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

A vintage travel poster reproduction of Gert Sellheim’s Great Barrier Reef design (1930s), with an Australian coastal travel, underwater marine life and tourism theme.

This reproduction features blue, yellow and green tones with a travel theme. Produced using giclée printing on quality 200gsm art paper, it has a matte finish.

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.

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.

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