Brésilia – Le meilleur café

£175

12.5 × 16.5 in poster. Floating coffee beans, bold yellow French café ad.

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Description

A cheerful blue figure carries a red packet of Brésilia coffee while roasted beans arc across the composition into a steaming cup and saucer. The headline “le meilleur café” translates as “the best coffee,” reinforcing the bold brand script that anchors the lower half in deep black.

Brésilia was marketed as a Brazilian-style coffee in post-war France, when bright, optimistic packaging and simplified illustration helped brands stand out in grocery and café culture.

The design uses flat colour blocks, airbrushed shading, and dynamic scale shifts typical of 1950s commercial illustration; Desaleux’s printed signature appears at lower right.

Details

Dimensions 12.5 × 16.5 in
Outer Dimensions 15 × 19 in
Linen Backed Yes
Subject Drink
Period 1950s
Country France
Artist Jean Desaleux

Condition:

  • Grade: A- Very Good
  • Paper: Pinholes at corners
  • Colour: Strong, unfaded colour
  • Restoration: Linen-backed; stabilised
  • Linen backing: Yes

Comment:

  • Striking 1950s French modernist coffee advertising with playful character design
  • Sought-after graphic impact: oversized beans and cup against vivid yellow field
  • Artist credit in design (Jean Desaleux), ideal small format for framing