Great Barrier Reef Travel Poster Print by Gert Sellheim (1930s)

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An Australian reef destination for your collection

Celebrate an interest in Australian travel and marine life with this reproduction of Gert Sellheim’s Great Barrier Reef poster from the 1930s. Its underwater subject offers a different perspective from familiar mountain and city travel advertisements. Choose it for a study, living room or gallery wall celebrating coastal destinations and the history of tourism.

About the poster

Created to promote the Great Barrier Reef for the Australian National Travel Association, the design connects a distinctive Australian destination with interwar travel advertising. Sellheim’s poster offers a starting point for exploring how tourism campaigns presented natural attractions to prospective visitors. For collectors, its 1930s context gives the reproduction a particular identity within a broader collection of Australian promotional art.

Create a personal coastal corner

Imagine displaying the print beside a shelf of travel journals, with warm wooden furniture, softly textured fabrics and a treasured seaside memento nearby. It can provide a year-round connection to marine travel, whether you have visited the reef or hope to discover it. The recorded blue, yellow and green palette gives you a starting point for coordinating accessories or companion prints in related colours.

A smaller format can join an established gallery arrangement, while a larger print gives the reef destination a more prominent place. Pairing it with Tasmania creates a shared Australian connection; adding Corsica and the French Riviera broadens the display into a collection of coastal travel destinations. Consider the available wall space and surrounding furniture before choosing your size.

Paper, printing and finish

This product is a reproduction, not an original travel advertisement from the 1930s. It is produced using giclée printing on 200gsm matte art paper, offering a matte paper surface for your chosen arrangement. Select a print-only version if you would like to use your own frame, or choose a framed option with a black wooden frame and white mount. Three paper sizes offer flexibility for an individual destination feature or a grouped travel gallery.

Choose your size

• Small: 11 × 14 in, available as a print only or framed.
• Medium: 12 × 16 in, available as a print only or framed.
• Large: 18 × 24 in, available as a print only or framed.
• Framed options include a black wooden frame and white mount. Select your preferred size and finish above.

Pair it with

Explore another Australian destination with the Tasmania travel poster (1930s). For a broader coastal-travel gallery wall, add Roger Broders’ Corsica poster (1928) and his French Riviera poster (1920s), contrasting the reef’s underwater world with Mediterranean seaside destinations.

Explore more Australian travel posters and styling ideas

Discover complementary destinations in our vintage Australian travel posters collection.

Find broader vintage travel-poster display inspiration in The Geometry of Glamour: Styling Art Deco Travel Posters for a Luxurious Home.