Air France Map - Burgundy Small

This is one a series of well-designed maps by Lucien Boucher for Air France during the 1950's. This image, created in 1952 colorfully presents the routes of Air France as well as vignette of peoples of the globe in their native settings. The details and colors are very fine and crisp and this image is both historically relevant as well as decorative. This is the smaller of 2 sizes that Air France printed. Lucien Boucher (1889-1971) was a French graphic designer and illustrator most known to collectors for his many beautiful Air France travel posters.Boucher got his start as a cartoonist for the French humor magazine, Le Rire before moving into product and cinema poster design. He experimented in Surrealism, as well as Art Deco in his early advertising. Boucher's unique mid-century painting style combines his Art Deco influence and traditional painting to offer a fresh look for advertising. His body of work for Air France is well regarded by collectors as a leader in the mid-ce