Olivier Frébourg invites us to take to the seas with his collection of art posters. A writer and traveller, the son of a seaman and passionate about the sea himself, he has rediscovered the painters of seascapes and the renowned masters of poster art who have elevated the publicity for cruises on ocean-going giants to the level of graphic art. With his sensitive and well-documented text, and illustrations of more than 70 famous posters from French Lines, P & O, White Star and many other companies still offering cruises today, he invites us on a wonderful slow crossing, following in the experiences of Paul Morand, Blaise Cendrars, Evelyn Waugh or Francis Scott Fitzgerald.
Olivier Frébourg invites us to take to the seas with his collection of art posters. A writer and traveller, the son of a seaman and passionate about the sea himself, he has rediscovered the painters of seascapes and the renowned masters of poster art who have elevated the publicity for cruises on ocean-going giants to the level of graphic art. With his sensitive and well-documented text, and illustrations of more than 70 famous posters from French Lines, P & O, White Star and many other companies still offering cruises today, he invites us on a wonderful slow crossing, following in the experiences of Paul Morand, Blaise Cendrars, Evelyn Waugh or Francis Scott Fitzgerald.