Les Refuges du Club Alpin, Le Couvercle, Chamonix, FranceA VERY FINE 1962 original vintage poster of the Couvercle mountain refuge in the French Alps, featuring the dramatic Dent du Requin, or Sharks Tooth peak, in the background. Size 60cm x 40cm Condition Very good. If you would like to know more please get in touch. Background The Couvercle refuge is a base for climbers at 2,687 metres altitude in the Mont Blanc massif. The word means lid or cover and refers to a huge rock which overhung the original

Background Built in the 16th century

or Skinny Bridge

while the war was still raging

Size 91cm x 61cm

its six minarets and (seen here) its fabulous tiling

Probably best known for his maritime paintings – and for his invention of the distinctive 'dazzle' style of ship camouflage in the First World War – he did most of his poster work for railway companies

Publisher National Gallery

‘Yellowstone’ Moran

with sharp image and bright colours

A SUPERB original vintage poster for a 1983-4 exhibition in Minneapolis of David Hockney's work for the stage

That the Statue of Liberty had been a gift to the United States from the people of France adds to its poignancy

This was from a series of London scenes the artist created for London Transport in 1946