Chamonix Travel Poster: Chemins de fer P.L.M. Excursions au Mont-Blanc by F. Hugo d’Alesi, 1889 netherlands ethereal palette dominated by whites

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Chamonix Travel Poster: Chemins de fer P.L.M. Excursions au Mont-Blanc by F. Hugo d’Alesi, 1889 netherlands ethereal palette dominated by whitesChemins de fer P. L. M. Excursions au Mont Blanc by F. Hugo dAlsi (1889) invites the viewer to the high Alps at the dawn of goldenage rail tourism. Commissioned for the ParisLyonMditerrane railway, the poster promises easy access to MontBlancs aweinspiring scenery. A sweeping red diagonal sash declaring Excursions au MontBlanc cuts across painterly alpine vistas: serrated, snowbright peaks, green meadows dotted with boulders and firs, and a turquoise