This is a fine art lithograph. It’s an original work of fine art which was produced at the prestigious S2 Atelier in New York City in 1997. It was inspired by a poster first created in 1932.These fine art lithographs are recreations of the original. Great care was taken to precisely re-create the artists original image. Most of the chromists hand draw directly onto specially prepared surfaces that are then transferred onto lithographic plates. Lithography involves creating hand drawn plates, one for each color, which are then ‘pulled’ through antique printing presses one color at a time. The resulting lithograph is in pure color, as opposed to the dot structure which occurs in the photographic process of modern printing. At the heart of the S2 Atelier are it’s two rare, French made Marinoni Voirin ‘editioning’ printing presses ‘ they both date back to the mid 19th century. These are the best fine art lithographs made in the industry today. You cannot find anything better than these. Pierre Fix-Masseau worked closely with the noted artist Cassandre in the period 1926-28, and his influence is seen in this poster creased in 1932. His father was Pierre-Felix Fix-Masseau, the noted sculptor. This poster depicting the French State (ETAT) Railways was so popular with collectors and institutions, that it became impossible for the artist to find one even for himself. So to satisfy their requests, he kept redrawing his maquette, the original of which he has lost years earlier. About six of these painting are in museums including the Pompidou Center, the Musee de L’Affiche in Paris, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Even at the inaugural exhibition of the Musee de L’Affiche, it was a subsequent painting and not the original poster that was exhibited.