Monaco – Monte Carlo

Monaco – Monte Carlo
Colour lithograph, 1897

Designed for the railway company Chemins de Fer P.L.M., which offered a trip from Paris to Monte-Carlo in 16 hours by luxury train, this poster shows a girl daydreaming about the pleasure of Monte-Carlo. The joy of tourism is emphasised by the sumptuous garlands and curving stems of flowers, which possibly allude to the wheels of the train and the tracks, as well as by the view of the Mediterranean coast in the background.