The birth of the lithographic posters was in the 1890s, called the Belle Epoque. The period saw great artists of the likes of Toulouse Lautrec producing excellent originals. The craze for posters really took off by 1895. French vintage posters are available in various categories like fine art and travel.
Vintage Travel Posters are available from different countries. There is one site with more than 100 French Vintage Travel Posters on sale. Each poster is a work of art. There is an exquisite poster by Ochoa from 1910 representing the Rome Express. Vidal has a beautiful poster featuring Avignon. A 1930 poster by Monsmergue is very pretty. A 1988 piece by Klasen is on the Jazz Festival. A striking 1960 Paris Metro poster by an unknown artist features the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty. Also memorable is a 1970 Orly poster by Margaritus.