Metropolis Modern Posters

Cuban Pop Op Art poster for the retrospective of Cuban director Santiago Alvarez ‘s works held in Havana 1980, silkscreen by Antonio Fernández Reboiro. “SANTIAGO ALVAREZ 1961-1979 – retrospective national film theatre, april 1980” Printed reboiro/80 lower right margin and ink signed reboiro. Measurements: 18 inches wide x 28 inches high. Condition: Very Good. No issues. Santiago Álvarez Román (1919-1998) was a Cuban filmmaker. Alvarez wrote and directed documentaries about Cuban and American culture. He became head of ICAIC newsreel division in the 60s and developed an unique format for his docu films. Antonio Fernández Reboiro is a Cuban Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1935. He studied medicine and architecture at the University of Havana. In 1963 he began to work at the ICAIC (Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry) until 1982 designing posters. Most of the highly collectible Cuban posters are from mid-1960s through early 1980s, the period called “el periodo de oro de la grafica cubana” (golden period of Cuban graphics). These silkscreens were develop with new graphic techniques, due in part that materials were not readily available and lack of formal graphic schools. The Cuban posters became known for the use of bold innovate images which were mostly for proganda. Among the most important were the movie posters of the ICAIC which would promote the national movie industry as well as foreign films. Please view our other vintage Cuban Silkscreen...

Vintage “Grand Slam for Children A Concert for Tomorrow” / Heart lithograph poster signed by Peter Max and tennis great, Andre Agassi, circa 1995. The concert was held at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, NV on September 30, 1995 and featured Elton John, Robin Williams, Kenny G, Michael Bolton...

Brilliant poster for the 7th New York Film Festival, held between September 16th to October 2nd 1969 at the Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. This piece features artwork by Marisol...

1968 Aquarius Poster, Zodiac Astrology Star Sign, by Terre, Funky Features, San Francisco, Psychedelic, Hippy New Age, wall art decor

Large original limited edition lithograph poster with linen backing by Razzia, titled Bugatti Atlantic. This rare piece is custom framed in clear museum acrylic...

Original poster after an image by Roy Lichtenstein for the inaugural (or first official) Next Wave Festival held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, 4 October-4 December 1983, publishe...

A scarce and unusual 'Weekend Mirror' style teaser quad for the British release of Stanley Kubrick's 1980 modern horror masterpiece 'The Shining,' starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall. Based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King, the seminal psychological horror initially opened to mixed reviews, before growing momentum over the summer of 1980 to become an American box-office success. With anticipation building for the October 1980 British release, Warner Bros. made the canny marketing decision to reproduce a tabloid newspaper spread from the Saturday, August 30, 1980, edition of the Daily Mirror, on "the tide...

Signed vintage Victor Moscoso exhibition poster Published in conjunction with 'Trippy World' - a 1999 exhibition held at Baron/Boisante gallery, New York. Off-set lithograph Measures: 16 x 20 inches Hand signed in pencil (lower right). Very good to excellent overall condition Signed First printing; 1999; acquired directly from Baron/Boisante. Victor Moscoso was among the most gifted and influential artists to emerge from the '60s counterculture, pioneering not only the psychedelic concert poster designs made famous during San Francisco's Summer of Love, but also making his mark in underground comix. Born in Spain and raised in Brooklyn, Moscoso attended Cooper Union Art School before studying at the Yale School of Art; he arrived on the west coast in 1959 to enroll at the San Francisco Art Institute, and after graduation remained at the school for another five years to teach lithography. Alongside Rick Griffin, Wes Wilson, Stanley Mouse, and Alton Kelley...

Federico Fellini 8 1/2 movie poster signed by one of the stars and cast, Barbara Steele. The poster, is a print of one of the original posters fro...

Beautiful poster for the 8th New York Film Festival, held between September 10th to 20th 1970 at the Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center. This piece "Short Cuts" was designed by the ...

Original German film poster for the 1966 Swedish film written and director by Ingmar Bergman, and stars Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann and Margaretha Krook. T...

Larry Clark Gallery exhibition offset lithograph posters, American, circa 1996. The poster on the left is signed by the artist. They are from the famed photographer, filmmaker, and a...