Pacific Cigarettes original lithographic poster by A.M. Cassandre, 1935
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1935
This original vintage poster for Pacific Cigarettes was designed by the acclaimed French graphic designer A.M. Cassandre and printed in 1935. Produced by the Swiss printing house Lith.
Sauberlin & Pfeiffer S.A. in Vevey, the work is a quintessential example of Cassandre's bold, modernist style. The composition features a stylized hand reaching out toward the viewer, holding an opened pack of Pacific cigarettes, which prominently displays a locomotive graphic within a circular emblem. The design utilizes a stark black background to emphasize the foreground elements, which include the cigarette package and the brand name rendered in a prominent, block-letter typography.
The poster measures 88 x 126 cm and has been professionally mounted on linen, with total linen-backed dimensions of 90 x 128 cm. While minor imperfections exist in the white border, the black field and the primary motif remain untouched. This piece is signed by the artist, A.M. Cassandre, who is recognized as one of the most influential figures in the development of 20th-century commercial graphic design.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- paper, linen
- Dimensions
- 88 x 126 cm
- Linen dimensions
- 90 x 128 cm
Technical characteristics
- Printer
- Lith. Sauberlin & Pfeiffer S.A. Vevey
- Printing technique
- lithograph
Design
- Subject
- Pacific Cigarettes advertising
- Signature
- A.M. Cassandre
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- A.M. Cassandre
Catalogue references
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