Votivkirche, Vienna, Austria, 1950sA CHARMING original vintage poster of a scene in Vienna looking from a high viewpoint point towards the historic Votivkirche, with 1950s traffic flowing beneath. Size 88cm x 62cm Condition Excellent. If you would like to know more please get in touch. Background The Gothic Votivkirche, built to give thanks for the survival of Franz Joseph after an assassination attempt, stands in contrast to the bright, busy modern foreground captured by Albert

which today is housed in the Centre Pompidou but in 1974 was still at its former home in the Palais de Tokyo

looking across the river Neckar

the ruin stands on the cliff above the port of Whitby with moorland stretching behind – hence the poster slogan

Background  The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace is a world-famous daily pageant

Krol designed posters for a variety of clients including London Transport and the GPO

This is from an extensive ‘Britain’ series of posters published by the British Travel and Holiday Association around this time

his work often evokes natural wildness

the pioneer of aerial photography in France

The top border is marked by punch-holes from which the poster has been hung

We have recently had this poster expertly cleaned

many of them public services

The 'superjets' in the slogan were Boeing 707s