GOLDEN CREEK STUDIO
Publishing limited-edition & signed art prints

AIR FRANCE in the 50's

Golden Creek Studio worked with Musée Air France to develop a portolio of fine art prints that would commerate Air France’s formidable expansion after WWII, at a time when commercial aviation was just a dream for most people.
From 1945 to 1960, the fundamentals of air transportation drastically changed: airplanes replaced seaplanes, North America and Europe were connected non-stop, speed increased 2-fold, cruising altitude 3-fold, passenger capacity 5-fold and range 6-fold. And all that, with propeller airplanes !
Air France did take advantage of the opportunities offered by these significant advances to build the largest network in the world and secure a major and sustainable position in the airline world.

PERINOTTO

Lucio Perinotto's talents led him to be recognized in 1992 as a French official aviation artists. Winning many awards, he is now recognized as the most talented aviation artist in France.
His first black & white oil paintings of propliners were released in 1996. The lack of colour and his simple but effective style give his work an exceptional vitality, due to incredible handling of light and shade.
Who better than Perinotto could bring Air France propliners back to life? Perinotto composed 10 exclusive black & white oil canvases for Golden Creek Studio; each canvas commemorates a different Air France propliner, from the impressive Laecoere 631 seaplane to the elegant, but short-lived Super Starliner.

A master piece of AVIATION ART
limited edition, signed by PERINOTTO

Each painting has been reproduced to the highest standard, using superior quality, acid-free paper ; the reproduction size is 19.7"x15.8" (50x40cm), similar to the original 19th century portfolios.
This is a limited edition of 500 only. The 10 different prints, along with an illustration-rich, 12-page booklet (in both english and french) that tells the story of each propliners, are presented in a custom-designed folder that is stamped with the original Air France pegasus.
Each portfolio is numbered 1 to 500 and signed by Perinotto. It is the only limited edition and signed item that commemorates Air France in the 50's : a rare Air France collectible, loaded with nostalgia, developped with the support of Musée Air France.

A large-size story book

The portfolio also includes a 12-page booklet (11 8"x15 7") with detailed information about each of the 10 aircraft types that Air France operated between 1945 and 1960. The booklet is generously illustrated with pencil sketches that Perinotto made to produce the 10 original oil paintings.
Texts are in both english and french.