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Typewriter Eraser
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Claes Oldenberg Typewriter Eraser 1970 Lithograph 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. Edition
Category

1970s Contemporary Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Lithograph

Typewriter Eraser
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Claes Oldenburg Typewriter Eraser 1970 Graphite and watercolor on paper 14
Category

1970s Contemporary Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Watercolor, Graphite

Original poster, in an Art Deco style, by Francis Bernard Olympia typewriter
Located in PARIS, FR
Original poster, in an Art Deco style, was made in 1936 by Francis Bernard 🇫🇷 (1900-1979) to
Category

1930s Art Deco Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Paper

Joe Strummer at Typewriter
By Josh Cheuse
Located in New York, NY
11x14” Limited Edition Signed by the Photographer Next available edition printed upon purchase. Please allow extra production time.
Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Joe Strummer at Typewriter
By Josh Cheuse
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition Print Hand signed and numbered by photographer Please allow 4 weeks for delivery
Category

20th Century Contemporary Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Orthochromatic Positive (Antique Olivetti Typewriter)
By Samuel Field
Located in Cambridge, GB
This bold graphic piece fantastically captures the iconic Italian Olivetti Typewriter. This
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1980s Conceptual Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Silver Gelatin

Orthochromatic Negative (Antique Olivetti Typewriter)
By Samuel Field
Located in Cambridge, GB
This bold graphic piece fantastically captures the iconic Italian Olivetti Typewriter. This
Category

1980s Conceptual Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

C Print, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper, Black and White

1950's Original Mettype Typewriter - Boxed
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s Original Mettype Typewriter – Boxed 1950’s Original Mettype Typewriter – Boxed. Classic
Category

1950s English Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Metal

Vintage 1950's Original Mettype Typewriter - Boxed
1950's Original Mettype Typewriter - Boxed
H 5.12 in W 11.42 in D 7.09 in
Antique Art Deco Woodstock Manual Typewriter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Deco Woodstock Manual Typewriter. Circa 1930s. Measurements: 9" H x 16" W x 12" D.
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Metal

Typewriter (Illustration for Playgirl Magazine)
By Gary Van Der Steur
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gary van der Steur, American Title: Typewriter (Original Illustration for Playgirl Magazine
Category

1970s American Realist Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Pastel

Orthochromatic Positive - Black & White Photography of a Typewriter
By Samuel Field
Located in Cambridge, GB
Samuel Field's still life of an Olivetti Typewriter, is given depth in the orthochromatic process
Category

1980s Conceptual Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Silver Gelatin

Orthochromatic Negative - Black & White Photography of a Typewriter
By Samuel Field
Located in Cambridge, GB
Samuel Field's still life of an Olivetti Typewriter, is given depth in the orthochromatic process
Category

1980s Conceptual Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Silver Gelatin

Nat Finkelstein, Andy Warhol at Typewriter NYC, 1966/2020
By Nat Finkelstein
Located in Manchester, GB
Nat Finkelstein, Andy Warhol at Typewriter NYC, 1966/2020 Intimate and contemplative portrait of
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Lithograph

Singer IV (part of a typewriter that is iconic)
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
Carol Wax's mezzotint, Singer IV looking at the botton of the typewriter portrays the incised metal
Category

1990s Contemporary Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Singer I (Distorted perspective with shadows of an old Singer typewriter)
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
to reinvent subjects, transforming an ordinary typewriter into a monumental icon, unplugged fans into
Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Monet Portrait of Jeanne Duval: Ricard drawing vintage typewriter love poetry
By Rene Ricard
Located in New York, NY
served as enfant terrible of the 1980s New York art scene. Here, Ricard traverses visual art, text, and
Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Lithograph

Singer II (Woodgrain, incised metal plate of a Singer typewriter casts shadows)
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
Carol Wax's mezzotint, Singer II looking at the end of the typewriter portrays the incised metal
Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Typewriter/ HERMES 2000, Switzerland 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
HERMES 2000 is a Swiss product, made in the 1930s by the E. Paillard Company, based in the city of Yverdon Fully functional Made of metal, steel, chrome, fabric. Good original condit...
Category

1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Metal

 Typewriter/ HERMES 2000, Switzerland 1930s
 Typewriter/ HERMES 2000, Switzerland 1930s
H 5.12 in W 11.82 in D 12.21 in
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Olivetti Lettera 22 Typewriter Alphabet Art
By Giovanni Pintori
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for the Olivetti Lettera 22 typewriter model featuring a great
Category

1950s Italian Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Paper

Portable Typewriter Continental 340, Germany 1937
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Germany. Production in the years 1931-1940 Made of metal, steel, chrome, Polished Good original condition, functional.
Category

1930s German Art Deco Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Metal

Typewriter, Manufacturer Remington: Zbrojovka Brno, circa 1935
Located in Praha, CZ
Oznaceni: Remington Z16 Vyrobeno v Ceskoslovensku. Výroba zacala v roce 1934 Vyrobeno z kovu, oceli, chromu Leštené Dobrý puvodní stav, funkcní Mezerník se nevrací.
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Portable Typewriter Corona Junior, U.S.A. circa 1395
Located in Praha, CZ
, functional. producer LC Smith & Bros. Typewriter Company.
Category

1930s American Art Deco Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Metal

Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Valentine Typewriter, Italy 1960s
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Naples, IT
Famous and Iconic Portable Typewriter Mod. Valentine designed by Ettore Sottsass and Peter King
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Metal

Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Valentine Typewriter C. 1960's
By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti
Located in Locust Valley, NY
the MoMa as an excellent example of pop art. The typewriter also presaged Sottsass' own evolution
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Metal

Typewriter Mirsa Ideal by Seidl and Naumann - Dresden - Germany, 1934
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Germany Made of metal Fully functional Re-polished Good Original condition.
Category

1930s German Art Deco Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Metal

Samaras at Whitney Museum of American Art Exhibition Poster
By Lucas Samaras
Located in New York, NY
Lucas Samaras Samaras at Whitney Museum of American Art Exhibition Poster, 1973 Offset lithograph
Category

1970s Abstract Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Tristan Tzara's Letter - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
The letter is written in French with typewriter. In good conditions except for some light folds and
Category

1950s Dada Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Paper

Large Abstract Expressionist Figure Handmade Paper Etching Silkscreen Print
By Sam Messer
Located in Surfside, FL
Art. He has painted numerous paintings of the author Paul Auster's typewriter. Messer's animation
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Handmade Paper, Lithograph, Screen

Man’s Work Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Man’s Work 1960 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Working at his typewriter
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Miss Denim
Located in Toronto, Ontario
techniques with materials or technology not typically used in the creation of fine art. In her work she
Category

1970s Contemporary Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Polaroid

Mirabelle
Located in Toronto, Ontario
techniques with materials or technology not typically used in the creation of fine art. In her work she
Category

1970s Contemporary Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Polaroid

Self-Portrait
Located in Toronto, Ontario
techniques with materials or technology not typically used in the creation of fine art. In her work she
Category

1970s Contemporary Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Polaroid

Electra
Located in Toronto, Ontario
techniques with materials or technology not typically used in the creation of fine art. In her work she
Category

1970s Contemporary Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Polaroid

Electra
Electra
H 7.75 in W 10.5 in
Nancy
Located in Toronto, Ontario
techniques with materials or technology not typically used to create fine art. In her work, she addresses the
Category

1970s Contemporary Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Polaroid

Nancy
Nancy
H 7.75 in W 10.5 in
"LOST AND FOUND" CATTLE STRAYS IN WEST TEXAS. WESTERN COWBOY COWS. FRAME 30 X 42
Located in San Antonio, TX
. Prior to being an artist, he was a typewriter instructor. Lester was a self-taught artist who always
Category

1970s Impressionist Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Oil

"MOVE ALONG" CATTLE IN WEST TEXAS. WESTERN COWBOY, COWS, HORSES, MOUNTAINS
Located in San Antonio, TX
. Prior to being an artist, he was a typewriter instructor. Lester was a self-taught artist who always
Category

1970s Impressionist Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Oil

Mao from New York Collection for Stockholm (F&S II. 89), Lt Ed Unique variation
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Print on Typewriter Paper Hand signed in ink and numbered 25/300 by Andy Warhol (unique variant). This
Category

1970s Pop Art Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Pickaxe (Spitzhacke) Superimposed on a Drawing of the Site by E.L. Grimm
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Missouri, MO
studied literature and art history, graduating in 1950, the same year Claes became an American citizen
Category

20th Century American Modern Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint, Photogravure

Perfect Service (La Bonne Table illustration)
By Ludwig Bemelmans, 1898-1962
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Bemelmans that he was both artist and writer. The typewriter may have been his enemy, but as his
Category

Mid-20th Century Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Felsina Ramazzotti 1926 Italian Alcohol Advertising Poster, Leonetto C
By Leonetto Cappiello
Located in Bath, Somerset
) was an Italian and French poster art designer and painter, primarily known for his work in Paris. He
Category

20th Century Italian Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Linen, Paper

Campari c1922 Oversized Italian Alcohol Advertising Poster, Leonetto Cappiello
By Leonetto Cappiello
Located in Bath, Somerset
, wonderful item. Leonetto Cappiello (1875–1942) was an Italian and French poster art designer and painter
Category

20th Century Italian Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Linen, Paper

"Marlon Brando" by Murray Garrett
By Murray Garrett
Located in London, GB
a typewriter in his lap while a cat lays across his shoulders at his home in Los Angeles, California
Category

1950s Modern Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Black and White

Deerflake (The artist's first work celebrating the Solstice / deer as snowflake)
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
ordinary typewriter into a monumental icon, unplugged fans into whirring creatures, and fabric into
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Konrad Klapheck - Original Lithograph
By Konrad Klapheck
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
: Cahiers d'art published under the direction of G. di San Lazzaro. Konrad Klapheck (born February 10, 1935
Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Lithograph

Olivetti
By Giovanni Pintori
Located in New York, NY
advertisement posters for Olivetti typewriters dating from 1936 to 1967. Today part of the permanent collection
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Offset

Olivetti
H 37.38 in W 26.25 in
Original "Fly Bea, British Overseas Airways" vintage poster
By John Castle
Located in Spokane, WA
typewriter with a sheet of paper used to identify the airline. Each of the keys would send you on a plane
Category

1950s American Modern Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Lithograph

BITTER CAMPARI, 1926 Vintage Italian Alcohol Advertising Poster, Nizzoli
By Marcello Nizzoli
Located in Bath, Somerset
incorporate art and design into their brand working with some of the most celebrated poster designers of the
Category

20th Century Italian Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Linen, Paper

Abstract Etching (no. 1/5) by David Mar
Located in Soquel, CA
" (by typewriter) at the bottom edge of the paper. Presented in a new white mat with a black accent, and
Category

1990s Contemporary Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Etching

Zebragram (a stylized circular design created by repeated imagery of a zebra)
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
to reinvent subjects, transforming an ordinary typewriter into a monumental icon, unplugged fans into
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Two Hands, Mid Century Surrealist mixed media Signed/N (Gemini 20 Anselmino 61)
By Man Ray
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Acquired from a sale to benefit the Di Rosa Art Park (Napa, California) This coveted original
Category

1960s Surrealist Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Screen, Engraving

Remington Strip Tease
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
uses stylization and imagination to reinvent subjects, transforming an ordinary typewriter into a
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Frog Cog
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
ordinary typewriter into a monumental icon, unplugged fans into whirring creatures, and fabric into
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Made in China (A lantern with Chinese characters etched on the base)
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
ordinary typewriter into a monumental icon, unplugged fans into whirring creatures, and fabric into
Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Apple Peeler II (a kitchen tool interpreted by paintings of Yves Tanguy)
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
to reinvent subjects, transforming an ordinary typewriter into a monumental icon, unplugged fans into
Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Singer III (The wheel turning part of a sewing machine casts shadows on wall)
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
collections: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Palmer Museum at Penn State, Johnson Museum at Cornell University and
Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Angel and Skeleton (the rescuing Angel appears to be female)
By Donna Evans
Located in New Orleans, LA
collective responded to the urgency of those years, using readily available resources: old typewriters, found
Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Woodcut

Birds of Paradigm
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
to reinvent subjects, transforming an ordinary typewriter into a monumental icon, unplugged fans into
Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Colossal Flashlight in Place of Hoover Dam
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Missouri, MO
art history, graduating in 1950, the same year Claes became an American citizen. Returning to Chicago
Category

20th Century American Modern Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Architextures
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
typewriter into a monumental icon, unplugged fans into whirring creatures, and fabric into rippling water or
Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Trunk Lines (Interweaved faces, ears and the trunks of elephants form design)
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
ordinary typewriter into a monumental icon, unplugged fans into whirring creatures, and fabric into
Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Typewriter Art

Materials

Mezzotint

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Vintage Typewriter Art For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate piece of vintage typewriter art for your needs in our varied inventory. In our selection of items, you can find modern examples as well as a contemporary version. Finding the perfect item from our selection of vintage typewriter art may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right choice in our collection of vintage typewriter art is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes black, gray, beige and brown. Creating an object in our assortment of vintage typewriter art has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Carol Wax, Christopher Stott, Robert Cottingham, David Hollier and Samuel Field are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in engraving, mezzotint and paint.

How Much is a Vintage Typewriter Art?

A piece of vintage typewriter art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $889, while the lowest priced sells for $25 and the highest can go for as much as $50,000.
Questions About Vintage Typewriter Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021
    A vintage typewriter could cost you at least $400 to $500. The value can go much higher, depending on the style, its condition and much more. You can find a range of vintage typewriters on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 7, 2024
    To price vintage art, you can use trusted online resources to determine what similar pieces have sold for in the past. Many auction houses and online platforms allow you to see sold items, and browsing these listings can give you a feel for a work of art’s value. Keep in mind that the maker, age, subject matter, rarity and condition of a work will all contribute to how much it's worth. A certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer can examine a piece of art for you and give you an estimate of its fair market value. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of vintage art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    The art style of antique and vintage posters varies greatly. During the first decades of the 20th century, posters reflected the Art Nouveau style. After World War II, the mid-century modern style influenced designs, and by the 1960s, Op Art and Surrealism provided inspiration for posters. Shop a selection of posters from some of the world's top galleries on 1stDibs.