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Ww1 Posters

Original "Ring It Again, Third Liberty Loan vintage WW1 poster
Original "Ring It Again, Third Liberty Loan vintage WW1 poster

Original "Ring It Again, Third Liberty Loan vintage WW1 poster

Located in Spokane, WA

Original poster: Ring it Again Third Liberty Loan. Buy U. S. Gov't Bonds. World War 1 lithograph poster over 100 years old. It is mounted on acid-free archival linen. It looks l...

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1920s American Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Original Have You a Red Cross Service Flag? vintage WW1 poster
Original Have You a Red Cross Service Flag? vintage WW1 poster

Original Have You a Red Cross Service Flag? vintage WW1 poster

By Jessie Willcox Smith

Located in Spokane, WA

Original 1918 Red Cross Poster - "Have YOU a Red Cross Service Flag?" - Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith, Linen Backed. Restored horizontal fold mark and restored small tears al...

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1910s American Modern Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Original U. S. Marines, Soldiers of the Sea vintage WW1 poster  linen backed
Original U. S. Marines, Soldiers of the Sea vintage WW1 poster  linen backed

Original U. S. Marines, Soldiers of the Sea vintage WW1 poster linen backed

By Joseph Christian Leyendecker

Located in Spokane, WA

Original U.S. Marines "Soldiers of the Sea" vintage poster by J.C. Leyendecker (c. 1917); linen-backed in A-, B+ condition, ready to frame. The poster has a bent upper-left corner fo...

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1910s Art Deco Figurative Prints

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Offset

Original Keep These Off The U.S.A., Buy Liberty Bonds vintage WW1 poster
Original Keep These Off The U.S.A., Buy Liberty Bonds vintage WW1 poster

Original Keep These Off The U.S.A., Buy Liberty Bonds vintage WW1 poster

Located in Spokane, WA

Original Keep These Off the U.S.A." buy more Liberty Bonds vintage World War One posters. Archival linen backed in excellent condition, ready to frame. The images shown are of t...

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1910s American Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Jeannet, Original Railways Poster, Verdun, WW1, Soldier, Warrior, Sword, 1930
Jeannet, Original Railways Poster, Verdun, WW1, Soldier, Warrior, Sword, 1930

Jeannet, Original Railways Poster, Verdun, WW1, Soldier, Warrior, Sword, 1930

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Original Vintage Poster for the French Railways about Verdun created by Etienne Jeannet in 1930. Artist: Jeannet Etienne Title: Verdun – Forteresse historique – Centre de Tourisme D...

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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Paper

WW1 ‘Oh Les Aura!' French Poster by Jules-Abel Faivre, Mid 1980s
WW1 ‘Oh Les Aura!' French Poster by Jules-Abel Faivre, Mid 1980s

WW1 ‘Oh Les Aura!' French Poster by Jules-Abel Faivre, Mid 1980s

By Jules-Abel Faivre

Located in Faversham, GB

Oh Les Aura! 2e emprunt de la défense nationale – Souscrivez Eng – “We’ll get them! 2nd national defence loan. Printed 1916 by Devambez, Paris, and signed in the print. The most famo...

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20th Century French Arts and Crafts Posters

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Linen, Paper

"L'Emprunt De La Defense Nationale" Ww1 Vintage Poster, by Jules Abel Faivre
"L'Emprunt De La Defense Nationale" Ww1 Vintage Poster, by Jules Abel Faivre

"L'Emprunt De La Defense Nationale" Ww1 Vintage Poster, by Jules Abel Faivre

Located in Centennial, CO

A monumental, original antique 1916 French World War 1 era poster titled, "L'Emprunt De La Defense Nationale" (Subscription Loan for the Defense of France) by Jules Abel Faivre (1867...

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Plexiglass, Wood, Paper

Antique Pair of Framed Certificates, French, Award of Honour, WW1, circa 1920
Antique Pair of Framed Certificates, French, Award of Honour, WW1, circa 1920

Antique Pair of Framed Certificates, French, Award of Honour, WW1, circa 1920

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique pair of framed certificates. A French, large award of posthumous honour from WWI and a smaller plaque of good conduct, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920...

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Early 20th Century French Edwardian Posters

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Paper

Original Fight or Buy Bonds, Third Liberty Loan, Large Format vintage poster
Original Fight or Buy Bonds, Third Liberty Loan, Large Format vintage poster

Original Fight or Buy Bonds, Third Liberty Loan, Large Format vintage poster

By Howard Chandler Christy

Located in Spokane, WA

He earned his spurs as a wartime artist when he accompanied US troops to Cuba in 1898, an experience that stood him in good stead when he was called on to create his famed series of ...

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1910s American Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Put Fighting Blood in Your Business
Put Fighting Blood in Your Business

Put Fighting Blood in Your Business

Located in Spokane, WA

Original WW1 poster. Put Fighting Blood in Your Business.

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1910s American Realist Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Original 'Soldiers - Sailors and Women Guests' Welcome to the YWCA Hostess House
Original 'Soldiers - Sailors and Women Guests' Welcome to the YWCA Hostess House

Original 'Soldiers - Sailors and Women Guests' Welcome to the YWCA Hostess House

By Walter Tittle

Located in Spokane, WA

A sailor shakes the hand of a man while a woman is standing and smiling at them. Linen-backed original WW1 poster printed in semitone colors. Fine condition with original fold mar...

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1910s American Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Original Buy War Savings Stamps WW1 lithograph vintage poster
Original Buy War Savings Stamps WW1 lithograph vintage poster

Original Buy War Savings Stamps WW1 lithograph vintage poster

Located in Spokane, WA

Original WW1 vintage poster: HELP HIM WIN BY SAVING AND SERVING, W.S.S., BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS.

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1910s American Realist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Original "For Your Boy, YMCA, vintage WW1 1918 poster
Original "For Your Boy, YMCA, vintage WW1 1918 poster

Original "For Your Boy, YMCA, vintage WW1 1918 poster

By Arthur William Brown

Located in Spokane, WA

Original. YMCA for Your Boy. Acid-free original vintage poster in excellent condition with archival linen backing, ready to frame. Certificate of Authenticity with an embedded image ...

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1910s American Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Original On the Job for Victory vintage WW1 lithograph poster.
Original On the Job for Victory vintage WW1 lithograph poster.

Original On the Job for Victory vintage WW1 lithograph poster.

By Jonas Lie

Located in Spokane, WA

Original Vintage Poster "On The Job For Victory" by Jonas Lie. U. S. military World War 1 antique poster, archival linen backed and in A- condition. Ready to frame. Horizontal ...

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1910s American Realist Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Original "This is what GOD give us ..." vintage poster  WW1
Original "This is what GOD give us ..." vintage poster  WW1

Original "This is what GOD give us ..." vintage poster WW1

Located in Spokane, WA

Original United States Food Administration vintage poster. This is what GOD gives us United States Food Administration. Artist A. Hendee. This is what GOD gives us What are you g...

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1910s American Realist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Original USA BONDS  Weapons for Liberty WW1 Third Liberty Loan vintage poster
Original USA BONDS  Weapons for Liberty WW1 Third Liberty Loan vintage poster

Original USA BONDS Weapons for Liberty WW1 Third Liberty Loan vintage poster

By Joseph Christian Leyendecker

Located in Spokane, WA

Original vintage World War I poster. U.S.A. bonds: Third Liberty Loan campaign: Boy Scouts of America. Depicted: Boy Scout handing a sword inscribed "Be prepared" to a stylized warri...

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1910s Art Deco Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Original For Every Fighter A Woman Worker, Y.W.C.A. vintage poster  WW1
Original For Every Fighter A Woman Worker, Y.W.C.A. vintage poster  WW1

Original For Every Fighter A Woman Worker, Y.W.C.A. vintage poster WW1

By Ernest Hamlin Baker

Located in Spokane, WA

For Every Fighter a Woman Worker. Original vintage poster. Linen Lined. Very good condition. Artist: Ernest Hamlin Baker. Size: 28" x 42". Year: 1918 Linen backed trimme...

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1910s American Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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Original French WWI Poster, On les Aura - Faivre

Original French WWI Poster, On les Aura - Faivre

By Jules-Abel Faivre

Located in Montreal, QU

One of the most famous French WW1 posters. "On les aura!" was a popular phrase coined by General Philippe Pétain in 1916.

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Early 20th Century French Posters

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Lithograph

Original Iconic World War One Propaganda Poster - Women Of Britain Say Go! WW1

Original Iconic World War One Propaganda Poster - Women Of Britain Say Go! WW1

By E.V. Kealey

Located in London, GB

Original vintage World War One propaganda poster published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee: Women of Britain say "Go!" Iconic design featuring two ladies and a young boy lo...

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Vintage 1910s Great Britain (UK) Posters

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Paper

Original "Hey Fellows!" American Library Association vintage WW1 poster
Original "Hey Fellows!" American Library Association vintage WW1 poster

Original "Hey Fellows!" American Library Association vintage WW1 poster

Located in Spokane, WA

Hey Fellows portrays American servicemen as literate and keen readers who are overjoyed to receive books from stateside donors thanks to an innovative program organized by the Americ...

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1910s American Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Original French WW1 Recruitment Poster
Original French WW1 Recruitment Poster

Original French WW1 Recruitment Poster

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H 50.25 in W 34.38 in D 1 in

Original French WW1 Recruitment Poster

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

This is an original WW1 recruitment poster from France. The frame is simple with plexiglass front.

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Early 20th Century French Posters

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Paper

Original WW1 "Every 6 Hours a Ship is Launched" Thrift Stamp vintage poster
Original WW1 "Every 6 Hours a Ship is Launched" Thrift Stamp vintage poster

Original WW1 "Every 6 Hours a Ship is Launched" Thrift Stamp vintage poster

Located in Spokane, WA

Original “A Thrift Stamp a Day will help to Pay the way” vintage WW1 poster. 4 Every Day. Every 6 Hours, a Ship is Launched to Carry our Boys “Over There” A Thrift Stamp a day will...

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1910s American Modern Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Original "Fight or Buy Bonds, Third Liberty Loan" vintage poster  1917
Original "Fight or Buy Bonds, Third Liberty Loan" vintage poster  1917

Original "Fight or Buy Bonds, Third Liberty Loan" vintage poster 1917

By Howard Chandler Christy

Located in Spokane, WA

He earned his spurs as a wartime artist when he accompanied US troops to Cuba in 1898, an experience that stood him in good stead when he was called on to create his famed series of ...

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1910s American Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Original 'Tell That To The Marines!' vintage World War 1 poster  WW1
Original 'Tell That To The Marines!' vintage World War 1 poster  WW1

Original 'Tell That To The Marines!' vintage World War 1 poster WW1

By James Montgomery Flagg

Located in Spokane, WA

Original. Tell That To The Marines vintage military poster. Artist: James Montgomery Flaff. Museum Mounted on acid free archival linen. World War 1 original. Over 104 year...

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1910s American Realist Portrait Prints

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Offset

We have just begun to fight!  Original World War 1 vintage poster
We have just begun to fight!  Original World War 1 vintage poster

We have just begun to fight! Original World War 1 vintage poster

Located in Spokane, WA

Categories: Patriotism Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 Propaganda World War, 1939-1945. The United States. Posters Note that this image idea is taken from the very famous Abl...

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1940s American Modern Portrait Prints

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Offset

We have just begun to fight!  Original World War 1 vintage poster
We have just begun to fight!  Original World War 1 vintage poster

We have just begun to fight! Original World War 1 vintage poster

Located in Spokane, WA

Categories: Patriotism Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 Propaganda World War, 1939-1945. The United States. Posters Note that this image idea is taken from the very famous Abl...

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1940s American Modern Portrait Prints

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Offset

Near the finish, 1885
Near the finish, 1885

Near the finish, 1885

By Arthur Wardle

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

He also produced the famous WW1 recruitment poster ‘The Empire needs Men!’.

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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Original Poster WW1 Poster by Penfield
Original Poster WW1 Poster by Penfield

Original Poster WW1 Poster by Penfield

By Edward Penfield

Located in Los Gatos, CA

"A garden for every child, every child in a garden." The motto of the United States School Garden Army. At the advent of World War I, the Bureau of Education, with funding from the W...

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20th Century American Posters

Original American WW1 Patriotic Poster

Original American WW1 Patriotic Poster

Located in Los Gatos, CA

In this WWI poster, we see a frightened young girl clinging to Lady Columbia brandishing the American flag as she raises her sword. This image makes a strong statement of America's n...

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20th Century American Posters

Original American WW1 Army Recruitment Poster

Original American WW1 Army Recruitment Poster

Located in Los Gatos, CA

Originally published as the cover for the July 6, 1916, issue of Leslie's Weekly with the title "What Are You Doing for Preparedness?" this portrait of "Uncle Sam" went on to become ...

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20th Century American Posters

Statue of Liberty WW1

Statue of Liberty WW1

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H 48 in W 31.75 in

Statue of Liberty WW1

Located in San Francisco, CA

This is a hauntingly beautiful image of Lady Liberty from the World War 1 era.

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Early 20th Century French Posters

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Stone

Uncle Sam's Garden Army Poster
Uncle Sam's Garden Army Poster

Uncle Sam's Garden Army Poster

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H 28.75 in W 23.5 in D 1 in

Uncle Sam's Garden Army Poster

Located in North Egremont, MA

This whimsical and fascinating WW1 propaganda poster for the United States School Garden Army was an attempt, thru the Board of Education, to mobilize school children to their patri...

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Early 20th Century American Posters

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Wood

"Together We Win" Original Antique WW1 Recruitment Poster

"Together We Win" Original Antique WW1 Recruitment Poster

By James Montgomery Flagg

Located in Boston, MA

A shipyard worker marches with a Navy seaman and a Marine in this jaunty original vintage WWI poster. The US Shipping Board, which commissioned the poster, was highly successful in ...

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1910s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"Do your duty!" Original Vintage Italian 1917 WW1 Recruiting Poster by Mauzan

"Do your duty!" Original Vintage Italian 1917 WW1 Recruiting Poster by Mauzan

By Achille Luciano Mauzan

Located in Boston, MA

"Do your duty!" is the battle cry of this most famous of Italian recruiting posters from WWI. Mauzan, although born on the French Riviera, lived in Italy and became one of the most c...

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1910s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"Care for her through the YWCA" Original Antique WW1 Poster

"Care for her through the YWCA" Original Antique WW1 Poster

Located in Boston, MA

"For every fighter, a woman worker!" This powerful and highly effective poster was created for the YWCA, which played an important role in improving the welfare of women throughout W...

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1910s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"Care for her through the YWCA" Original Antique WW1 Poster

"Care for her through the YWCA" Original Antique WW1 Poster

Located in Boston, MA

"For every fighter, a woman worker!" This charming and highly effective poster was created for the YWCA, which played an important role in improving the welfare of women throughout W...

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1910s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

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Original Americans All! Honor Roll - Victory Libery Loan vintage poster
Original Americans All! Honor Roll - Victory Libery Loan vintage poster

Original Americans All! Honor Roll - Victory Libery Loan vintage poster

By Howard Chandler Christy

Located in Spokane, WA

Original 1919 Vintage "Americans All!" Victory Liberty Loan Poster by Howard Chandler Christy. Archival linen backed in A- condition, ready to frame. This iconic 1919 "American...

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1910s American Modern Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Original Antique Travel Poster Monaco Monte Carlo Alphonse Mucha Art Nouveau
Original Antique Travel Poster Monaco Monte Carlo Alphonse Mucha Art Nouveau

Original Antique Travel Poster Monaco Monte Carlo Alphonse Mucha Art Nouveau

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in London, GB

Original antique travel poster for Monaco Monte Carlo by the notable Czech illustrator, graphic artist and painter Alphonse Mucha (Alfons Maria Mucha; 1860-1939) featuring a stunning...

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Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Posters

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Paper

"Fernand Clement & Cie" lithograph print poster by Pal (Jean de Paléologue)
"Fernand Clement & Cie" lithograph print poster by Pal (Jean de Paléologue)

"Fernand Clement & Cie" lithograph print poster by Pal (Jean de Paléologue)

By Pal (Jean de Paléologue)

Located in Boca Raton, FL

"Fernand Clément & Cie" framed lithograph poster by Pal (Jean de Paléologue.) Inscription on side reads Imp. Paul Dupont, 4 Rue du Bouloi, Paris. Recreation 84 Wannabe Affiche, Ltd. ...

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1890s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Circa 1880 Italian Large Gilt wood LXV Style Confidente Sofa
Circa 1880 Italian Large Gilt wood LXV Style Confidente Sofa

Circa 1880 Italian Large Gilt wood LXV Style Confidente Sofa

Located in London, Park Royal

A rare antique find from Tuscany Italy. This 'Confidante' sofa, circa 1880, is in beautiful condition. The large frame is finely carved in the LXV style, with its original water gild...

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Sofas

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Monmousseau Votre Vin original sparkling Champagne vintage poster
Monmousseau Votre Vin original sparkling Champagne vintage poster

Monmousseau Votre Vin original sparkling Champagne vintage poster

Located in Spokane, WA

Vintage Montmousseau Methode Champenoise original poster — Linen-backed and ready to frame. Condition B+, but presents extremely well. No paper loss. Why did I give the poster a B+...

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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Source Verdier Original Vintage Poster by Henri le Monnier 1931

Source Verdier Original Vintage Poster by Henri le Monnier 1931

Located in Boca Raton, FL

This image was created in 1931 by the talented French artist, Henri Le Monnier (1893 - 1978) for the company that produced bottled water under the name Source Verdier. It is an elega...

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1930s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Porto Ramos c1920 French Alcohol Advertising Poster, Rene Vincent
Porto Ramos c1920 French Alcohol Advertising Poster, Rene Vincent

Porto Ramos c1920 French Alcohol Advertising Poster, Rene Vincent

By Rene Vincent

Located in Bath, Somerset

Original vintage French Porto Ramos advertising poster from circa 1920. Founded by Adriano Ramos Pinto in 1880, Casa Ramos Pinto soon made itself known for its innovative and pioneer...

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20th Century French Decorative Art

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Linen, Paper

Carlu, Original Art Deco Poster, Aquarium of Monaco, French Riviera, Fish, 1926
Carlu, Original Art Deco Poster, Aquarium of Monaco, French Riviera, Fish, 1926

Carlu, Original Art Deco Poster, Aquarium of Monaco, French Riviera, Fish, 1926

By Jean Carlu

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Art Deco poster created in 1926 by Jean Carlu for the promotion of the Oceanographic Museum / Aquarium of Monaco. Artist: Jean Carlu Title: Aquarium de Monaco – Musée Océanographiq...

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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Paper

U.S. Navy WWI Poster "We Clear the Way for Your Fighting Dollars, " 1918
U.S. Navy WWI Poster "We Clear the Way for Your Fighting Dollars, " 1918

U.S. Navy WWI Poster "We Clear the Way for Your Fighting Dollars, " 1918

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

This WWI poster features a US sailor after disembarking from a ship and ready for battle. In the background are powerful warships setting the scene. Below the depiction reads, “We Cl...

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Vintage 1910s American Historical Memorabilia

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Paper

"Join the Air Service" Vintage WWI Poster by J. Paul Verrees, 1917
"Join the Air Service" Vintage WWI Poster by J. Paul Verrees, 1917

"Join the Air Service" Vintage WWI Poster by J. Paul Verrees, 1917

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

This is very scarce WWI recruiting poster for the Army Air Service. The poster dramatically features a two-man open cockpit biplane with American and French markings flying against a...

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Vintage 1910s American Posters

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Paper

Jobs for Fighters original post World War 1 vintage American poster
Jobs for Fighters original post World War 1 vintage American poster

Jobs for Fighters original post World War 1 vintage American poster

By Gordon Grant

Located in Spokane, WA

Jobs for Fighters. Original post World War 1 vintage poster, linen backed. Artist: Gordon Grant. Printer: United States Department of Labor - United States Employment Service...

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1810s American Realist Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Original You buy 'em  We'll fly 'em! Defense Bonds vintage WW2 poster
Original You buy 'em  We'll fly 'em! Defense Bonds vintage WW2 poster

Original You buy 'em We'll fly 'em! Defense Bonds vintage WW2 poster

Located in Spokane, WA

Original vintage poster: "You buy 'em We'll fly 'em!" Artists: J. Walter Wilkinson and his son Walter G. Wilkinson. (1917 - 1971). Linen backed with original WW2 U.S. milita...

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1940s American Modern Portrait Prints

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Offset

Original Antique Travel Poster Cunard Europe America Aquitania Rosenvinge Cruise
Original Antique Travel Poster Cunard Europe America Aquitania Rosenvinge Cruise

Original Antique Travel Poster Cunard Europe America Aquitania Rosenvinge Cruise

Located in London, GB

Original antique Cunard poster for their Europe America transatlantic cruise travel route featuring stunning artwork by Odin Rosenvinge (1880-1957) of the four-funneled ocean liner R...

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Vintage 1910s British Posters

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Paper

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Ww1 Posters For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of ww1 posters available on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the Modern and Surrealist styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. You can search the ww1 posters that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, blue, black and brown. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Henry Mayo Bateman, Owen Miller, Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird), Leslie MacDonald Gill and Ernest Bendell-Bayly produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in lithograph, paper and paint, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are Ww1 Posters?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — ww1 posters in our inventory begin at $106 and can go as high as $11,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,200.

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Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.

Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.

Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.

Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.

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Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.

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