Pompidou Annees 50 Poster - Original 1988 Exhibition Art

Specifications
Institution: Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
Exhibition Title: Les Années 50 (The 1950s Art and Design)
Run Dates: June 30 – October 17, 1988
Publisher: Éditions du Centre Pompidou, Paris
Printer: Imprimé en France par Lafayette, Paris
Year of Print: 1988
Type: Original French Museum Exhibition Poster
Dimensions: 50x70 cm
Condition: Vintage state, remarkably crisp block-color registration with rich ink density
 
Description (About the Artwork)
This authentic 1988 vintage museum print is a verified Pompidou Annees 50 poster, published by the Editions du Centre Pompidou to promote their landmark historical survey exhibition Les Années 50 (The 1950s). Held in Paris from June 30 to October 17, 1988, the exhibition charted the post-war explosion of global avant-garde art, industrial design, and architecture. The striking graphic layout features a monumental geometric abstraction of the numeral "50", utilizing bold black outlines, sharp diagonals, and primary color blocks as an homage to Swiss Concrete Art and Constructivism. Executed by the specialized Parisian establishment Lafayette, this 50x70 cm lithographic document remains a highly sought-after design icon for mid-century modern collectors and gallery interiors.
 
About the Exhibition
The 1988 Les Années 50 exhibition at the Centre Georges Pompidou stands as one of the most influential post-war design retrospectives curated in Europe. Gathering hundreds of masterworks ranging from abstract canvas works to classic furniture by Eames, Prouvé, and Saarinen, the exhibition thoroughly documented the aesthetic transition into corporate and domestic modernism. The promotional graphics created by the museum's design studio became instant classics, mirroring the structural wit and clean typography that defined mid-century visual systems.