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Original Vintage 1930s Travel Advertising Poster "German Winter"
By Heiligenstaedt
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster “German Winter”, featuring a stunning image of a man wearing traditional clothing driving a sledge with a lady smartly dressed in a warm coat and hat holding ...
Category
Vintage 1930s German Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Advertising Poster for Shell Motor Oil
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Shell Motor Oil. Self mixing two times. Fantastic image of a scooter zooming away so fast that we can only see its back wheel. Bright lithogra...
Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian Posters
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Original Vintage Advertising Poster International Air Traffic Exhibition Denmark
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for The International Air Traffic Exhibition Copenhagen Forum 20 August 2 September 1927 aviation event featuring an Art Deco design of planes fly...
Category
Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
H 33.08 in. W 24.41 in. D 0.04 in.
Vintage Italian Columbia Graphanola Milano Poster Advertising Framed
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Via Dante - 9 - Milano. Framed. Measures: 56 1/4" H x 41 3/4" W x 1 1/2" D.
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
H 56.25 in. W 41.75 in. D 1.5 in.
Original Vintage 1960's Advertising Poster, 'CAMPARI' by Piatti
By Celestino Piatti
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage 1960's advertising poster, 'CAMPARI' by Piatti.
Year
1966
Dimension:
90 x 128cm
Condition
Excellent
Artist
Piatti
Format
Linen-backed
This p...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Other
Original Vintage French 1950s Advertising Poster, 'Le Blanc'
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage French advertising poster, 'Le Blanc', 1950s.
This is an original vintage advertising poster for fresh white linen, ''Le Blanc" translates to "The White". It is a...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
'TOMBOLA', Original Vintage French Art Deco Advertising Poster
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'TOMBOLA', original vintage French Art Deco advertising poster
This is a unique original vintage poster from the Art Deco period, it is in good condition and has been linen backed...
Category
Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Switzerland St Gothard Railway Art
By Daniele Buzzi
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for Switzerland The St. Gothard Electric Railway featuring scenic artwork by Daniele Buzzi (b 1890) depicting a locomotive train on a track...
Category
Vintage 1920s Swiss Posters
Materials
Paper
H 47.25 in. W 25.6 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Poster Demon Modern Petroleum Cooking Apparatus Advertising Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Demon The Modern Petroleum Cooking Apparatus Cooks quickly, cleanly and economically / Demon Der Moderne Petroleum Kochapparat Kochtschnell, R...
Category
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
H 49.61 in. W 36.62 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Advertising Poster For Copenhagen Zoo Denmark Giraffe Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster promoting Copenhagen Zoo featuring an elegant illustration of three adult giraffes and two young giraffe calves (one sticking out its tongue), with the...
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Posters
Materials
Paper
H 33.86 in. W 25.2 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Advertising Poster For Saponificio Locarno Roman Warrior Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Saponificio Locarno S.A. soap factory in Locarno Switzerland featuring a great Art Deco design of a Roman soldier holding up the information o...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swiss Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
H 50.4 in. W 35.44 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Deauville National French Railways
By Roger de Valerio
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster published by the Chemins de Fer de l'Etat / National French Railways to promote tourism to the holiday seaside resort town of Deauville in ...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
H 39.77 in. W 24.81 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster - Travel Canadian Pacific In Canada
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster: Travel Canadian Pacific in Canada comfortably and quickly to your destination. Colorful illustration of a train station busy with smartly ...
Category
Vintage 1950s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 39.97 in. W 25.2 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster, "Fly by BOAC, South America"
By Xenia
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster, “Fly by BOAC South America”. British Overseas Airways corporation in association with Qantas Empire Airways Limited, South African Airways...
Category
Vintage 1950s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 39.97 in. W 25.01 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Caledonian Railway Travel Advertising Poster The Golfing Girl
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster: The Golfing Girl – A braw 'brassie' on The True Line. The golfing girl and her golfing friends acquire their healthy glow and happy buoyan...
Category
Vintage 1910s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 39.77 in. W 29.73 in. D 0.01 in.
Original Vintage Poster Riquetta Speiseschokolade Chocolate Food Advertising Art
By Ludwig Hohlwein
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Riquetta - Die kostliche Speiseschokolade / The delicious chocolate food - featuring a striking design by the notable German poster artist Lud...
Category
Vintage 1920s German Posters
Materials
Paper
H 8.86 in. W 6.7 in. D 0.04 in.
Original French Vintage Poster, 'Fête Des Mères', 1950s, Advertising
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original French vintage poster, 'Fête Des Mères'
This is an original vintage advertising poster for Mother's Day. It has been linen backed for preservation, it is a charming poste...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Lambretta Scooter Factory Workshop Advertising Art
By Albert Brenet
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Lambretta featuring great artwork by the French artist Albert Brenet (1903-2005) showing production workers in a factory with a row of the ico...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Posters
Materials
Paper
H 46.86 in. W 31.89 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Schleppe Bier Poster Austria Beer Advertising, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful lithographed Poster for Schleppe Bier Advertising. It is featuring a great image of an Austrian woman in original costume who serves half a beer. Published by Werbung, Wa...
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
H 32.75 in. W 23 in. D 0.01 in.
Original Vintage Constructivist Design Advertising Poster for Aeroshell Oil
By Francis Bernard
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster in French: Aero shell oil for high efficiency motors / L’huile Aero shell pour moteurs a haut rendement. Great constructivist design by Francis Be...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Posters
Materials
Paper
H 45.48 in. W 30.52 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Chesterfield Cigarettes Advertising Poster Tennis Flash! Taste!
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Chesterfield cigarettes, on the court it's Flash! in a cigarette it's Taste! - featuring a great illustration by Charles E. Chambers (1883-194...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Posters
Materials
Paper
H 11.03 in. W 21.26 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Cruise Across The Great Lakes Canada
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for Canadian Pacific - Cruise across the Great Lakes A pleasant summer holiday cruise on an inland sea or a delightful interlude in your Tr...
Category
Vintage 1930s Canadian Posters
Materials
Paper
H 35.83 in. W 24.02 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Poster Telephonez! Swiss Telecom Girl And Dog Advertising Art
By Donald Brun
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Swiss Telecom - Telephonez! - featuring an adorable illustration by Donald Brun (1909-1999) depicting a young girl in a red and white striped ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Posters
Materials
Paper
H 50.01 in. W 35.44 in. D 0.04 in.
Vintage Graphic Rise & Shine Advertising Poster by Laurie Rosenwald for IKEA
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A bright and colorful in-store advertising poster printed designed by Laurie Rosenwald, a well known NYC-based illustrator and graphic artist, for IKEA. Would look great in a child's...
Category
Late 20th Century Posters
Materials
Paper
H .25 in. W 40 in. D 30 in.
Original Vintage Poster Biere Phenix Beer Sailor Design Drink Advertising Art
By Leon Dupin
Located in London, GB
Original vintage drink advertising poster for Biere Phenix featuring a colourful design by the French artist Leon Dupin (1898-1971) of a smiling sailor wearing a blue and white strip...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Posters
Materials
Paper
H 55.12 in. W 39.38 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Poster All Steel Bicycle Raleigh Design Bike Advertising Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for The All Steel Bicycle The Raleigh With Everlasting Guarantee featuring a great design of a silhouette of a Raleigh bike on a yellow background...
Category
Vintage 1930s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 20.08 in. W 13.39 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Drink Advertising Poster Sherry Wine Valdespino Matador Spain
Located in London, GB
Original vintage drink advertising poster for Valdespino - Always Valdespino's Sherry - featuring a fun and colourful image of two smiling matador bullfighters holding glasses of she...
Category
Vintage 1950s Spanish Posters
Materials
Paper
H 18.51 in. W 13.39 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage French Advertising Poster 'Palais de L'Hippodrome Blaas Uit'
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage French advertising poster 'Palais de L'Hippodrome Blaas Uit’
This is an original lithograph which has been linen backed for conservation.
Artist:
Unknown
...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
H 68 in. W 77 in. D 000.00001 in.
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Slovenia Yugoslavia Railway River Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster published by the Slovenian Tourism Association to promote the region of Slovenia in (the former) Yugoslavia - Slovenija Yugoslavija. Scenic...
Category
Vintage 1950s Slovenian Posters
Materials
Paper
H 39.38 in. W 27.56 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Soviet Poster Advertising USSR Air Fleet News Magazine Journal
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet advertising poster: To build an air fleet you need to know it - read News of the Airfleet and Aeroplane magazines. Great image showing the yellow Silhouette o...
Category
Vintage 1920s Russian Posters
Materials
Paper
H 29.93 in. W 20.08 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Travel Poster Advertising Rigi - Mountains in the Swiss Alps
By Martin Peikert
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for the Rigi mountain massif in the Swiss Alps featuring a vibrant design by the painter and graphic designer Martin Peikert (1901-1975) de...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Posters
Materials
Paper
H 39.77 in. W 25.6 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage 1930s Travel Advertising Poster “Australia for Sun and Surf”
By Gert Hugo Emmanuel Sellheim
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster: Australia For Sun and Surf published by the Australian National Travel Association. Great design by the award winning architect and graphi...
Category
Vintage 1930s Australian Posters
Materials
Paper
H 40.16 in. W 25.01 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster for Sydney Australia, New South Wales
By J. Richard Ashton
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Sydney issued by the New South Wales Department of Tourist Activities and Immigration, "Holiday Adventure in Australia" with a map of Australia mar...
Category
Vintage 1950s Australian Posters
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
H 39.97 in. D 29.93 in.
Original Vintage 1930s Skiing Travel Poster Advertising Poland for Winter Sports
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster “Poland for Winter Sports / Zum Winter Sport nach Poland / For Winter Sport to Poland”, featuring a stylised color illustration in front of...
Category
Vintage 1930s Polish Posters
Materials
Paper
H 39.18 in. W 24.41 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Advertising Poster McCormick Tractors Farm Equipment France Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for the French dealer of McCormick tractors - Tracteurs McCormick Machines Agricoles R. Wallut & Cie - featuring a great farming design depicting ...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Posters
Materials
Paper
H 46.46 in. W 30.32 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Royal Packet Shipping Company Calendar Bali
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for the Dutch Royal Packet Navigation Company / Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij (KPM; 1888-1966), featuring a stunning Art Deco illustration d...
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
H 17.33 in. W 11.42 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Poster Carnaval Nice France Carnival Fireworks Advertising Art
By Raymond Moretti
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for the Nice Carnival - Carnaval Nice 1970 - held from 31 January to 12 February featuring a great design by Raymond Moretti (1931-2005) depicting...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Posters
Materials
Paper
H 19.49 in. W 13.19 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Feria Muestrario Trade Fair Valencia Spain
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for the XXXIII Feria Muestrario Internacional / International Trade Fair held in Valencia from 1-15 May 1955 featuring an elegant bird flying with...
Category
Vintage 1950s Spanish Posters
Materials
Paper
H 39.38 in. W 25.2 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Music Advertising Poster Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers Warhol
Located in London, GB
Original vintage music advertising poster for the release of The Rolling Stones new album Sticky Fingers featuring a black and white photograph of the partly dressed band members Cha...
Category
Vintage 1970s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 33.08 in. W 23.63 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Pompes Jeumont Water Pumps Modernist Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Pompes Jeumont pumps - It's so easy to have pressurised water everywhere / C'est si simple d'avoir l'eau sous pression partout - featuring a c...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
H 39.38 in. W 25.2 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Philips Lighting Smiling Light Bulb Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Philips light bulbs featuring a fun design by Frank Nanninga (1920-1999) depicting a cartoon lightbulb with arms and legs, a smiling face and ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Spanish Posters
Materials
Paper
H 29.93 in. W 20.87 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Palmolive Soap Ideal Beauty Aphrodite Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Palmolive soap - Ideal de Beaute Perfection Physique gardez ce teint de Jeune Fille / Ideal beauty Physical perfection Maintain the complexion...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Posters
Materials
Paper
H 11.03 in. W 20.87 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Poster Fabrics Textiles Trade Fashion Soviet Russia Advertising
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster issued by the Ministry of Trade of the RSFSR Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. The design features a smiling young lady wearing a whit...
Category
Vintage 1960s Russian Posters
Materials
Paper
H 22.45 in. W 16.54 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Soviet Travel Advertising Poster Aeroflot USSR Tourist Plane
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for Aeroflot featuring a great image of a smiling man running below a plane and holding a ticket with travel stickers on his shoulder bag a...
Category
Vintage 1980s Russian Posters
Materials
Paper
H 35.44 in. W 23.63 in. D 0.04 in.
Large Original Vintage Advertising Poster: Motos Cycles Terrot Dijon Motorcycles
Located in London, GB
Large original vintage advertising poster for the French manufacturer of motorcycles and bicycles Terrot based in Dijon in eastern France (founded 1887). Dynamic design featuring the...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
H 46.46 in. W 31.11 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Imperial Airways Travel Advertising Poster Speedbird Route Map
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Imperial Airways showing a world map with the routes operated by Imperial Airways & Companies in Association featuring two planes of different mode...
Category
Vintage 1930s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 25.28 in. W 40.01 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster BOAC Hermes Speedbird Aircraft Fleet
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for B.O.A.C. Hermes Speedbird an aircraft type in the Speedbird fleet. Great image featuring a technical cut-out plan drawing of the brand ...
Category
Vintage 1950s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 26.78 in. W 39.57 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Rothmans Poster Advertising Rothman of Pall Mall Tobacconist
By Eric Fraser
Located in London, GB
Original vintage cigarette advertising poster for Rothman of Pall Mall the best-known tobacconist in the world. Great design featuring an historic style black and white graphic illus...
Category
Vintage 1940s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 29.34 in. W 19.1 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Swiss Watch Advertising Poster for Omega Automatic Watches
By Georges Wicky
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Omega Automatic watches featuring detailed artwork of a gold Omega Automatic watch with a white dial, golden bezel and crowns with a leather w...
Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Posters
Materials
Paper
H 50.01 in. W 36.03 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster for Britain, the Coldstream Guards
By A Brenet
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Britain, The Coldstream Guards. Great image of the guards in full uniform with a building flying the Union, Royal and English flags in the backgrou...
Category
Vintage 1950s British Posters
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
H 29.93 in. W 20.28 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Firestone Tires Most Kilometers Per Krone
By Aage Lippert
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster in Danish for the American tire company Firestone - Most kilometers per Krone. Great design by the illustrator Aage Lippert (1894-1969) depicting ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Posters
Materials
Paper
H 33.08 in. W 23.63 in. D 0.04 in.
Large Original Vintage Food Poster Advertising Chocolate Fortin Children Desire
By Paul Igert
Located in London, GB
Original vintage food advertising poster for Fortin Chocolate - Children's Desire / Chocolat Fortin - Convoitise des Enfants. Great image featuring an open Fortin Chocolate bar in th...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Posters
Materials
Paper
H 55.12 in. W 39.38 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage French Advertising Poster, 'Huile Lesieur' by Herve Morvan
By Hervé Morvan
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage French advertising poster - 'Huile Lesieur' by Herve Morvan.
Herve Morvan is a French artist from the 1950s that designed many posters using humorous happy charac...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Posters
H 31 in. W 46 in. D 000.00001 in.
Original Vintage Soviet Intourist Travel Advertising Poster by N. Zhukov “USSR”
By Nikolai Zhukov
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster designed by the notable Soviet artist, Nikolai Zhukov (1908-1973) for the Soviet Union Travel Monopoly Intourist in 1936. Great image of a cruise ship ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Russian Posters
Materials
Paper
H 39.38 in. W 27.96 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster for Washington by American Airlines
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster ‘Washington – American Airlines’. Fantastic artwork by one of the most renowned poster artists of the 20th century Edward McKnight Kauffer ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Posters
Materials
Paper
H 39.77 in. W 30.12 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage American Airlines Travel Advertising Poster for Los Angeles
By Fred Ludekens
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for "Los Angeles American Airlines" featuring a stunning and colourful design by Fred Ludekens (1900-1982) of a view over the city lights o...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Posters
Materials
Paper
H 39.57 in. W 29.93 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage London Transport Advertising Poster - Spring by Vera Willoughby
By Véra Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster by Vera Willoughby (1870-1939). Image of a child and flowers in the clouds above the green countryside with text under the blue ribbon: No 2 post sticker here...
Category
Vintage 1930s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 39.77 in. W 25.01 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Land Rover Series III Spain Santana Motor Co
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Land-Rover Santana Fernando Rodriguez Metalurgica de Santa Ana featuring images of off-road Land Rover pick-up jeep models with black star sha...
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Posters
Materials
Paper
H 39.38 in. W 27.56 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Poster For Koletta Chewing Gum With Cola Golfer Advertising Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster - I don't know how tired I am, I just chew Koletta Soft chewing gum with Cola / Ermudung kenn ich nicht ich kaue nur Koletta Erfrischungs kaugummi...
Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Posters
Materials
Paper
H 74.41 in. W 50.01 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Poster For Julius Meinl Tee Asia Tea Drink Advertising Design
By Otto Exinger
Located in London, GB
Original vintage drink advertising poster for Meinl Tee from Asia featuring a stylish image by Otto Exinger (1897-1957) of a man carrying two boxes of Meinl tea on a shoulder pole. J...
Category
Vintage 1920s German Posters
Materials
Paper
H 23.63 in. W 17.72 in. D 0.04 in.
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Vintage Furniture Advertising Posters For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of vintage furniture advertising posters for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, metal and steel, all vintage furniture advertising posters available were constructed with great care. Vintage furniture advertising posters have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage furniture advertising posters are generally popular furniture pieces, but Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and Industrial styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Vintage furniture advertising posters have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Hervé Morvan, Edward McKnight Kauffer and Delval are consistently popular.
How Much are Vintage Furniture Advertising Posters?
Prices for vintage furniture advertising posters start at $389 and top out at $17,716 with the average selling for $1,628.
Finding the Right Posters for You
Add a welcome personal touch to your space and tie your distinctive interior scheme together by introducing antique and vintage posters to any and every room of your home.
In the late 19th century, following the advent of text-heavy posters printed from woodblocks for use in taverns and shop windows, hand-drawn poster art had become commonplace in regions such as France, England and the United States. Well-known illustrators were commissioned to produce decorative posters to advertise political campaigns, theatrical events, books, household goods and other items. Early poster artists used a printmaking technique called lithography, which sees drawings or paintings created on a stone (or metal) surface with an oil-based substance, such as a greasy crayon or tusche (an oily wash). The image is eventually affixed to the surface by means of a chemical reaction, and ink adheres to certain sections of the surface while non–image areas are made to repel the ink.
If you wanted a color lithograph in the early days, the number of stones prepared had to match the number of colors you commissioned for the poster. French painter Jules Chéret, widely known as the father of the modern poster, designed some of history's most popular lithographic posters that featured color. Today, Chéret’s art is highly collectible, along with original works by Czech painter and decorative artist Alphonse Mucha, whose posters advertising theatrical productions helped define Art Nouveau.
Over time, poster artists transitioned to more advanced techniques. Using silkscreens, woodblocks and photolithography, painters and illustrators printed larger quantities at a faster rate.
If you’ve finally tracked down that vintage movie poster, mid-century modern promotional travel poster or other work and you’re looking to find out if it is valuable, distinguishing between an original poster and a reproduction can be complicated. A professional appraiser can work with you on factors such as rarity, assessing the physical condition of your poster and authenticating your piece. For now, take care of your new acquisition because conserving posters is essential in helping them retain their value. A practical conservation method is to have the work mounted on archival, acid-free paper and thin artist’s canvas, then enclosing it in a sturdy frame. (And here is a primer on how to hang wall art, be it arranged gallery-style or otherwise.)
On 1stDibs, find all kinds of posters for your home today.
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