Mid-Century Educational Common Foods Roll Up Chart
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century, home economics, educational, roll-up chart is printed on canvas backed paper with maple rods. The chart includes illustrations and graphs depicting the nutritional value...
Canvas, Maple, Paper
Oversized Chocolate Advertising Poster, Belgium, 1999
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Oversized chocolate advertising poster, Belgium, 1999. One of three very rare large advertising posters from the brand ‘Jacques Chocolate’ from Belgium. Good original condition. ...
Paper
Marc Chagall, 'Nice Soleil' Vintage Poster
By (after) Marc Chagall
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
This is a edition featuring a blind stamp with the markings RGM (Galerie RG Michel) This poster was printed in France by and for the French Government. Published in an unnumbered run...
Paper
1969 Disneyland - Main Street Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
This beautiful mid century marvel is in fantastic condition, it was displayed and available in the park over 55 years ago.
Paper
$880Sale Price|20% Off
"Piscina Di Sarteano" Original Vintage Poster, 1962
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A charming poster which was created to promote a swimming pool in Italy that was open to the public. It is designed with a crisp graphic style to convey a sense of relaxation and ele...
Paper
Gazelle French Shoe Poster Signed ''Robys''
By Robys
Located in Westport, CT
Stamped'' Robys'' Advertising shoe poster with gift box and shoes and Gazelles jumping out of it! Framed in black and silver leaf trim Frame, circa 1940, French.
Jean Prouvé exhibition poster Booijmans van Beuningen 1981
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare exhibition poster for a Jean Prouvé exhibition at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 1981. Designed by Daphne Duijvelshoff and printed by Van Setten, this poster reflects...
Paper
1969 Disneyland - Skyway - Tomorrowland Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
This beautiful mid century marvel is in fantastic condition, it was displayed and available in the park over 55 years ago.
Paper
Psychedelic Ark Rock Poster 1967 Dance Concert
By Victor Moscoso
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A wild vintage psychedelic rock show poster with a creature banging on a drum advertising a dance concert at the Ark . The bands playing at the event include Baltimore Steam Packet, ...
Paper
1959 Cannes Film Festival Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
The beautiful design is vibrant in colour with wonderful mid century modern design by Pont. At the festival, the Palm d'Or went to the Orfeu Negro by Marcel Camus.
Paper
Original and Oficial Poster Mexico 1968 Olympic Games
By Lance Wyman
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Oficial and Original Poster for 1968 Mexico Olympic Games officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympic held from 12-27 October 1968, featuring the iconic eye-catching event logo ...
Paper
1959 Picasso Dessins Poster Galerie Louise Leiris Paris
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Picasso Poster Dessins Galerie Louise Leiris Paris 1959-1960 20 h x 16 art 12.25 x 9.13 Poster by Picasso No COA Preowned original vintage condition Refer to images listed
Paper
1969 Disneyland - Peoplemover - Tomorrowland Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
This beautiful mid century marvel is in fantastic condition, it was displayed and available in the park over 55 years ago.
Paper
1962 Air France - Mexico Original Vintage Poster
By Guy Georget
Located in Winchester, GB
Known for their fantastic posters from the mid-century, this piece is no exception.
Paper
Vintage Swedish Engineering Educational Diagram Poster
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Swedish engineering educational or instructional diagram printed as a poster on cardboard. String hanger.
Paper
Handmade Czechoslovak Cabaret Poster with Collage & Handwritten Text, 1969
Located in Żory, PL
The combination of printed graphics, analogue photography and expressive handwritten text gives the work the appearance of an authentic mid-century collage. The poster is preserved ...
Glass, Paper
$160Sale Price|20% Off
1960s School Poster by Oge-Hachette, The Beach and The Living Room
Located in Miami, FL
Very decorative original French double sided poster from Oge-Hachette, circa 1960s. This vintage wall decoration has wonderful details and would look great in a child's room. Illus...
Paper
1963 Air France, India Original Vintage Poster
By Guy Georget
Located in Winchester, GB
Known for their fantastic posters from the mid-century, this piece is no exception.
Paper
Jean Widmer Original Poster, 'Outillage', C. 1970
By Jean Widmer
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Jean Widmer Original Poster, 'Archives De L’art Contemporain', Circa 1970 Jean Widmer (1930-2014) was a Swiss graphic artist who made significant contributions to the field of grap...
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Serge Poliakoff, 'Abstraction' 1980
By Serge Poliakoff
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original Vintage Poster Serge Poliakoff 'ABCD' Exhibition, 1973 Serge Poliakoff (January 8, 1900 – October 12, 1969) was a Russian-born French modernist painter. Poliakoff quickly c...
Paper
Vintage mid-century school map “Digestion”, Germany ca. 1960
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Germany / 1960 / school map / canvas, wood / Mid-century / Vintage A school wall map of the stomach, intestines and digestive system. With beautiful drawings and many details. Print...
Canvas, Wood
$3,160Sale Price|20% Off
"Washington/ Go By Train/ Pennsylvania Railroad" Vintage Travel Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a vintage travel poster, printed for the Pennsylvania Railroad, by Einson-Freeman Co., New York. The poster depicts the iconic United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. The t...
Paper
1960 Poster Picasso Sala Gaspar Barcelona Original Lithograph
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Original Lithograph Poster Picasso 1960 Sala Gaspar Barcelona No COA Frame 20 h x 16 w Art 13 h x 9.38 Preowned original vintage condition Refer to images listed.
Paper
1954 Rear Window Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Widely ranked as one of Alfred Hitchcock's greatest films and among the greatest of all time, "Rear Window" was released in 1954. The film marked the second collaboration between the...
Linen, Paper
$1,016Sale Price|20% Off
1966 Poster Livres de Picasso PAB Art
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Picasso Livres PAB Art 1966 Poster by Picasso no COA 52A 20 h x 16 w art 11.75 h x 8.88 w Preowned original vintage unrestored condition Refer to listed images
Paper
1961 Sala-Gaspar Picasso Lithograph Poster Barcelona Spain
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1961 Sala- Gaspar Picasso Lithograph Poster Print Barcelona Spain 16 x 20 art 9.25 x 11.5 Original unrestored vintage condition Refer to listed images
Paper
Vintage Psychedelic Poster "Inner Zonk", Seatle, 1970's
By Rick Griffin, Peter Max, Victor Moscoso
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Psychedelic Poster "Inner Zonk" by AA Sales, Inc., Seatle, 1970's with Artwork ZEN ART " in good vintage condition "ala" almost 60 years old., field is in good condition w...
Paper
Small "Galerie Maeght" Lithograph Poster by Joan Miro
By Joan Miró
Located in San Diego, CA
Highly collectible small "Galerie Maeght" lithograph poster by Joan Miro, circa 1950s. The poster is presented in a simple black frame with double mat and measures 14.5" x 17.5" (vis...
Paper
'Batman' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1966
Located in Devon, GB
Fabulously kitsch and colourful, this rare Japanese B2 poster advertised the first full length feature film of the DC Comics character Batman. Released by 20th century Fox in 1966 as...
Linen, Paper
1960 TWA - New York Original Vintage Poster
By David Klein
Located in Winchester, GB
These posters have become synonymous with that golden, mid-Century era of design.
Linen, Paper
Smoke Cigarettes of the French Board Poster, 1935
Located in Andrézieux-Bouthéon, FR
Additional information: Materials: Paper Color: Blue, White, Maroon, Yellow, Black, Forest Green, Salmon Design Period: 1920 to 1949 Production Period: Unknown, 1930 to 1939 Country ...
Paper
Original "The Fugitive Kind" Movie Poster
By United Artists
Located in Westport, CT
From the home of Paul Newman and Joann Woodward, the 1960s original gilt framed
Movie poster.
Glass, Paper, Wood
1969 Roy Lichtenstein Guggenheim Museum Exhibition Poster, Framed
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Miami, FL
1969 Roy Lichtenstein Guggenheim Museum Exhibition Poster, Framed Offered for sale is an original Roy Lichtenstein exhibition poster dating from the Solomon R. Guggenheim exhibit w...
Wire
'Casablanca' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1946
Located in Devon, GB
An exceedingly rare and attractive poster for the first Postwar release of 'Casablanca' in Japan, printed only for use in the three theatres where the film premiered on 13th June 194...
Paper
Original Framed US Film Poster 'Alfie' Circa 1960's
Located in Gloucester, GB
Original Framed US Film Poster 'Alfie' Circa 1960's - Original movie poster from Michael Caine's 1966 film 'Alfie' - Small fold lines on poster - Large glass frame - United States ~...
Glass, Paper
1960's Chinese Mao Zedong Political Poster
Located in Weesp, NL
This Chinese political poster prominently features an image of Chairman Mao Zedong, with the iconic green military uniform and red star cap, a common portrayal during the height of M...
Wood, Paper
$480Sale Price|20% Off
CHAGALL Galerie Adrien Maeght Original Vintage Poster
By Marc Chagall
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
CHAGALL Galerie Adrien Maeght Original Vintage Poster Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Galerie Adrien Maeght - Jardins de Saint-Paul ARTIST Chagall YEAR 1969 CONDITION Good. Some sl...
Paper
L’Echanson by Seguin 1955 Original Vintage Poster
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
L’Echanson by Seguin 1955 original vintage poster. This is an original vintage poster which has been linen backed for preservation. This poster is in excellent condition. Year 19...
Paper
"Le Roi Du Bluff" - French Vintage Movie Poster 1932
Located in Kastrup, DK
"Le Roi Du Bluff" French vintage movie poster, lithographic print, from 1932. French poster edition for the American movie "The Half Naked Truth" (1932) with Lupe Vélez (b. 1908 Me...
Glass, Wood, Paper
$3,840Sale Price|20% Off
Original Vintage Political Poster, 'GALA FRANCO ESPAGNOL'
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original Vintage Political Poster, 'GALA FRANCO ESPAGNOL' This is an original vintage poster depicting Francisco Franco, who lead the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second S...
Linen, Paper
1958 Vertigo Original Vintage Poster
By Saul Bass
Located in Winchester, GB
This legendary poster & true mid century marvel by the master Bass is exceptionally rare and from the first original promotion of the fil in 1958.
Linen, Paper
Vintage Psychedelic Poster "American Flower", San Fransisco, 1968
By Rick Griffin, Peter Max, Victor Moscoso
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Psychedelic Poster "American Flower" San Fransisco, 1968 Printed by Orbit Graphic Arts Celestial Art, #17 1345 Howard Street, San Fransisco, USA Poster is in the style of:...
Paper
Vintage 1960s Religious Typographic Poster – Editorial Balmes, Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, ES
This rare 1960s religious typographic poster is a beautiful example of mid-century design blending spiritual messaging with modern aesthetics.
Paper
1959 TWA, Los Angeles Original Vintage Poster
By David Klein
Located in Winchester, GB
This poster was created in 1959 for Howard Hughes’ Trans World Airlines promoting their routes to Los Angeles, California. Illustrated by influential American artist David Klein, thi...
Paper
1960 TWA, New York Original Vintage Poster
By David Klein
Located in Winchester, GB
This poster was created in 1960 for Howard Hughes’ Trans World Airlines promoting their routes to New York. Illustrated by influential American artist David Klein, this design featur...
Paper
1956 Air France, Europe Original Vintage Poster
By Hervé Morvan
Located in Winchester, GB
With fabulous artwork from French painter Herve Morvan, this poster promoting Air France routes to Europe was created in 1956. Air France was created in 1933 after a merger of multip...
Linen, Paper
Double-sided movie poster - Michael Jackson: Moonwalker, 1989
Located in Praha, CZ
Movie poster for the legendary musical Moonwalker. The poster is in the German version with the inscription "Ein Film wie kein anderer" (One film is like no other). Ideal for fans an...
Paper
Original 1950s Czech Propaganda Industrial Poster by Frantisek Bilek
Located in Żory, PL
Rare 1950s Czech propaganda industrial poster by Frantisek Bilek, signed and dated Praha 1952, featuring mid-century artwork printed on stiff cardboard-like board (60x85 cm).
Paper
Original Exhibition Poster of Picasso, Germany, 1965
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Original exhibition poster of Picasso, Framed, Edition of 2000, Printed by Schwenk-Wilk, Francfort, 1965, Germany, 1965. Measures: 58 x 84 cm. Bibliography: N°223, "Les Affiches de...
Paper
1957 Grainau Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
With wonderful artwork from artist Stampfl depicting the beautiful Bavarian village in the mountains with a set of skis and poles in the foreground, this rare mid century travel post...
Paper
$1,120Sale Price|20% Off
Jean Dubuffet Silkscreen Serigraph Abstract Exhibition Poster
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Skokie, IL
Jean Dubuffet Silkscreen Serigraph Abstract Exhibition Poster This original vintage poster is a rare piece. It was created for an exhibition of Jean Dubuffet's work at the BC Holla...
Metal
$950Sale Price|68% Off
Original Vintage Chinese Propanda Poster, Warmly Hail...1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT To reduce shipping cost, this will be shipped unframed. An original vintage Chinese propaganda poster with "Warmly Hail the Successful Opening of the 4th People's Congress" ...
Acrylic, Paper
"Who done it?" Spanish Film Poster, 1944
By Gráficas Vior
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Who done it?", Original Spanish Film Poster, 1944 Original Spanish cinema poster of the film "Who done it?" in Spain called "Crimen a Medianoche". Comedy-mystery film with Bud Abbot...
Paper
Original 1950s Czech Propaganda Industrial Poster by Frantisek Bilek
Located in Żory, PL
Rare 1950s Czech propaganda industrial poster by Frantisek Bilek, signed and dated Praha 1952, featuring mid-century artwork printed on stiff cardboard-like board (60x85 cm).
Paper
$333Sale Price|20% Off
Pop Art Poster in Vintage Style, 2000s
Located in Praha, CZ
Not original its reproduction from 2000s Its Print
Paper
Pop Art Poster in Vintage Style, 2000s
Located in Praha, CZ
Not original its reproduction from 2000s Its Print
Paper
$333Sale Price|20% Off
Pop Art Poster in Vintage Style, 2000s
Located in Praha, CZ
Not original its reproduction from 2000s Its Print
Paper
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
Add a welcome personal touch to your space and tie your distinctive interior scheme together by introducing antique and vintage posters to any and every room of your home.
In the late 19th century, following the advent of text-heavy posters printed from woodblocks for use in taverns and shop windows, hand-drawn poster art had become commonplace in regions such as France, England and the United States. Well-known illustrators were commissioned to produce decorative posters to advertise political campaigns, theatrical events, books, household goods and other items. Early poster artists used a printmaking technique called lithography, which sees drawings or paintings created on a stone (or metal) surface with an oil-based substance, such as a greasy crayon or tusche (an oily wash). The image is eventually affixed to the surface by means of a chemical reaction, and ink adheres to certain sections of the surface while non–image areas are made to repel the ink.
If you wanted a color lithograph in the early days, the number of stones prepared had to match the number of colors you commissioned for the poster. French painter Jules Chéret, widely known as the father of the modern poster, designed some of history's most popular lithographic posters that featured color. Today, Chéret’s art is highly collectible, along with original works by Czech painter and decorative artist Alphonse Mucha, whose posters advertising theatrical productions helped define Art Nouveau.
Over time, poster artists transitioned to more advanced techniques. Using silkscreens, woodblocks and photolithography, painters and illustrators printed larger quantities at a faster rate.
If you’ve finally tracked down that vintage movie poster, mid-century modern promotional travel poster or other work and you’re looking to find out if it is valuable, distinguishing between an original poster and a reproduction can be complicated. A professional appraiser can work with you on factors such as rarity, assessing the physical condition of your poster and authenticating your piece. For now, take care of your new acquisition because conserving posters is essential in helping them retain their value. A practical conservation method is to have the work mounted on archival, acid-free paper and thin artist’s canvas, then enclosing it in a sturdy frame. (And here is a primer on how to hang wall art, be it arranged gallery-style or otherwise.)
On 1stDibs, find all kinds of posters for your home today.