Nice L'Été c.1928 by Roger Broders | Vintage French Riviera Travel Poster

Nice L’Été – A Radiant French Riviera Summer Poster by Roger Broders

Celebrate the sunshine, freedom, and effortless glamour of the Côte d’Azur with Nice L’Été – Quelles Bonnes Vacances!, a vibrant 1928 French travel poster by renowned artist Roger Broders. Created to promote summer vacations in Nice, this exuberant design captures the irresistible pleasures of the French Riviera through brilliant sunshine, blue Mediterranean water, white sailboats, and a fashionable visitor enjoying the coast.

The French title Nice L’Été translates to “Nice in Summer,” while the enthusiastic slogan Quelles Bonnes Vacances! expresses the promise of a wonderful holiday. Together, the words make the poster a direct and joyful invitation to exchange ordinary life for sunshine and seaside adventure.

A fashionable woman strides across the beach with both arms raised toward the sky. Her open pose conveys exhilaration, confidence, and complete freedom, making her the embodiment of the carefree Riviera vacation. She is not simply observing the destination—she appears to be celebrating it.

Her vivid red jacket and wide-legged trousers form the poster’s dominant figure. A striped bathing top, white sunhat, and red shoes complete an ensemble that feels both nautical and unmistakably modern for the late 1920s. The elongated silhouette and theatrical gesture reflect the sophisticated fashion illustration associated with the Art Deco era.

Behind her, a monumental yellow sun radiates across the sky in broad concentric circles. Broders uses this simple geometric device to create energy and immediately communicate the warmth of the Mediterranean climate. The sun also functions like a halo around the traveler, intensifying her role as the joyful center of the composition.

Deep blue water stretches across the middle of the scene, creating a striking horizontal division between the golden sky and beach. White-sailed boats glide over the waves, while a small coastal building appears near the distant horizon. These carefully selected details suggest sailing, swimming, sightseeing, and leisurely days beside the sea.

The poster’s limited palette is one of its greatest strengths. Saturated yellow, crimson red, cobalt blue, white, and black create exceptional clarity and visual impact. Broders reduces the landscape to its most persuasive elements—sun, sea, sand, fashion, and movement—without sacrificing atmosphere or personality.

Large blue lettering across the top establishes the destination immediately, while the compact slogan at the lower right balances the sweeping movement of the central figure. Every component contributes to a design that remains fresh, energetic, and highly decorative nearly a century after its creation.

This museum-grade reproduction is an excellent choice for collectors of Roger Broders posters, French Riviera travel art, Côte d’Azur imagery, Art Deco design, retro beach scenes, nautical artwork, and vintage European tourism advertising.

Display it in a living room, bedroom, beach house, bathroom, sunroom, pool house, vacation rental, hotel, travel office, restaurant, or coastal-inspired interior. Its cheerful palette and energetic figure make it especially effective in spaces that could benefit from warmth, color, and a permanent sense of summer.

Why Collectors Love This Print

• Created by renowned French travel-poster artist Roger Broders
• Promotes summer vacations in Nice on the French Riviera
• Features a joyful woman in stylish 1920s beachwear
• Includes a nautical striped top and wide-legged red trousers
• Dramatic concentric sun design creates exceptional visual impact
• Bold palette of yellow, red, blue, white, and black
• Captures the carefree glamour of Côte d’Azur tourism
• Features sailboats and brilliant Mediterranean water
• Excellent example of French Art Deco commercial illustration
• Combines fashion, travel, leisure, and nautical imagery
• Ideal for beach houses, pool rooms, and coastal interiors
• Appeals to collectors of French and European travel memorabilia
• Creates a cheerful statement in contemporary or vintage decor
• Makes a memorable gift for Francophiles and Riviera travelers
• Available in multiple fine-art, framed, canvas, and metal formats

Available Print & Display Options

• Fine Art Prints
• Framed Fine Art Prints
• Gallery-Wrapped Canvas
• Black Floater Frame Canvas
• White Floater Frame Canvas
• Brown Floater Frame Canvas
• Natural Floater Frame Canvas
• Metal Prints

Choose a fine-art print for traditional framing, a framed print for a finished presentation, canvas for additional texture and depth, or metal to emphasize the poster’s intense sunshine and saturated primary colors.

Artwork Details

• Title: Nice L’Été – Quelles Bonnes Vacances!
• Artist: Roger Broders
• Date: 1928
• Country: France
• Location: Nice, French Riviera
• Region: Côte d’Azur and the Mediterranean coast
• Artwork Type: Vintage French destination and tourism poster
• Purpose: Promotion of summer vacations in Nice
• Primary Subject: Fashionable woman celebrating on a Mediterranean beach
• Secondary Imagery: Radiant sun, blue sea, golden sand, sailboats, and distant coastal architecture
• Style: French Art Deco and vintage travel advertising
• Dominant Colors: Yellow, crimson red, cobalt blue, white, and black
• Mood: Joyful, energetic, sunny, glamorous, and carefree
• Recommended Spaces: Living rooms, bedrooms, beach houses, bathrooms, sunrooms, pool houses, hotels, vacation rentals, and travel offices

Disclaimer

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

This listing is for a decorative reproduction and not the original 1928 poster. Minor variations in color, cropping, scale, and reproduced texture may occur according to the selected size, material, and display format.

Yesterday’s Posters is an independent seller and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Roger Broders, the City of Nice, any French tourism authority, associated estate, institution, company, or rights holder.