Description
Bold French coal advertisement by D’Ylen for Chantier Houiller, promoting domestic and industrial coal. A soot-blackened figure in yellow overalls rides a mine cart at speed, arms outstretched against a dark tunnel and converging rail tracks.
The bright yellow figure creates a theatrical flash against the deep brown ground, a dramatic advertising device typical of 1920s French poster design. The strong lower typography gives this utilitarian fuel subject the presence of a memorable Art Deco image of energy, industry and motion.
