Vintage French School Poster Le Pigeon La Poule Educational Chart 11112623

French school poster pigeon

A double-sided French school poster pigeon chart published by Editions Rossignol of Montmorillon, Vienne -- one of the most beloved names in mid-century French classroom illustration. One face is devoted to Le Pigeon, with a warm, painted portrait of a white pigeon perched at a dovecote doorway, alongside detailed diagrams of the wing (aile de pigeon), down feather (duvet), contour feather (plume de couverture) and a fully labeled quill (une penne) showing barbules, barbes, rachis and tuyau creux. The reverse presents La Poule -- the hen -- with an illustration of the bird itself, a golden skeletal diagram labeling the brechet, vertebrae and four-toed foot, a cross-section of the egg interior with germe, jaune and chalaze, the embryon au 15e jour, and a complete diagram of the hen's digestive tract from jabot to cloaque. Rossignol charts like these were staples of French primary school science classes from the 1950s onward, printed in limited runs and displayed on classroom walls across the country.

The graphics are crisp and graphic, rendered in a cool blue palette for the pigeon side and warm amber-gold for the skeletal diagram on the hen side -- a pleasing contrast that works beautifully framed as a pair displayed back to back or simply chosen for the side that suits a room. Natural history collectors and French farmhouse interior decorators both gravitate to this kind of educational chart, and it sits equally at home in a library, a child's room, a kitchen with a country aesthetic, or a studio wall.

Condition and patina consistent with age. Light wear and some creasing along the edges and corners, as is typical for a poster that once hung in a schoolroom; the printed surface remains clean and legible throughout.

Approx. 35.4 in wide x 29.5 in high (90 x 75 cm).

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