The village is named for a flower, so the flower gets the poster. Mimosa and bougainvillea heap themselves over the crown of the stone arch on this stepped lane, and framed through the opening is a domed bell tower over terracotta roofs. An original vintage-style France travel poster of Bormes-les-Mimosas, the hill village behind the Var coast of Provence.
The design is drawn flat — an eye-level view up a narrow stone stairway in bright midday sun, terracotta urns on the steps and a pale-blue door and louvred shutters on the honey-coloured wall at left, the rounded arch ahead heaped with golden mimosa and magenta bougainvillea, a black iron lantern on its right pier, and through the opening a cream bell tower with a small dome against a deep blue sky over terracotta rooftops. BORMES-LES-MIMOSAS sits across the top in oversized serif capitals with PROVENCE, FRANCE beneath it between short rules, the whole piece worked in golden yellow, magenta, sandstone ochre, cornflower blue and terracotta. Printed to order on heavyweight matte art paper with a smooth, uncoated surface that keeps those hard colour edges crisp and readable from across the room. No glare, no plastic sheen, no photograph: just paper and ink.
- Paper: 189 g/m2 (10.3 mil) heavyweight matte art stock — substantial enough to hang unframed without curling
- Finish: uncoated matte — no glare under lamps, windows or gallery lighting
- Opacity: 94%, so a wall colour or a second sheet behind it never shows through
- Brightness: 104% ISO — a bright white base that keeps the flat colour blocks saturated
- Origin: paper milled in Japan; every poster is printed to order, never warehoused
Size chart
| Poster size | Art panel (centred) | Works well |
|---|---|---|
| 12"" × 18"" | 12 × 15 in | desk shelves, small nooks, gallery-wall filler |
| 16.5"" × 23.3"" | 16.5 × 20.5 in | bedrooms, home offices, above a console or sofa |
| 24"" × 36"" | 24 × 30 in | living rooms, stairwells, a single statement wall |
The illustration is a 4:5 panel centred on the sheet with an even margin above and below, so it sits well in an off-the-shelf frame with or without a mat. Ships rolled in a protective tube, unframed.
Quick answers
Which size should I order? The 16.5″ × 23.3″ is the safe default for most walls. Take the 12″ × 18″ for a desk, a shelf or as part of a gallery cluster, and the 24″ × 36″ when the poster is meant to be the focal point of the room.
Does it come framed? No — it ships rolled and unframed in a protective tube. All three sizes are standard US frame sizes, so a shop-bought frame fits without a custom mat. A ready-to-hang framed version of this design is listed separately.
Is this a reprint of an old travel poster? No. It is an original illustration drawn in the mid-century travel-poster tradition — flat colour, clean edges, bold lettering — and a new composition made for RaZits. It is not a scan of a historic print.
When does the mimosa actually bloom in Bormes-les-Mimosas? In late winter — the mimosa trees that give the village its name flower roughly from January to March, which is why Bormes-les-Mimosas is a stop on the Route du Mimosa and holds its flower parade, the Corso fleuri, in February. The medieval village sits on a hillside in the Var department of Provence, a short drive above the Mediterranean coast at Le Lavandou.
Provence at full bloom, printed to order for your wall.
