its maritime power. Commissioned for the Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée railway, the poster contrasts the bold silhouette of dockside cranes and rigging in the foreground with a gleaming ocean liner and sunlit city rising beyond. The intense golden sky casts the entire scene in warm light, emphasizing both energy and scale.
Broders’ signature style is on full display: strong graphic forms, confident color blocking, and a masterful sense of composition. The interplay between shadowed industrial elements and the bright harbor creates a striking visual rhythm, while the distant hillside architecture anchors the image in place. It’s both an advertisement and a statement: Marseille as a gateway to commerce, travel, and the wider Mediterranean world.
Reproduced from a restored vintage original, this print retains the rich tones and bold contrasts that define Broders’ work while offering a crisp, gallery-quality finish. Perfect for collectors of vintage travel posters, maritime imagery, or Art Deco design, it brings warmth, movement, and historic character to any space.
🖨️ Print features:
– Made with museum-grade archival paper for excellent printing fidelity and vibrant color reproduction
– Paper weight: 189 g/m2
– For indoor use only
– Care instructions: If the print does gather any dust, you may wipe it off gently with a clean, dry cloth.
– Please note: Due to the production process of these posters, please allow for slight size deviations with a tolerance +/- 1/16″
🚚 Fulfillment, Shipping, and Return Policy:
– Printed and shipped from the U.S.
– Ships in a sturdy mailing tube, frame not included
– As our items are unique and made to order, we can only accept a return or exchange in the event that an item arrives damaged or misprinted. We cannot accept returns if you order the wrong size or change your mind. Any return requests must be made within 14 days of receiving the order.
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