Larrañaga Havana Cigars 1929 by Jean Carlu | Vintage Art Deco Cuban Cigar Advertising Poster

Larrañaga Havana Cigars – Modernist Art Deco Advertising by Jean Carlu

Created in 1929 by influential French graphic designer Jean Carlu, this sophisticated advertisement promotes Larrañaga Havana cigars, a historic Cuban cigar name established in 1834. Its radically simplified gentleman, geometric forms, and limited color palette make it an outstanding example of international Art Deco advertising.

A formally dressed man is reduced to an elegant arrangement of rectangles, circles, and sharply defined lines. His long white shirtfront and black evening jacket create a strong vertical axis, while a bright yellow face, single circular eyeglass, angular nose, and abstract coiffure establish his fashionable personality.

A slim black cigar extends from his lips, ending in a brilliant red ember. One delicate blue line of smoke rises toward the top of the composition, introducing movement into the otherwise disciplined geometric design. The understated gentleman and glowing cigar communicate refinement, exclusivity, and cosmopolitan style.

Large vermilion Larrañaga lettering dominates the lower section, accompanied by pale blue Havana and Cigars typography. Bold, elegant, and distinctly modern, this reproduction is ideal for a cigar lounge, home bar, office, library, study, man cave, restaurant, or sophisticated Art Deco interior.

Why Collectors Love This Print

• Created by influential French designer Jean Carlu
• Authentic 1929 Havana cigar advertisement
• Promotes the historic Larrañaga cigar name
• Features a sophisticated tuxedoed gentleman
• Striking geometric interpretation of the human figure
• Glowing cigar and curling blue smoke add visual drama
• Refined black, brown, ivory, yellow, red, and blue palette
• Exceptional example of modernist Art Deco design
• Ideal for cigar lounges, offices, libraries, and home bars
• Distinctive gift for collectors of graphic design and tobacco art

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Artwork Details

• Title: Larrañaga Havana Cigars
• Artist: Jean Carlu
• Date: 1929
• Brand Advertised: Larrañaga
• Brand Established: 1834
• Product: Havana-made cigars
• Subject: Vintage Cuban cigar and tobacco advertising
• Style: Art Deco and geometric modernism
• Original Format: Color lithographic poster
• Primary Colors: Dark brown, black, ivory, yellow, vermilion red, and pale blue
• Origin: Cuba and France

Disclaimer

This artwork is a Museum Grade Reproduction of a Historical advertising poster.

Colors, cropping, scale, and fine details may vary slightly depending on the selected size, material, and display format.

This reproduction presents historical tobacco advertising imagery and does not promote or endorse tobacco use. Yesterday’s Posters is not affiliated with Jean Carlu, Larrañaga, or any associated historical rights holders or organizations.