Australia - Vintage Australian Tourism Poster.

Australia - Trompf

The artwork for the Original Colour Lithograph was created by Percival Albert (Percy) Trompf. Published by  Troedel & Cooper Pty. Ltd and printed for Australian National Travel Association (ANTA) in 1930's.

A picture of a beach crowd as seen from the front of the former Astra Hotel and cars in parking lot of Bondi Beach. While the name of the beach is not referenced on the poster, the scene is unmistakable. This is Percy Trompf’s iconic image that advertised Australia as a travel destination to the American and British markets.

Percival Albert (Percy) Trompf  was born in Beaufort, Victoria, Australia in 1902. He was a commercial artist, educated at the Ballarat Technical Art School, in 1923. Trompf joined the Melbourne commercial art firm of Giles & Richards The Ballarat Star reported on 18 May 1923: Mr Percy Trompf, a student of the School of Mines Art School, who recently passed a series of examinations, has secured an excellent position in the office of Messrs Giles and Richards, commercial advertisers, of Melbourne. Trompf later established his own studio in Little Collins Street where he employed a number of artists Little Collins Street. He had many prominent Australian companies as clients, Bryant & May Pty Ltd, Palmolive Co. Ltd, and the ‘Walkabout’ magazine.His posters for the Australian National Travel Association and the Victorian Government Railways received widespread recognition

Details:

• The 'Australia - Trompf' Poster has been created from an original poster.
• The poster is digitally printed on high quality paper with vivid colour and exceptional detail.
• We use Australia Post for International and Domestic Shipping.

Poster Sizes:

• A4 [210 × 297mm] - [8.3" X 11.7"]
• A3 [297 × 420mm] - [11.7 X 16.5"]
• A2 [420 × 594mm] - [16.5" X 23.4"]
• A1 [594 × 841mm] - [23.4" X 33.1"]
• A0 [841 × 1189mm] - [33.1" X 46.8"]