Pierre Van der Aa Art

Playful black and white etching of a child figure looking out on a quaint city square in Nancy, France, 1959. Signed and dated lower right, titled and numbered 16 of 140 lower left. ...

A poster belonging to Erik Nitsche's second series for General Dynamics, promoting its nuclear research. Founded 1952, General Dynamics hired Nitsche as Art Director – a Swiss (1908 – 1998) educated at the Collège Classique in his birth town Lausanne and at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Munich. 1934 he emigrated to the United States and became an incredibly versatile graphic designer whose work became exemplary modernist. General Dynamics for its part focused on – amongst others – aerodynamics, aerospace, electronics and nuclear power. So here the company had a problem: Only a few years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki it wasn’t exactly the simplest thing to explore nuclear energy and not to be suspected of developing weapons of mass destruction. The International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy 1955 in Geneva was a great opportunity to be seen as a provider of peaceful technology. The guys in charge chose Erik Nitsche to communicate this message. He created four poster series. Atoms for Peace was the first consisting of eleven posters. The second was made for the Conference 1958; these posters are titled Exploring the Universe and represent different aspects of technological research. The third series promoted General Dynamics’ departments. The last series of six smaller posters...

Striking fine art black and white etching of an elaborate decorative element perched atop a building, circa 1920. Signed lower right. Original one-of-a-kind artwork on paper displa...

Original Vintage Travel Poster by Frank Newbould, commissioned by LNER (The London & North Eastern Railway of England & Scotland) to promote its connection to Norwich; beautifully pr...

Playfully rendered fine art lithograph of ships and boats docked at port using rich hues of brown, circa 1930. Signed lower right. Original one-o...

Small but finely detailed drypoint etching of a lovely scene from the Rialto Bridge in Venice, circa 1930. Titled lower right. Blind stamp lower left. ...

Lively Japanese woodblock print featuring street life. Ink on paper, circa 1860. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold ...

Warmly hued fine art color lithograph of the city skyline of the Paris Quai Malaquais by French artist René Eugene Lairy, circa 1960. Titled, signed ...

Original Vintage Airline Poster commissioned by the British Overseas Airways Corporation promoting its service to the British Territory in the Atlantic ...

Black and white etching depicting a busy market day in an old world village by Georges Gobo, circa 1920. Signed lower right and numbered 18 of 70 low...

Vintage black and white etching of a farmer leading his flock of sheep to a pasture bordered by a small village by French artist Emile Roux Fabre, circa 1930. Signed in pencil lower ...

Vintage French lithograph of a rustic stone building and stairway with a figure in the shade of an alcove by artist Andre Trost, circa 1960....