1957 French Lottery Poster, Linen Backed

This is an original French lottery poster that dates to 1957. MINT CONDITION! Backed on clean linen. The French National Loterie was launched in 1933. A very well known event occurred when a barber drew a 5 million Franc win on the first draw! After that notoriety, artists were hired to publicize the loterie.nationale. In the mid-century years, artist Lefor Openo created a series of posters inspired by the popular “Commedia dell’arte”. This Italian professional theater popularized the Pierrot character and his love, Columbine. These famed characters date back to the 17th-18th centuries. We have recently acquired 4 posters from this series. This one features Pierrot with a winning ticket and declares “Pierrot is not stupid. He has a Loterie Nationale ticket!” The poster has strong vivid color. 14.75 x 22.75 inches in size. It is in superb condition. Comes packaged in a tube. See companion posters in our shop.