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Posters For Sale
Original Vintage Poster, Cordial Campari Nizzoli 1927 Lithograph Beverage
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage poster, Cordial Campari Nizzoli, 1927
Condition backing / material: Linen (backed on acid-free paper and cotton canvas)
Printer...
Category
19th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Posters
Materials
Paper
The Beatles 'A Hard Day's Night' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Australian, 1964
Located in Devon, GB
Printed in stunning stone lithography, this incredibly rare Australian three-sheet poster advertised The Beatles' first full-length feature film 'A Hard Day's Night,' which followed ...
Category
1960s Australian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper, Linen
Original Vintage Poster Life In Britain To-Day Department Store Grace Golden
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster - Life in Britain To-Day A Typical Department Store - published by the Central Office of Information featuring a fascinating detailed illustration by the Engl...
Category
1940s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Empire Marketing Board Rangoon Port Burma EMB Ba Nyan
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster - Rangoon Port - issued by the Empire Marketing Board (EMB 1926-1933) featuring artwork by the notable Burmese artist Ba Nyan (...
Category
1930s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Propaganda Poster Nuclear Free Europe Now Nuclear Disarmament
Located in London, GB
Original vintage propaganda poster - No Neutron Bomb ... Trident ... Cruise ... SS 20's ... Nuclear Free Europe Now! Start the steps to survival - featuring bold white lettering diag...
Category
1980s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Blow-up 1967 Italian Locandina Yellow Style Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
We love this striking original country-of-origin Italian Locandina film poster for Antonioni's 1966's classic Blow-up. Produced in 3 different colours with yellow being the rarest.
...
Category
20th Century Italian Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Folies Bergere Cabaret Dancer Erte Design
By Erté
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for a show at the famous French cabaret music hall Folies Bergere - The new revue by Helene Martini with direction, set design and costume by Michel Gyarmathy. Colourful pin-up style illustration by the notable artist and designer Erte (Romain de Tirtoff Erte; 1892-1990) showing a stylised image of a semi-nude dancer with a feather headpiece...
Category
1970s French Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Testa, Original Vintage Poster, Carpano, Italian Vermouth, Napoleon, Turin 1954
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
1954 poster for the Carpano.
Artist: Armando Testa
Title: Carpano vermouth
Date: 1954
Size (w x h): 54,3 x 77,2 in / 138 x 196 cm
Printer: Arti Grafiche M. & G. Pirovano, cia C. Po...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage London Underground Poster Transport Of Joy At The Zoo Elephant
By Jean Dupas
Located in London, GB
Original vintage London Transport travel poster for London Zoo via Camden Town Chalk Farm or Regents Park Underground Station - There's a Transport of Joy at the Zoo - featuring stun...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Ski Travel Poster Norway Cradle Of Skiing Knut Yran Scandinavia
Located in London, GB
Original vintage ski travel poster for Norway The Cradle of Skiing featuring artwork by Knut Yran (1920-1998) depicting a baby holding ski poles and lying in a traditional decorated ...
Category
1950s Norwegian Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Cappiello, Original Vintage Poster, OXO, Cube Broth Liebig, Meat Beef Food, 1911
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare poster by Leonetto Cappiello created in 1911 for the OXO brand. OXO is a range of food products.
Artist: Leonetto Cappiello (1875 - 1942)
Title: Oxo
Date: 1911
Size: 46.5 x 62.2 in / 118 x 158 cm
Printer : Imprimerie Publicité Etablissement Vercasson, 6 rue Martel, Paris
Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on paper
Linen backing: Yes
Condition: A (Normally designates a poster in very good condition. Colours are fresh and there is very little or no paper loss. Any imperfections are marginal and unnoticeable).
Details:
Rare poster by Leonetto Cappiello created in 1911 for the OXO brand. OXO is a range of food products.
The OXO cube is a beef broth prepared from meat extract and marketed by Liebig.
About Leonetto Cappiello, The Father of Modern Advertising :
Leonetto Cappiello, born on April 9, 1875, in Livorno, Italy, is considered a pioneer in the world of advertising, often referred to often hailed as the "father of modern advertising." His groundbreaking work in poster design revolutionized the industry and cemented his status as a visionary artist.
Cappiello was renowned for his innovative and impactful poster designs, characterized by bold colors, simple forms, strong outlines and a strong focus on the product. His work significantly influenced the development of advertising as an art form.
Initially drawn to caricature, Cappiello's true genius blossomed when he shifted his focus to poster art. His innovative approach, marked by bold colors, simple colours, simplified forms, strong outlines and a strong emphasis on product identification, set him apart from his contemporaries. Cappiello’s posters were instantly recognizable, capturing the essence of a product or brand in a single, powerful image. His work significantly influenced the development of advertising as an art form.
The artist's career flourished in Paris, where he immersed himself in the vibrant artistic scene and his work spanned various industries:
Food and Beverage: Campari, Cinzano, Café Martin...
Category
1910s French Belle Époque Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest R1970s Italian 2 Foglio Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Jack Nicholson's character rightfully takes centre stage in the visually impressive Italian 70s re-release 2 sheet. The simple but effective artwork and size of the poster combine to...
Category
20th Century Italian Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
'Superman Flies Again' Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1954
Located in Devon, GB
Superman jets off on this super rare stone lithography daybill poster for the Australian release of 'Superman Flies Again,' a 1954 compilation of three episodes of the hit US televis...
Category
1950s Australian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Cote Basque 1952 SNCF French Railway Travel Poster. Jean Garcia
Located in Bath, Somerset
Beautiful original Cote Basque French Travel poster from 1952 designed by Jean Garcia. Created for French railways SNCF this poster was part of the post war effort to stimulate touri...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
"Juliet of the Spirit", Czech A3 Film Movie Poster, 1969 Federico Fellini
Located in Bath, Somerset
The original first-year-of-release Czech A3 film poster for Giulietta degli Spiriti (aka "Juliet of the Spirits"), the 1965Federico Fellini Fre...
Category
20th Century Czech Posters
Materials
Paper
School Wall Chart, City Dublin, O´Connell Street with Nelson, Column
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Dublin(D) Dublin DUBLINO(I)
O´Connell Street with Nelson - Column
Photo: Lensmen Ltd., Dublin - Druck: Herder Druck Freiburg im Breisgau
Europa ET SCH...
Category
1960s Irish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Cameraman
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card for The Cameraman, 1928.
This silent comedy was directed by Edward Sedgwick and an uncredited Buster Keaton. The film stars Keaton, Marceline Day and Harold G...
Category
1920s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
"She's Ready, Too. Buy War Bonds" Vintage WWII Bonds Poster, 1942
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage WWII War Bonds poster, printed in 1942. In the poster, a confident woman sets out with conviction to buy war bonds, her hand over her pocketbook. As the woman ...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage War Poster United For The Liberation WWII Allied Soldiers Flags
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two military poster - Unis pour la Liberation / United for the Liberation - featuring a dynamic graphic design depicting a stylised image of three Allied s...
Category
1940s British Art Deco Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
1978 Monaco Grand Prix Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
This poster is for the 1978 Monaco Grand Prix, with the brilliant illustration design showing the car of the legendary Niki Lauda racing ahead of the chasing pack. The vibrant and mo...
Category
1970s French Vintage Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Original Vintage Propaganda Poster Campaign For Nuclear Disarmament Peace
Located in London, GB
Original vintage propaganda poster - Campaign For Nuclear Disarmament - featuring the bold text above and below the Nuclear Disarmament ND logo with the address below - CND 29 Great ...
Category
1980s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
2001 A Space Odyssey 1968 Italian Oversized Film Stills Posters
Located in Bath, Somerset
Very rare and fantastic deluxe oversized stills for Stanley Kubrick's seminal sci-fi 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Printed in Italy in limited quantities for use in premiere/roadshow scree...
Category
20th Century American Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
OGE HACHETTE 1960s French double sided EDUCATIONAL POSTER - NO.S 25 & 30
Located in Bath, Somerset
We love these original c1960s large French double-sided school educational posters. Charmingly and quirkily illustrated by Gabriel Bonmati and Gilbert Michel for ogé-hachette St-Germ...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Train Travel Poster The Broads LNER Railway Tom Purvis
By Tom Purvis
Located in London, GB
Original antique LNER train travel poster for The Broads featuring a great design by Tom Purvis (1888-1959) depicting a group of playing music and singing on a boat in front of sun w...
Category
1920s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage War Poster Freedom Shall Prevail WWII Victory Soldiers W Little
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Freedom Shall Prevail! - featuring an illustration of soldiers from Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Southern Rhodesia, Newfoundland, ...
Category
1940s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Theatre de L'Odeon Architectural Drawings Poster, Framed, Vintage
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Framed and matted vintage lithograph poster features Theatre de L'Odeon architectural drawings by architects Charles De Wailly and Marie-Joseph Peyre. Editions Hazan poster was creat...
Category
1990s American Neoclassical Revival Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Military Propaganda Poster Glory to Armed Forces USSR Cold War
By M. Ishmametov
Located in London, GB
Original vintage USSR military propaganda poster - Glory to the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union! / Вооруженным силам Советского Союза слава! Colourful design featuring a pilot in a ...
Category
1970s Russian Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Travel Poster Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Cruise A Cooper
Located in London, GB
Original antique cruise travel advertising poster for The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company - The Royal Mail Line The comfort route to New York & South America 85 Years of Shipping Exp...
Category
1930s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Art Deco Poster Advertising the French Bicycle Company Automoto
By Maurice Lauro
Located in London, GB
Original vintage adverting poster for the French manufacturer of bicycles automoto featuring a stunning Art Deco style artwork by Maurice Lauro (...
Category
1920s French Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Graduate 1967 Danish Film Movie Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Fantastic design on this original first-year-of-release Danish film poster for Mike Nichols's 60s classic The Graduate starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne...
Category
20th Century Danish Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Pan Am Flying Clipper Ships South America Map
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Pan Am travel advertising map poster - On the routes of the Flying Clipper Ships - featuring a pictorial map by Kenneth W. Thompson (1907-1996) of Latin America with images of points of interest, cities, animals and people including ancient Maya ruins and Inca ruins, the Iguassu Falls, Amazon...
Category
1940s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
1977 Star Wars Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
One of the most iconic and sought after film posters of all time and the "one" for Star Wars collectors. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and so many more, Star War...
Category
1970s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
'Back to the Future' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Hungarian, 1987
Located in Devon, GB
A beloved American blockbuster, Robert Zemeckis' 1985 sci-fi adventure 'Back to the Future' starred Michael J. Fox as teenager Marty McFly, blasted back to...
Category
1980s Hungarian Post-Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
"CYRK HANGING ACROBATS " Original Circus Poster, Jan KOTARBINSKI 1975
Located in Bath, Somerset
Fabulous first edition Polish cyrk (circus) poster from 1975 with an inventive Hanging Acrobats design by Polish School of Posters artist Jan ...
Category
20th Century Polish Posters
Materials
Paper
B.A.G. Guillot Original Mid-Century Surrealist Art Exhibition Poster
Located in Miami, FL
Original mid-century art poster depicting the interesting work by listed French artist, B.A.G. Guillot who was a skilled surrealist.
B.A.G. Guillot art posters and other creations a...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Superman III Spanish Film Poster, 1983
Located in Barcelona, ES
Original unframed superman III Spanish Movie Poster, 1983
Printed by Novograf
Good condition with some tears and fold marks.
Measures: 100 cm ...
Category
20th Century Spanish Posters
Materials
Paper
Festival de Jazz de Paris 1989 Original Vintage Poster
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Category
1980s Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
OGE HACHETTE 1960s French double sided EDUCATIONAL POSTER - NO.S 3 & 9
Located in Bath, Somerset
We love these original c1960s large French double-sided school educational posters. Charmingly and quirkily illustrated by Gabriel Bonmati and Gilbert Michel for ogé-hachette St-Germ...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Paper
Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Fabric Poster, 2000s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Original advertising banner from the iconic Swiss brand Victorinox, renowned for its precision multifunction knives. This large-format piece is printed on fabric, with black rigid ba...
Category
Early 2000s Swiss Posters
Materials
Fabric
MIDNIGHT COWBOY R1982 German A1 Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Fantastic 1982 re-release German film poster for classic Midnight Cowboy. Really nice design and colours.
This vintage movie poster is sized 23 1/4 x 33 inches, it will be sent roll...
Category
20th Century German Posters
Materials
Paper
Large Architectural “Blueprint” of The Chrysler Building
Located in Toronto, ON
This unique larger reproduction in a deep aubergine hue background with gold details and lettering, depicts an early rendering of the Chrysler Building in New York City, from the for...
Category
2010s American Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
"Tron" Japanese Film Movie Poster, 1982
Located in Bath, Somerset
The very cool Japanese poster for Disney's TRON featuring some very electrifying artwork. Unusually, for a Japanese poster, it is printed in English.
...
Category
20th Century Japanese Posters
Materials
Paper
1982 Raiders of the Lost Ark Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
A huge commercial and critical success, Raiders of the Lost Ark smashed into movie theatres in 1981 and quickly became the highest grossing film of the year as well as going on to sw...
Category
1980s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
"Psycho", Czech A1 Film Movie Poster, 1970, Hitchcock
Located in Bath, Somerset
Appropriately dark, creepy and very cool artwork by Ziegler features on the Czech poster for Hitchcock's classic Psycho. Extremely rare in the larger Czech format, especially in roll...
Category
20th Century Czech Posters
Materials
Paper
On the Waterfront
Located in London, GB
Original American photographic production still.
For the 1954 classic drama On the Waterfront. The film starred Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J Cobb. Guinness...
Category
1950s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
"Surf Culture" Vintage Movie Poster Triptych by John Severson "Big Wednesday"
Located in San Diego, CA
A super unique "surf culture" vintage movie poster triptych signed by surf industry pioneer and "Surfer Magazine" founder John Severson, circa late 199...
Category
Late 20th Century American Posters
Materials
Paper
Broders, Original Art Deco Poster, Winter Sports, Bobsleigh Skiing Art Deco 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
P.L.M. poster created by Roger Broders in 1930 to promote winter sports in St Pierre de Chartreuse in the Alps.
Artist: Roger Broders (1883-1953)
Title: Les Sports d’Hiver à St Pier...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Advertising Poster Starley Bros Psycho Cycles Coventry Bicycle
Located in London, GB
Original antique advertising poster for Starley Bro's Psycho Cycles Coventry (St John's Works) London (21 Holborn Viaduct) Paris (12 Avenue de la Grande Armee) St Petersburg VO 5th L...
Category
1890s British Antique Posters
Materials
Paper
Blues Brothers 1982 Polish B1 Film Poster, Drzewinski
By Mieczysław Wasilewski
Located in Bath, Somerset
Original Polish film poster for classic The Blues Brothers. Another prime example of a Polish poster that trumps its country-of-origin counterpart. Nicely portraying the anarchic ess...
Category
20th Century Polish Posters
Materials
Paper
1939 Keep Calm and Carry On Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
One of the most iconic and important poster designs in British history, the instantly recognisable "Keep Calm and Carry On" was designed by the Ministry of Information in 1939. The p...
Category
1930s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
1988 Keith Haring - American Music Festival - NYC Ballet Original Vintage Poster
By Keith Haring
Located in Winchester, GB
Beautiful lithograph promoting the 1988 American Music Festival, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the New York City Ballet. The piece is printed on heavy art stock paper and is al...
Category
1980s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Vintage 1976 Polish Cyrk/Circus Poster, Unicycle Girl, Urbaniec
Located in Bath, Somerset
We love the wonderfully colorful and fun design by Maciej Urbaniec on this original Polish Cyrk/Circus poster from 1976 (the poster's second print ...
Category
20th Century Polish Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Poster Liqueur Menthe Pastille E. Giffard Mint Drink Cherub Art
Located in London, GB
Original antique advertising poster for Liqueur Menthe Pastille E. Giffard distillateur Angers featuring an Art Nouveau style illustration of an elegant lady in a fashionable green d...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Posters
Materials
Paper
Gone With the Wind
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster for the landmark, 1939 film starring Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh and directed by Victor Fleming, George Cukor and Sam Wood. Origi...
Category
1960s British Vintage Posters
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Paper
Original Poster-V. McIndoe-couple-Moet-Chandon-Champagne, 1986
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Poster-V. McIndoe-couple-Moet-Chandon-Champagne, 1986
Moët & Chandon is a Champagne house founded in 1743 and owned today by the luxury group LVMH, avenue de Champagne in É...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Sakharoff School Of Dance Scuola Di Danza
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for the Scuola di Danza Sakharoff School of Dance in Rome Italy featuring a great graphic design on a red and black depicting an illustration in w...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Vintage Psychedelic 'Destiny Zodiac Love Chart' Poster by Michael Farrell, 1970s
Located in Bristol, GB
Vintage Mid-Century Fluorescent Astrology Print
Completely original poster dating from 1972 by celebrated 20th Century artist Michael Farrell.
Published by IPC Magazines Ltd.
Two red-head nudes recline on a trippy stylised splash of peacock feathers, butterflies and naturalistic foliage around a central zodiac wheel...
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
The Haunted Mansion Bathroom
Located in London, GB
Original artwork acrylic and ink on art board for The Haunted Mansion Bathroom
This art work was used to create a print sold at Disney theme park. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Posters
Materials
Paint
Antique and Vintage Posters
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.)
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