Georg Gerster

Original poster made by Georg Gerster - Swissair to Australia Coral Reef

1965

In the realm of aviation aesthetics, Nikolaus Schwabe's 1961 poster for Swissair flights to the USA emerges as a masterpiece, encapsulating the spirit of travel with an air of timeless elegance. This original poster is not merely an advertisement but a visual journey into the golden age of air travel. Schwabe's artistic strokes breathe life into the Swissair poster...

The 1961 original poster by Bingler for Swissair, featuring the Convair Coronado 880, captures a key moment in the history of aviation and the developm...

The 1971 original travel poster for Swissair, titled "Airview - British Columbia," was created by renowned Swiss aerial photographer Georg Gerster with d...

Original poster by Brun 🇨🇭 (1909-1999) created numerous posters that have written the history of Swiss graphic design and are now internationall...

This original vintage travel poster, titled "Australia – The Great Barrier Reef," was created in 1956 by Eileen Mayo for the Australian National Travel Association. It is one of the most celebrated examples of mid-century Australian travel advertising, brilliantly capturing the wonder and biodiversity of the world’s largest coral reef system. The composition features a richly stylized underwater scene, teeming with fish, coral, and marine flora rendered in bold, naturalistic colors. Mayo’s intricate detailing and balanced composition invite viewers into a magical aquatic world—simultaneously educational and awe-inspiring. Eileen Mayo (1906–1994) was a British-born artist, designer, and printmaker who later became a major artistic voice in both New Zealand and Australia. Trained at the Slade School of Fine Art in London and later under Claude Flight at the Grosvenor School of Modern Art, Mayo's career spanned book illustration, painting, tapestry, and poster design. She was especially known for her scientific accuracy combined with a strong design sense—a rare combination that made her work particularly well-suited to natural subjects and public commissions. After emigrating to Australia in the early 1950s, Mayo quickly became an integral figure in the Australian art world. She designed postage stamps, illustrated educational materials, and worked closely with government agencies on visual campaigns, including those promoting tourism and environmental awareness. Her work is characterized by a deep respect for nature, clarity of form, and a graceful merging of art and science. This poster exemplifies Mayo’s talent for transforming biological detail into captivating visual storytelling. Her sensitivity to nature and compositional discipline make this one of the finest Australian travel posters...

Original vintage travel poster for Australia by Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline in association with BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) and TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Li...

Original vintage travel advertising poster for Qantas super service at your command! Australia's international airline Qantas Empire Airways Ltd in association with British Overseas Airways Corporation BOAC and Tasman Empire Airways Ltd. Great mid century illustration featuring a smartly dressed smiling lady walking past a line of Qantas cabin crew wearing blue uniform with suitcases bearing luggage labels on the side, a man in a brown suit and hat following her and more passengers disembarking a Qantas Lockheed Constellation plane with an Australian flag...

Original vintage travel poster issued by Air-India International for Australia featuring stunning colourful illustrations of a plane flying over people working in a coal mine with a coal train loaded on a railway track above the bold title Australia on a yellow background, a kookaburra bird and historical and tribal artefacts, a kangaroo and a swordfish, grapes hanging over a glass of red wine, sheep, bull, cocoa pods on a tree and a cricket match with a kangaroo and an emu at the sides of the Australian coat of...