Bidspirit auction | Travel Poster Bleun Brug Breton
Travel Poster Bleun Brug Breton Festival Callac Brittany France - Original vintage French cultural poster promoting the Bleun-Brug festival in the Breton town of Callac on 15 May 1955, features a stylised, heroic medieval Breton knight in a bright yellow cape riding a rearing white horse over architectural sea waves, he is seen holding aloft a raised sword and carrying a shield decorated with a traditional triskelion Celtic emblem, the rider emerges beneath a golden arch set against a deep black background, accented by a regional red-and-white chevron coat of arms. The lower section details the festive day's traditional program, including school competitions (concours scolaires), a formal mass (messe), traditional parades and musical performances (defile, kan ha koroll, jeux sceniques), a solemn procession, and a lively folk evening festival (soiree folklorique). Printed by Imp. L. Dessalles, St. Brieuc. Fair condition, paper losses, repaired tears, folds, creasing, pinholes, staining. Country of issue: France, designer: Eddy, size (cm): 58x38, year of printing: 1955.