Edward McKnight Kauffer was an American artist and graphic designer. He lived in the UK from the outbreak of the First World War and is best known for the posters he designed for Shell Mex BP and his 140 London Underground posters. In 1940, Kauffer returned to the USA, where he struggled to obtain work until American Airlines took him on in 1947.
Original Washington D.C. American Airlines vintage travel poster Midcentury
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Washington (D.C.) American Airlines mid-century vintage travel poster. Professional archival linen backed in very fine condition, ready to frame. Featuring one of the ...
Lithograph
Original Vintage Travel Poster Washington American Airlines McKnight Kauffer USA
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster - Washington American Airlines - featuring fantastic artwork by one of the most renowned poster artists of the 20th century Edward McKnight...
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster San Francisco American Airlines McKnight Kauffer
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for American Airlines to San Francisco designed by one of the most renowned poster artists of the 20th century Edward McKnight Kauffer (189...
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster American Airlines To New England McKnight Kauffer
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster - American Airlines to New England - designed by one of the most renowned poster artists of the 20th century Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-...
Paper
London Underground Summertime original vintage poster by Edward McKnight Kauffer
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
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Lithograph
serigraph
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: serigraph. Printed in 1936 and published in Paris by Arts et Métiers Graphiques. Image size: 7 1/2 x 6 inches (188 x 150 mm). Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.
Screen
Circa 1930 original poster by Edward McKnight Kauffer for London Underground
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in PARIS, FR
This striking circa 1930 original poster by visionary graphic designer Edward McKnight Kauffer is a bold celebration of modernity, energy, and infrastructure. Created for London Unde...
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
Original Vintage London Transport Poster Buckingham Palace London St James Park
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
Original vintage London Transport poster designed by one of the most renowned poster artists of the 20th century Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954) featuring a scenic view of Buckin...
Paper
Rare Original Vintage Advertising Poster Air Mail Routes GPO Mcknight Kauffer
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
Rare original vintage advertising poster for the GPO General Post Office - Air Mail Routes - featuring a great design by the notable artist Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954) showin...
Paper
Original Vintage PanAm Travel Advertising Poster Aloha Hawaii McKnight Kauffer
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
Original vintage PanAm travel advertising poster - Aloha Hawaii Fly Pan American World's Most Experienced Airline - featuring a bright and colourful illustration by the notable graph...
Paper
Vintage Official Reproduction Poster Great Fire Of London Transport Kauffer
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
Vintage official reproduction poster issued for London Underground featuring artwork by one of the most renowned poster artists of the 20th century Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954) of the Great Fire of London...
Paper
Original Vintage Poster New Shell Lubricating Oils Motor Oil Can Logo Mannequin
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for shell Lubricating oils designed one of the most renowned poster artists of the 20th century Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954). The eye-catching design shows a yellow can of Shell motor oil...
Paper
Original Vintage Poster New Shell Lubricating Oil Great Success Artist Mannequin
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for The New Shell Lubricating Oil It's A Great Success - featuring a fun design by the notable artist Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954) of a sil...
Paper
Uxbridge original vintage poster by Edward McKnight Kauffer
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
To see our other original vintage posters, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the poster you want. Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890 - 1954) Uxbridge (1919) Original vintage poster 76 x 51 cm Designed in 1919 and printed by the Dangerfield Printing Co...
Lithograph
Original Vintage Travel Poster Orient Line Australia McKnight Kauffer Art Deco
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - Orient Line to Australia - featuring a great design by one of the most renowned poster artists of the 20th century Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954...
Paper
$990
Vintage Poster American Airlines Niagara Falls Edward McKnight Kauffer
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage Poster American Airlines Niagara Falls Edward McKnight Kauffer Good condition -- see all photos and video. This listing includes the frame (which is new). If you prefer to r...
Paper, Ink
Notting Hill Gate Station from the Road, 20th Century Oil Painting
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas board, signed lower left 'McKnight' Image size: 19 ½ x 14 ½ inches (49.5 x 37 cm) Contemporary frame Looking from the bridge we peer down the Notting Hill Gate Train S...
Canvas, Oil
NEW / SHELL LUBRICATING OILS.
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in New York, NY
Original Vintage Poster. New Shell Lubricating Oils Motor Oils 1937 Color lithograph 1937, On Linen.33 1/2" x48." Image size: 29.25 x 44.50. Fine Condition. Edward McKnight Kauffer...
Lithograph
Atelier Mourlot - New York (NYC Skyline) by Bernard Buffet
By Bernard Buffet
Located in New York, NY
Arches Poster Paper - Perfect Condition A+ When The Mourlot Studio opened a branch in New York City, after a successful exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Institute in 1963, it...
Lithograph
$450
H 13.75 in W 10.25 in
Congregational Church, Old Lyme, CT. (quintessential New England landmark)
By Walter DuBois Richards
Located in New Orleans, LA
The Old Lyme Congregational Church located on Ferry Road, a quintessentially New England landmark, was captured by Walter DuBois Richards. The church was a favorite subject of Old Ly...
Lithograph
The River at Belfast, Maine
By Yvonne Jacquette
Located in Lyons, CO
Color lithograph, Edition 30. Jacquette creates compelling images of the landscape and the sea from the air or atop hills or mountains.
Lithograph
Dust Time, large lithograph
By John Maxon
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: John Maxon (American, born 1947) Title: Dust Time Year: 1993 Medium: Color lithograph Edition: Numbered 146/210 Paper: Arches Image size: 26.5 x 39.75 inches Paper size: 31.5 x 44 inches Signature: Hand signed in pencil by the artist Condition: Excellent, has never been framed About the artist. Coming from a very western tradition in Wyoming, John Maxon developed an expansive view of nature . Moving eventually to the San Francisco Bay area, John's delight in the effects of light and color led him to the decision to become an artist at the young age of 15. His natural ability was encouraged, and at 16 he began figurative art classes with Howard Brodie, the artist well known for his WWII correspondence, drawings and the Watergate trial drawings. Education San Francisco Art Institute B.A., Painting, San Jose State University M.F.A., Painting, University of California, Davis Stanford University, Palo Alto, California Cabrillo College, Aptos, California Selected Solo Exhibitions 2018 Gallery Panza Verde – Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala 2015 Desert Art Collection - Palm Desert California 2015 Galeria Antigua – Antigua, Guatemala 2014 Galeria Panza Verde – Antigua, Guatemala 2008 Linda Durnell Gallery – Los Gatos, California 2006 Linda Durnell Gallery – Los Gatos, California 2005 Robert Allen Fine Art Gallery – Sausalito, California 2004 Ellis West Gallery – Durango, Colorado 2002 Ellis West Gallery – Durango, Colorado 2001 Robert Allen Fine Art Gallery – Sausalito, California 1997 Stanford University Faculty Club – Stanford, California Selected Group Exhibitions 2018 Chemers Art Gallery – Los Angeles, California 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017 & 2018 Robert Allen Fine Art – Sausalito, California 2017 Christopher Hill Gallery - St Helena, California 2013 / 19 Gallery North - Carmel, California 2015 Desert Art Collection - Palm Desert, California 2014 Paul Scott Gallery - Bend, Oregon 2014 Christopher Hill Gallery Healdsberg, California 2013 Firehouse Art Center - Pleasanton, Ca. 2013 2011 - 2013 Robert Allen Fine Art – Sausalito, California 2010 - 2012 Susan Street Gallery – Solano Beach, California 2010 (Awarded 1st place) and 2012 “Contemporary Landscape Painters of California” – Awarded 1st Place 2011 - 2012 Salisbury Fine Art – Avila Beach, California 2010 Bryant Street Gallery – Palo Alto, California 2009 Museum Art and History – Santa Cruz, California 2008 Cabrillo College – Aptos, California 2006 Christopher Hill Gallery – St. Helena, California 2005 Fort Lewis College – Durango, Colorado 2001 St. Supery Winery & Fine Art Gallery, Napa California 2001 Napa Valley Wine Auction – St. Helena, California 1997 West Coast Painting and Sculpture – Ocean Side, California 1997 Wolk Gallery – St. Helena, California Selected Museum Collections Interior Museum, Department of the Interior, Washington D. C. Santa Cruz County Art Museum – Santa Cruz, California University of California – Berkeley, California University of California – Davis, California Napa Valley Art...
Lithograph
$420
H 28 in W 40 in
Mediterranean Seascape, Nautical Cyanotype on Watercolor Paper, Blueprint
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Mediterranean Blue Sea Waves" is a handmade cyanotype print of the subtle tidal flow moving in on the Mediterranean Sea. ...
Emulsion, Watercolor, Rag Paper, Lithograph
Boudoir
By Erté
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Erté Title: Boudoir Medium: Embossed serigraph Year: 1991 Edition: 290/300 Sheet Size: 41 3/4" x 29 1/4" Image Size: 35 1/4" x 23 1/4" Signature: Stamped signature
Screen
$250
H 21 in W 28 in
Halfway to Lamey, American Western Art Lithograph by Noel Daggett
By Noel Daggett
Located in Long Island City, NY
Noel Daggett, American (1925 - 2005) - Halfway to Lamey, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, AP 40, Image Size: 18 x 22 inches, Siz...
Lithograph
AIR-INDIA - MOSCOW Original Vintage Airline Travel Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
AIR-INDIA - MOSCOW Rare authentic original vintage airline travel poster Artist: Walter Grieder Condition: A/A- Dimensions: 25.2 x 39.2 in. / 64 x 99.5 cm. Circa: 1971 Linen Backed ...
Paper
Flapper
By Erté
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Erté Title: Flapper Medium: Embossed serigraph Year: 1990 Edition: CCXXII/CCC Sheet Size: 41 3/4" x 29 1/4" Image Size: 35 1/4" x 23 1/4" Signature: Stamped signature
Screen
Original Vintage TWA Italy 1950s Travel Airline Poster, David Klein
By David Klein
Located in Bath, Somerset
Original vintage TWA Italy 1950s travel advertising poster featuring a wodnerful design by American artist David Klein. We adore the softly illustrated vie...
Linen, Paper
$575
H 17.75 in W 16.75 in
Minaret El Rhamree in Cairo, Egypt: Original 19th C. Lithograph by D. Roberts
By David Roberts
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century duotone lithograph entitled "Minaret of the Mosque El Rhamree" by David Roberts, from his Egypt and Nubia volumes of the large folio edition, publish...
Lithograph
La Casita Azul
By Emilio Sanchez
Located in New York, NY
“LA CASITA AZUL” Emilio Sanchez (1921-1999) created this color lithograph entitled “La Casita Azul” circa 1970. The image size is 21.50 x 31.25 inches and the paper size 23.13 x 33 inches. Printed in an edition of 100 this impression is inscribed “91/100” - the 54th impression of 100. Pencil signed in the lower right and inscribed in the lower left. “Best known for his architectural paintings and lithographs, Emilio Sanchez (1921-1999) explored the effects of light and shadow to emphasize the abstract geometry of his subjects. His artwork encompasses his Cuban heritage...
Lithograph
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H 40 in W 30 in D 0.05 in
Original 1948 American Airlines - California Arizona Texas New Mexico
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in Spokane, WA
Original American Airlines - California, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico by McKnight Kauffer, 1948 vintage poster. Archival linen backed in Grade A, Excellent condition. No paper loss and no restoration. Kauffer’s signature artistry is on full display with a bold and minimalist design. The striking depiction of a Western figure adorned with a cowboy hat and scarf emphasizes California, Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico—the sun-drenched landscapes and destinations of the era's most adventurous travelers. The clean typography and bold color contrasts evoke modernism and nostalgia, making the piece a perfect centerpiece for collectors of aviation history, vintage travel memorabilia, or timeless graphic art. Designed by E. McKnight Kauffer, a renowned artist known for his bold use of color and striking designs, this poster is a masterpiece that resonates with the charm of a bygone era. This original piece from 1948 tells a story about American Airlines and reflects the excitement of post-war travel and the booming airline industry. This rare, authentic poster...
Lithograph
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H 42 in W 28 in D 0.05 in
Original Pan American Mexico vintage travel poster
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Mexico Pan Am Pan American vintage travel poster. The world's most experienced airline. Festivals Old and New. Artist: Edward McKnight Kauffer. Printer: Gugler Lithographic Company, USA. Linen-backed, ready to frame. In very fine to excellent condition. No restoration, flaws, stains, or fading. Edward McKnight Kauffer was an American artist who became renowned for his work as a graphic designer and poster artist, particularly during the early 20th century. While he was born in the United States in 1890, he spent much of his career working in Europe, particularly in London, where he moved in 1914 and eventually settled. Kauffer's style was highly innovative for its time, blending Cubism, Futurism, and abstraction elements into his designs. He was known for his bold use of color, geometric shapes, and dynamic compositions, which made his work highly distinctive and influential. Kauffer made significant contributions to poster art, particularly through his commissions for various companies and organizations. One notable client was Pan American Airways, for whom he created a series of iconic posters promoting air travel and the destinations served by the airline. The Pan Am to Mexico poster is a striking example of Kauffer's modernist style, characterized by bold colors, geometric shapes, and simplified forms. In this particular piece, Kauffer employed vibrant hues and abstract imagery to capture the allure and excitement of air travel to Mexico. During the 1940s, Pan American Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was at the forefront of international air travel, significantly shaping the global aviation industry. Here are some key aspects of Pan Am's operations and influence during that period: Linen backed, ready to frame. Original McKnight Kauffer vintage travel poster to Mexico via Pan American Airlines. The World's Most Experienced Airline. Festivals Old and New. Linen-backed and in excellent condition. Printed in the United States. A young man stands in a shop doorway, holding a rooster and selling local souvenirs; a bullfight...
Lithograph
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H 39.77 in W 24.81 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage London Underground Poster Tower Of London McKnight Kauffer Art
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
Original vintage London Underground poster - The Tower of London - designed by one of the most renowned poster artists of the 20th century Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954) featuri...
Paper
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H 39.77 in W 30.32 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Travel Poster American Airlines California New Mexico Cowgirl
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster advertising American Airlines flights to California Arizona Texas New Mexico featuring a colourful stylised design by one of the most renowned poster a...
Paper
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H 39.77 in W 29.93 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Travel Poster American Airlines To New England McKnight Kauffer
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster - American Airlines to New England - designed by one of the most renowned poster artists of the 20th century Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-...
Paper
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H 20.48 in W 12.6 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage London Transport Poster Buckingham Palace McKnight Kauffer Art
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
Original Vintage London transport poster designed by one of the most renowned poster artists of the 20th century Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890...
Paper
Modernist Art Deco Wool Rug After a Design by Edward McKnight Kauffer
By Victoria and Albert Museum, Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in Bristol, GB
Vintage wool pile carpet. A bold and colourful modernist design originally designed in 1930 by Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954) a leading graphic artist of the time and designed ...
Wool
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H 39.38 in W 29.73 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Travel Poster promoting American Airlines, 1948
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in Zurich, CH
Original Vintage Airline Poster by the American modernist Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890 – 1954). After WWII and his return from GB, American Airlines became McKnight Kauffer's bigges...
Paper
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H 39.77 in W 29.93 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Travel Poster – American Airlines to Chicago
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in Zurich, CH
Original Vintage Airline Poster by the American master Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890 – 1954). He created several designs commissioned ...
Paper
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H 40.16 in W 59.85 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Poster Banana Palms Empire Marketing Board EMB McKnight Kauffer
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster issued by the EMB Empire Marketing Board featuring a colourful illustration by one of the most renowned poster artists of the ...
Paper
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H 11.03 in W 24.41 in
Original Vintage Poster for Shell: Lubricating Oil 1937 Edward McKnight Kauffer
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
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Lithograph
Pan Am 1950s Hawaii Travel Poster, Kauffer
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in Bath, Somerset
Fabulous original midcentury Pan Am 1950s Hawaii travel poster. Striking design by Edward McKnight Kauffer, a very special and highly collectible ...
Linen, Paper