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P. CazauxCirca 1950 original poster by P. Cazaux - Worms
Cie shipping companyCirca 1950
Circa 1950
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About the Item
This powerful commercial poster by P. Cazaux, created around 1950, was produced for Worms
Cie, one of France’s major shipping and logistics companies. Active in maritime transport, freight forwarding, and port services, Worms
Cie embodied the postwar drive to rebuild trade networks and modernize global commerce. The poster reflects this context, presenting logistics not as a hidden process, but as a symbol of strength, reliability, and international reach.
The composition is strikingly modern. Monumental wooden crates dominate the foreground, treated almost like architectural forms. Their sharp edges, clean planes, and carefully rendered textures evoke both solidity and precision. Rising behind them, a black flag emblazoned with a bold white circle functions as a strong graphic emblem, instantly recognizable and highly legible from a distance. The cranes on the horizon and the wide, open port space situate the scene clearly within the world of maritime industry and global transit.
Cazaux employs a restrained yet effective color palette: cool blues for the sky and docklands contrast with the warm tones of the wooden crates, while the deep black of the flag introduces drama and authority. The perspective is deliberately low, making the crates and the flag appear monumental. This visual strategy elevates everyday commercial activity into something heroic, aligning transport and logistics with the ideals of progress, stability, and economic renewal that defined the early postwar years.
Rather than depicting ships in motion, the artist focuses on infrastructure and preparation—the essential but often unseen backbone of international trade. The crates, carefully aligned on the quay, suggest order, efficiency, and readiness to move across borders and oceans. Typography is clean and assertive, reinforcing the corporate identity of Worms
Cie and the seriousness of its services.
This poster stands as a fine example of mid-20th-century French commercial graphic design, where modernist composition, bold symbolism, and industrial themes combine to celebrate the networks that sustained postwar recovery. It captures a moment when maritime transport was not only an economic necessity, but also a visual metaphor for modernity and global connection.
Original Poster
Shipping Company - Transport - Boat - France
Regular Shipping Lines - Shipping Agents, Stevedores, Freight Forwarders
Printed by Public Service in Paris
- Creator:P. Cazaux
- Creation Year:Circa 1950
- Dimensions:Height: 39.38 in (100 cm)Width: 24.81 in (63 cm)
- Medium:
- Period:
- Condition:Good condition, creases, slight soiling.
- Gallery Location:PARIS, FR
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1792217477752
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