LOIRE WINE MAP Vignobles de France. Vins du Val de Loire. Rémy HETREAU 1954

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'Les Vignobles de France - Vins du Val de Loire' by Rémy Hétreau (1954). Decorative vintage colour linen-backed wine poster map, 67.5 x 83.5cm, 26.5 x 32.75 inches

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CAPTION PRINTED BELOW PICTURE: 'Les Vignobles de France - Vins du Val de Loire'

Rémy Hétreau (1913-2001) was French painter, graphic artist, printmaker, illustrator and designer. He was commissioned in the 1950s by the Comité National de Propagande en Faveur du Vin, a French government agency tasked with promoting the nation's wines and tourism to the wine growing regions, to create a series of illustrated maps entitled "Les Vignobles de France". There were supposedly eleven of these: Région Est, Normandie, Champagne, Bordeaux, Rhône, Bourgogne, Provence, Alsace, Loire, Roussillon & what was then the French colony of Algeria. However, Provence & Roussillon were combined into a single map, and we have never seen examples of the maps for Région Est or Normandie - neither of which regions are particularly noted for their wine. His highly decorative, exuberant maps display a joyful mid-century aesthetic; they have become much sought after. Art critic René Barjavel said of him "In the world around him, it is always springtime. He has a blossoming tree in his heart"; a comment evident in these wonderful maps. The locations of the main white and red wine producing appellations are shown with grape bunch icons of the appropriate colour

DATE PRINTED: 1954

IMAGE SIZE: Approx 67.5 x 83.5cm, 26.5 x 32.75 inches (Large)

TYPE: Decorative vintage colour linen-backed wine poster map

CONDITION: Fair: Blemishes; Toning top and bottom. Staining bottom and top left and right. Short compound tear top left (across the dove's wing) with small area of paper loss, repaired. Please note any other blemishes on the scan prior to purchasing this picture. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. We offer a no questions asked return policy.

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. It is not a modern copy.

VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Rémy Hétreau

PROVENANCE: Comité National de Propagande en Faveur du Vin. Issued by the French Government - C.N.P.V. Sopexa Paris. Printed in France O.P.G. - 46 Rue de Lille, Paris

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