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Elegantly-dressed society women observe silhouettes of Commedia dell’Arte characters Pierrot, Columbine, and Harlequin at the shadow play theater Le Cénacle. In a manner reminiscent...

Original collotype lithograph of Gustav Kilmt’s Bust of a Woman, published in the 1922 Handzeichnungen portfolio by Thyrsos Verlag, Leipzig and Vienna, in an edition of 375. This art...

Belle Époque lithograph of Folies Bergère: Fleur de Lotus by Jules Chéret, published in 1896 by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris. While Fleur de Lotus ...

Gustav Mezey’s lithographic film poster for Hermann Wallbrück’s “social hygiene” film Schleichendes Gift (translated as Creeping Poison) shows a distressed woman encircled in the gri...

Color lithograph created from Gustav Kilmt’s sketch of a semi-nude figure on bedding. Edited by Alice Strobl and published in 1964 by Akademische Druck und Verlagsanstalt Graz in Vie...

Gail Potocki's study from her Seven Deadly Sins series personifies Sloth through a frozen figure and her icy snail companion. Symbolist oil painting on linen, 2017. This artwork is presented professionally framed and arrives accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Gail Potocki (b. 1961) is a contemporary artist whose work crosses multiple boundaries: she has been lauded by popular media (Huffington Post, Mother Jones) and pop culture art...

“Each country that approached the ideology of the Art Nouveau clearly had their own unique contribution to the movement; these artworks are rare and perfect examples of how Russian artists incorporated the aesthetics of their homeland... The periodical Jester was published in St. Petersburg from 1897 to 1914 and commented on the arts, theater, and public life with humorous prose and illustration. Sergey...

Emil Huber’s mesmerizing and surrealist eyeball design for Stirnemann u. Co. Zürich promotes an organization of commercial, industrial and administrative operations in Switzerland. ...

Walter Schnackenberg’s most famous image, an extraordinary Toulouse-Lautrec homage promoting theatrical cabaret performance at the Deutsche Theater in Munich. The costume and poster designs of Walter Schnakenberg defined ballet and cabaret during Germany’s Weimar...

An exquisitely-dressed woman mixes her cocktail, immersed in the nightlife of Walter Schnakenberg’s poster promoting the decadent Odeon Casino in Munich. ...

An elegant woman in a blue Victorian dress toasts with a glass of “the coldest” and “most carbonated” sparkling water from Vichy, France. In early...

Original collotype lithograph of a figure drawing from Gustav Kilmt’s handzeichnungen (sketch) in 1922 by Thyrsos Verlag, Leipzig and Vienna, in an edition of 375. This artwork is pr...

Original collotype lithograph of a reclining nude drawing from Gustav Kilmt’s handzeichnungen (sketch) in 1922 by Thyrsos Verlag, Leipzig and Vienna, in an edition of 375. This artwo...

Alice Russell Glenny’s Women's Edition Buffalo Courier, 1897 lithograph on Japon paper produced with a plate of metallic gold ink. While this poster w...

Eugénie Buffet was a French singer, actress, and pioneer of the chanson réaliste (realist song) genre, which portrayed the day to day lives of the poor and working-class in Paris. Métivet’s Ambassadeurs poster depicts Buffet as a prostitute working on the cold, windy streets of Paris; Buffet describes following working women to effectively reflect their demeanor in her roles, “Huddled in the shadow of dark alleys, I espied their beckoning calls to passersby, followed them from afar, scraping invisibly along the walls, listened to their words in the doorways of seedy hotels; sometimes, even, made up and dressed like them, I would slip among them, sitting at tables in their dives, and join in the conversation” (Buffet, 1930 via Conway, 2004). Her name, much like that of fellow performer Aristide Bruant, was further solidified in history by their likenesses in iconic and historically important artworks by Métivet’s and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. “Métivet’s talent is seen at its best in the Eugénie Buffet advertisements, two studies worthy a place amongst the best posters which have come from the hands of contemporary French artists” (Hiatt, 1896). This artwork is presented in an archival rag mat. Notable museum collections containing this work include: Yale University Art Gallery (large-format version) (1969.3.3) Notable museum collections featuring works by Lucien...

Two patrons examine art objects in Georg Muller-Breslau’s medieval-style poster for the 1896 exhibition of Saxon artisanry and works of art in Dresden, “the old city” (Die Alte Stadt...

Each country that approached the ideology of Art Nouveau clearly had their own unique contribution to the movement. The popularity of French Art Nouveau became globally recognized and produced in large numbers. While we recognize the rarity and extraordinary work of Italian Art Nouveau, or Stile Liberty, as it was known in that country, very little of this art survived and in very small quantities. What’s impossibly rare Scandinavian Art Nouveau...

Original collotype lithograph of a woman undressing from Gustav Kilmt’s handzeichnungen (sketch) in 1922 by Thyrsos Verlag, Leipzig and Vienna, in an edition of 375. Klimt’s mastery of depth is most evident in the gentleness of his linework. Without the aid of shadow or the subtlety of values, the gestures of line allow the viewer a sense of a three-dimensional person or object. The meticulous lithographic process used to create Klimt’s Handzeichnungen portfolio ensures exceptionally crisp markings bearing a strong resemblance to the original sketches. This series showcases the quintessence behind Klimt’s signature visual style. This artwork arrives accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Century Guild has curated collections of Gustav Klimt’s printed...

Original collotype lithograph of a figure drawing from Gustav Kilmt’s handzeichnungen (sketch) in 1922 by Thyrsos Verlag, Leipzig and Vienna, in an edition of 375. This artwork is pr...

“America was quick to reveal strong Art Nouveau voices; it was Louis Comfort Tiffany who encouraged Bing to open his salon, and artists Will Bradley and Ethel Reed exhibited a Japonist simplicity that presented a strong, refined take on the Art Nouveau ideal. Louis Rhead was born in England but emigrated to the United States in 1883 at the age of 24, and quickly found himself celebrated both in the United States and in France, exhibiting his designs in the prestigious Salon des Cent in Paris in 1897.” -Quoted from Flowering Lines: Rare Art Nouveau Graphics 1883-1911 by Thomas Negovan (2017) Lithograph of Louis Rhead’s Read The Sun, published in 1897 by Imprimerie Chaix, the printing house known for publishing the works of Belle Epoque master Jules Chéret. While this poster was printed in multiple sizes and formats, this 1897 edition of 25 strikes on Japon paper is the most desirable and extremely scarce edition. Japon paper allows inks to rest upon its surface rather than being absorbed by a more permeable paper stock. The rare, small format poster lithographs created at this time were printed using rich, dense, lead inks. This world-class example of lithography captures superior resolution and color-richness to that of its large-format counterpart. This piece is presented professionally framed using all archival materials, including a hand-wrapped silk mat. This work arrives accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Notable museum collections featuring works by John Louis...

Lithograph of Edward Penfield’s 1897 advertisement for Mark Twain's short story, Tom Sawyer Detective (1896). While this poster was printed in multiple siz...

A fashionable brunette smiles playfully at her black cat while enjoying JOB cigarette papers. Lithograph of Georges Meunier’s Papier à Cigarettes JOB, ...

Original collotype lithograph of a well-dressed woman wearing a scarf around her face, leaving only her eyes exposed. This work was pubished from Gustav Kilmt’s handzeichnungen (sket...

“America was quick to reveal strong Art Nouveau voices; it was Louis Comfort Tiffany who encouraged Bing to open his salon, and artists Will Bradley and Ethel Reed exhibited a Japonist simplicity that presented a strong, refined take on the Art Nouveau ideal. Louis Rhead was born in England but emigrated to the United States in 1883 at the age of 24, and quickly found himself celebrated both in the United States and in France, exhibiting his designs in the prestigious Salon des Cent in Paris in 1897.” -Quoted from Flowering Lines: Rare Art Nouveau Graphics 1883-1911 by Thomas Negovan (2017) Lithograph of Louis Rhead’s Prang’s Easter Publications, published in 1897 by Imprimerie Chaix, the printing house known for publishing the works of Belle Epoque master Jules Chéret. This example was printed with a plate of shimmering gold ink. This piece is presented professionally framed using all archival materials, including a hand-wrapped silk mat and gold fillet. Notable museum collections containing this work include: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City (medium-format version) (1984.1202.146) Notable museum collections featuring works by John Louis...

Bernhard Hoetger’s 1914 Expressionist poster for the Darmstadt Artists' Colony’s (Darmstädter Künstlerkolonie) fourth and final exhibition depicts the legend of Saint George slaying ...

Uzarski’s expressionist lithograph advertises a stage production of Tristram and Ysoli (Tristan and Isolde) at the Düsseldorf city-theatre in 1919. This example was published c. 1919...

Lithographic poster for Paul Bruno’s cycling and polo advertisement, Internationaler Sport Club München. This work was published in 1902 by Fritz Maison, Mu...

Wilhelm List, a friend and follower of Gustav Klimt, was a founder and leading member of the Vienna Secession and contributor to its official magazine, Ver Sacrum...

A magician billed as The Fakir Shah Rabey is pictured with his "astral" subject, The Aerial Woman, who levitates above in a hoop. Original lithographic magic poster...

Shrouded in light and shadow, a figure halts in anxiety while a precipice forms the horizon. Carrière echoes fellow Symbolist Edvard Munch’s Der Schrei der Natur (also known by the popular name “The Scream”) in L’Aurore, a quintessential example of Carrière’s misty and spectral body of work. An 1897 oil study for this work sold for 26,400 GBP (approximately $36,190) at Christie’s in 2007. Stone lithograph of Eugène Carrière...

Belle Epoque lithographic poster of Jules Chéret’s Théâtrophone, published in 1896 by Imprimerie Chaix (Ateliers Chéret). This artwork is presented in an archival rag mat. “The fall of 1881 was a notable one in Paris: The City of Light was hosting the first International Exposition of Electricity off the Champs-Élysées. The expo created a buzz, with Europeans flocking to Paris to see the wonders of electricity, from Edison’s recently-invented light bulb to Alexander Graham Bell...

Expressionist lithographic poster by Theodor Paul Etbauer for J. Kosbü Optik, a German optometry practice. Etbauer elegantly merges art and advertisement with a simple, striking desi...

A young woman wearing a floral dress examines photographic works in a gallery display. Auguste Donnay created this poster for the Second International Photographic Art Exhibition, he...

Henri Meunier’s Gonthier-Meymans lithographic poster, published by Verlag von Gerhard Kühtmann in Dresden, 1897. While this poster was printed in multiple sizes and formats, this edi...

Belgian poster artist Adolphe Crespin applies a motif of bees and drafting materials in one of the finest examples of his work, a poster for architect ...

“America was quick to reveal strong Art Nouveau voices; it was Louis Comfort Tiffany who encouraged Bing to open his salon, and artists Will Bradley and Ethel Reed exhibited a Japonist simplicity that presented a strong, refined take on the Art Nouveau ideal. Louis Rhead was born in England but emigrated to the United States in 1883 at the age of 24, and quickly found himself celebrated both in the United States and in France, exhibiting his designs in the prestigious Salon des Cent in Paris in 1897.” -Quoted from Flowering Lines: Rare Art Nouveau Graphics 1883-1911 by Thomas Negovan (2017) Lithograph of Louis Rhead’s Prang’s Easter Publications, published in 1897 by Imprimerie Chaix, the printing house known for publishing the works of Belle Epoque master Jules Chéret. This example was printed with a plate of shimmering gold ink. While this poster was printed in multiple sizes and formats, this 1897 edition of 25 strikes on Japon paper is the most desirable and extremely scarce edition. Japon paper allows inks to rest upon its surface rather than being absorbed by a more permeable paper stock. The rare, small format poster lithographs created at this time were printed using rich, dense, lead inks. This world-class example of lithography captures superior resolution and color-richness to that of its large-format counterpart. This artwork is presented in archival rag mat and arrives accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Notable museum collections containing this work include: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City (medium-format version on paper) (1984.1202.146) Notable museum collections featuring works by John Louis...

Vin Mariani was the world's first commercial cocaine-based product, pre-dating the notorious cocaine-based soda Coca Cola by over two decades. The stimulat...

A marionette and a woman with a fantastic, geometric headdress promote a ball in Düsseldorf; the shadows create a dramatic effect. “The modern poster as we know it- large, colorful ...

Original 1922 collotype lithograph of a reclining nude figure, created from Gustav Kilmt’s handzeichnungen (sketch). Published by Thyrsos Verlag, Leipzig and Vienna, in an edition of 375. Klimt’s mastery of depth is most evident in the gentleness of his linework. Without the aid of shadow or the subtlety of values, the gestures of line allow the viewer a sense of a three-dimensional person or object. The meticulous lithographic process used to create Klimt’s Handzeichnungen portfolio ensures exceptionally crisp markings bearing a strong resemblance to the original sketches. This series showcases the quintessence behind Klimt’s signature visual style. This artwork arrives accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Century Guild has curated collections of Gustav Klimt’s printed...

Lithograph from Carlos Schwabe’s series of hand-colored Symbolist fantasy illustrations for Catulle Mendès’ Hésperus, published in 1904 by Société de pr...

Extremely rare early work by “The Father of the Poster,” Jules Chéret: Lithograph announcing Charles Dickens’s David Copperfield, printed on Imperial...

Lithograph from Carlos Schwabe’s series of hand-colored Symbolist fantasy illustrations for Catulle Mendès’ Hésperus, published in 1904 by Société de pr...

Original 1951 poster for Behave Yourself! starring Shelley Winters with art by pin-up master Alberto Vargas. This poster was acquired directly from th...

Lithograph of Théo van Rysselberghe's La Libre Esthetique, published by Imprimerie Chaix, the printing house known for publishing the works of Belle Epoque master Jules Chéret. While...

Original 1961 poster for Roger Vadim's Please, Not Now! starring Brigitte Bardot. A masterful statement of modernist film poster design, this oversized drive-in poster was acquired d...

An entire generation was traumatized by the grotesque classroom films on driving safety. After their sensible removal from the education system, these films became the stuff of legen...

Lucian Bernhard was an award-winning graphic, interior, and typography designer and highly influential to the world of 20th century graphic and poster ...

Lithograph of Auguste Donnay’s Cercle des Beaux-Arts de Liege Exposition Annuelle, published by Imprimerie Chaix, the printing house known for publishing the ...

Lithograph of Symbolist painter Carlos Schwabe’s oil painting La mort du fossoyeur (The Death of the Gravedigger), 1895, published c. 1900 in Art et déc...

Lithograph from Carlos Schwabe’s series of hand-colored Symbolist fantasy illustrations for Catulle Mendès’ Hésperus, published in 1904 by Société de pr...

Original 1922 collotype lithograph of a well-dressed woman in a hat and stockings, created from Gustav Kilmt’s handzeichnungen (sketch). Published by Thyrsos Verlag, Leipzig and Vien...

Jeremy Bastian’s “The Dally Bear”, ink on paper applied with a brush, 2010. Jeremy Bastian’s art is the very definition of a labor of love. From the intense scrutiny in his ornate linework to the whimsy and adventure injected into the subject itself, Bastian’s masterful brushwork and composition are stories unto themselves. Bastian is the artist and author behind Cursed Pirate Girl, “a whimsical, swashbuckling tale of wonderland journeys and unimaginable dangers, starting in Port Elisabeth, Jamaica in the year 1728, and quickly heading across - and beneath - the waves!” Praise for Bastian’s Cursed Pirate Girl: “It’s all too rare that I see work that is truly original- and I almost never see work THIS original- Jeremy Bastian is a genius.” -Mike Mignola...

Sumi-e brush and ink life drawing of Layna by David Mack, 2012. David Mack is a New York Times Best Selling author, one of the most respected creators in...

Lithographic propaganda poster “Acquire the people’s gas mask”, c. 1942. “Protection against possible attacks with chemical warfare agents played an important role in air defense f...

Original German Expressionist advertisement lithograph by Otto Arpke and Erich Stahl for E.A. Dupont’s lost 1920 silent film Whitechapel. While no known copie...

Lithograph for Luigi Emilio Caldanzano’s Art Nouveau advertisement for Lenti Radio-Attive, which marketed “radioactive” eyeglass lenses claim...

Stone lithograph of Albert Morrow’s Illustrated Bits, printed by Imprimerie Chaix (Ateliers Chéret), Paris in 1897. This world-class example of lithography captures superior resoluti...

Jules Chéret’s poster advertising the Théâtre Optique (Optical Theatre) immortalized a momentous convergence of technology, culture, history, and art with the 1892 debut of Emile Reynaud’s praxinoscope at the Musée Grévin in Paris. Reynaud presented his Pantomimes Lumineuses, the world’s first animated films, using his innovative system which projected light through moving pictures to offer illuminated pantomimes. Among the three short films Reynaud screened through his praxinoscope was Pauvre Pierrot (Poor Pierrot), a story of Pierrot courting Columbine based on the timeless archetypal love triangle featured in many Commedia dell’arte pantomimes. As a member of the Cercle Funambulesque (roughly “Friends of the Tightrope-walkers”), a French society which championed the contemporary creation of Commedia dell-arte-inspired pantomimes, Jules Chéret was often inspired by Pierrot and produced a large number of works depicting him, often with his beloved Columbine. Cheret’s involvement with the Cercle, combined with the immense popularity of these archetypes in the late 19th century, meant that they appeared frequently in his works. This work comes from the extremely scarce edition of 25 strikes on Imperial Japon paper, a mulberry bark-based stock inspired by the smooth-surfaced papers used in Japanese printmaking. This world-class example of lithography captures superior resolution and color-richness to that of its large-format counterpart. The use of marbled Imperial Japon paper allows inks to rest upon its surface rather than being absorbed by a more porous paper stock. An extremely scarce fraction of the edition of 25 are estimated to have survived to date. Stone lithograph of Jules Chéret’s Musée Grévin...

A beautiful red-haired woman enjoys a Quinquina Dubonnet aperitif with her white cat companion. In early advertising, artists commonly used a redhead as an example of modern-thinking...

Plate 37 from Alphonse Mucha's Figures Decoratives, a folio of forty color lithographic plates published by Librairie centrale des beaux-arts in 1905. Issued during a period of incr...