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Postcard c1935 Nice France Jardins Albert 1er Agave Palms Gilletta Photo
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Pre-linen · 1935

Postcard c1935 Nice France Jardins Albert 1er Agave Palms Gilletta Photo

Nice, France1935Pre-linenGood

Dramatic silhouettes of towering agave plants and swaying palms frame a sun-drenched vista of Nice's Jardins Albert Ier — the elegant promenade garden running along the Paillon river mouth to the sea — in this striking black-and-white photographic card from the 1930s, the bold graphic contrast of spiky succulents against a hazy Mediterranean sky giving it an almost Art Deco poster quality. In the middle distance, a column monument topped with a figure rises above the garden's lush canopy, while a domed building peeks through the foliage to the right — likely the Casino Municipal. Published by L. Gilletta et Cie, one of Nice's most prolific and respected postcard photographers and publishers active from the 1890s through the mid-20th century, and numbered 135 in their series, this is a classic example of the French Riviera's golden-age souvenir card — unused, clean, and evocative of the glamour that drew European and American society to the Côte d'Azur between the wars.

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PC-05617 · L. Gilletta et Cie Nice
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