One of Mauzan's most famous works, this classic vintage poster from 1921 advertises the waterproof capacity of Moretti raincoats.
This particular design is legendary amongst vintage poster collectors because of its sheer improbability: why would an elephant need a raincoat? The dark night and needlepoints of rain set the scene but the elephant’s savvy glance and sun-yellow tarp bring us back to a feeling of joy. We celebrate the elephant, snug and dry, not its sodden rider. This is a masterpiece of the advertising poster art form.
Achille Lucien Mauzan (1883-1952) was born on the French Riviera and moved to Italy in 1905. He was known as a decorative illustrator during the Art Deco movement. During his career as a poster printer and designer, Mauzan created over 2,000 posters using a style marked by humour and brilliant colours for advertisements and events. In 1924 in Milan he established his own publishing house and in 1926 he travelled to Argentina and set up the "Affiches Mauzan" (Mauzan Posters) publishing house where many of his greatest works were created and where he worked until 1932.
Handmade & Delivery from a small business!
Available as an archival quality reproduction in 3 standard metric sizes.
Free shipping!!
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DIGITAL PRINTS:
- A digital download link will be sent to your email address.
- Once received you are free to download and print as many prints as you like.
- We recommend using a high quality printer to keep the quality of the image to it’s best.
- This file can be printed on home printers or even better print shops!
UNFRAMED PRINTS:
- This option is for you if you've fallen in love with one of our restored images and you've got the perfect frame or you know where to source one.
- We print soon after we receive an order and we don't muck around with quality. We print on 230gsm acid-free, wood-free, pH-neutral, archival matte paper using premium archival pigment inks. In a nutshell, the paper is top notch and the high-level digital printing results in superior colour saturation.
- Our 3 print sizes fit standard metric frames - easy!
- All prints include an off-white printed border because we think it looks fabulous. If you really don't want a border let us know in the Notes section at checkout.
- When it comes time to ship we take great care with packaging because we've learned over the years that the freight process can be a little rough! Unframed prints are gently rolled and shipped in sturdy tubes and we haven't had a complaint yet.
DELIVERY TIMES
- We print and frame to order which means every single item that leaves our hands is new and fresh and has been produced just for you.
- It also means it may take 5-7 production days for unframed prints plus delivery.
- For framed prints, stretched canvas and canvas floating frames we ask for 3-4 weeks production plus delivery.
- Standard delivery with tracking is usually under 7 days.
- Express Post for unframed prints is usually under 3 days.
- International Shipping may take up to 4-6 weeks delivery depending on the destination.
