Gauguin and the Pont-Aven group Size-XL Original recruiting poster for the

Original recruiting poster for the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS)

First published 1953

“the scheme was a unique attempt at giving children access to original works of art in a period of austerity”

printmaker

set in the late Sixties

Gauguin and the Pont-Aven group Size-XL Original recruiting poster for theAn outstanding, original, exhibition poster, Gauguin and the Pont Aven Group, The Tate, 1966. The design, printed by the Curwen Press, features Paul Gauguins Self Portrait with the Yellow Christ (1890 or 1891) from the muse d'Orsay in Paris. Superb colour handling and text layout elevates this poster beyond most exhibition posters we have seen from this period. A higher resolution image is available for viewing on request.