Born 1904 in Étampes, French poster designer and illustrator René Ravo orphaned at the age of 9, he was soon forced to abandon drawing studies to engage in automobile mechanics. During his military service, he came into contact with advertisers and offered them models on industrial subjects: His mechanical knowledge allowed him to hold their attention.
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| Posters designed by René Ravo |
Ravo began working in 1920 for the Puybelle agency (in charge of advertisements in the magazine L’Illustration), then from 1924, for the Avenir-Publicité agency. He then set up his own creative workshop in the 9th arrondissement of Paris.
From 1924, Ravo designed hundreds of advertisements for major brands of the time. His career ended in the 1960s, when drawn posters were abandoned in favor of photography.
Ravo lived in Andrésy (Yvelines) for a long time. He died in 1998 in Versailles, aged 93. Here below is a set of amazing posters designed by René Ravo from between the 1930s and 1960s.
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| Radio Pathé, circa 1930 |
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| Jambon Français, circa 1930 |
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| Loterie Nationale, 1935 |
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| Radiola, 1939 |
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| Radiola, circa 1939 |
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| Cigarettes Gitanes, Circa 1940 |
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| Radiola, Le Troubadeur de la Radio, circa 1940 |
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| Pour 200 grammes de cuivre, 1 Litre de vin, 1942 |
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| Pour sulfater nos vignes il fau Du Cuivre, 1942 |
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| Rassemblement des Gauches Republicaines - à moi!, 1948 |
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| Le Quartier d'Orange, un boulet pas comme les autres!, circa 1950 |
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| Les Horlogers Bijoutiers qui ont mérité, circa 1950 |
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| Mazda Perle, circa 1950 |
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| Qui dit Radio, dit Radiola, 1950 |
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| Radiola, Electro-Menager, 1950 |
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| Seccotine, Colle..même le fer!, circa 1950 |
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| Sécurité, VeloSolex, La bicyclette qui roule toute seule!, circa 1950 |
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| Vélo Solex, Solexine, circa 1950 |
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| Solex, Carburateur - Micrometre - Velosolex, Triple visage d'une activité mondiale, 1954 |
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| Aliment No. 1 le Poisson, circa 1955 |
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| Qui dit Radio, dit Radiola, circa 1955 |
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| Eponge Spontex, 1960 |
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| Le froid est là! c’est un Radiola, circa 1960 |
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| Qui dit Tele…qui dit Radio , dit… Radiola, circa 1960 |
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| Velosolex S 3300 garanti 1 an, circa 1960 |
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| VeloSolex, circa 1960 |
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| Autoroutes Emprunt 1964, Caisse Nationale des Autoroute |
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| Musique et Radio, Qui dit Radio, dit Radiola, circa 1965 |
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