ALBERT SEBILLE POSTER THE GIANT FRENCH LINER NORMANDIE LEAVING HAVRE C2534 The giant french liner "Normandie" leaving Le Havre, may 1935 ". This poster represents the liner Normandie sailing at full speed on heavy seas and its pilot moving away. .Agency poster titled and signed lower right For the state, please detail the photos.The NormandieLa Normandie is a transatlantic liner of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, built by the Penhoët shipyards in Saint-Nazaire. construction saw the light of day at the end of the 1920s in the continuity of the liners France, Paris and Île-de-France, in close collaboration with the State. Work began in January 1931 in Saint Nazaire, the hull then being named T6, and aimed to give France a ship that was both large and fast. However, due to the Great Depression, the liner's commissioning was postponed until 1935. When it finally entered commercial service, Normandy was the largest liner in the world. Her maiden voyage was surrounded by great prestige, and after alterations in 1936, the luxury liner continued her career. This was however interrupted by the Second World War. The ship is then decommissioned and remains docked in New York Harbor. At the end of 1941, it was requisitioned by the United States and renamed USS Lafayette, to be transformed into a personnel carrier. An accidental fire broke out during the work in 1942. The tons of water used by the firefighters capsized the ship under the effect of the tide. After the war, France refused to recover it. The hull of the ship, reduced to the state of wreck, was then demolished in October 1946. Despite the shortness of its career, Normandy left a deep imprint on mentalities around the world. It is considered to be one of the best liners ever built. It is indeed the only French liner to have won the blue ribbon. Its luxurious facilities were also renowned at the time, and make it often considered the most beautiful and luxurious cruise ship ever built. It was the symbol of France in the 1930s and of French refinement. It appears in several films and its decorative elements, disassembled and unloaded before the transformation work, have been distributedThe photos are an integral part of the description.Dimensions: Height: 57.3 cmWidth: 83 cm I remain at your disposal for any questions.