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Posters For Sale
South Pacific R1960s UK Quad Film Poster, Tom Chantrell
Located in Bath, Somerset
We adore the 60s re-release for classic musical South Pacific. Tom Chantrell's design is more akin to a travel poster than a film poster, and it certainly makes us want to visit! Sum...
Category
20th Century British Posters
Materials
Paper
Innerspace 1989 Polish B1 Film Poster, Andrzej Pagowski
Located in Bath, Somerset
Wonderfully inventive design by Pagowski features on the Polish film poster for Joe Dante'a 80s caper Innerspace in which a test pilot (Dennis Quaid) is miniaturised in a secret expe...
Category
20th Century Polish Posters
Materials
Paper
The Thomas Crown Affair 1968 Japanese 2 Sheet Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Super rare and beautiful first-year-of-release Japanese 2 Sheet film poster for Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway classic The Thomas Crown Affair. Wonderful montage imagery and fantasti...
Category
20th Century Japanese Posters
Materials
Paper
The Seven Year Itch R1966 German A1 Film Poster, Fischer-Nosbisch
Located in Bath, Somerset
Fabulous pop-art design by Dorothea Fischer-Nosbisch features on the 1966 re-release German film poster for Marilyn Monroe classic The Seven Year Itch. Love it!
This vintage movie p...
Category
20th Century German Posters
Materials
Paper
Lola 1967 Polish A1 Film Poster, Maciej Hibner
Located in Bath, Somerset
The Polish poster for Jacques Demy’s 1961 classic romcom Lola. Another exceptionally cool Polish film poster which we think trumps all other versions.
The end of the Second World Wa...
Category
20th Century Polish Posters
Materials
Paper
Withnail and I 1987 US 1 Sheet Film Poster, Ralph Steadman
Located in Bath, Somerset
Original first-year-of-release US1 Sheet film poster for Brit cult classic Withnail and I starring Richard E. Grant and Paul McCann. This rare poster features a great design by Ralph...
Category
20th Century American Posters
Materials
Paper
The Seven Year Itch R1966 German A0 Film poster, Fischer-Nosbisch
Located in Bath, Somerset
One word simply sums up the German 1966 re-release poster for The Seven Year Itch featuring Fischer-Nosbisch artwork... Stunning! Its size makes for a great impact in any room.
This...
Category
20th Century German Posters
Materials
Paper
Once Upon a Time in the West 1968 East German Film Poster, Thomas Schleusing
Located in Bath, Somerset
Fabulous first-year-of-release East German film poster for classic spaghetti western Once Upon a Time in the West with art by Thomas Schleusing. Wonderfully original, contemporary an...
Category
20th Century German Posters
Materials
Paper
Porto Ramos c1920 French Alcohol Advertising Poster, Rene Vincent
By Rene Vincent
Located in Bath, Somerset
Original vintage French Porto Ramos advertising poster from circa 1920. Founded by Adriano Ramos Pinto in 1880, Casa Ramos Pinto soon made itself known for its innovative and pioneer...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Superman Door Panel - DC Prints Poster US Special 1971
Located in Bath, Somerset
A super cool, super huge, super rare vintage 1971 Superman poster!
Fantastic original authorised commercial Superman Peace poster designed by Swan and Anderson and printed by Poster...
Category
20th Century American 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
Jazz Jamboree 1971 Polish Jazz Festival Poster, Henryk Tomaszewski
Located in Bath, Somerset
Fantastic and one of the rarest original first print Polish Jazz Jamboree posters from 1971, featuring a fabulous design by Henryk Tomaszewski. The most collectable of the acclaimed ...
Category
20th Century Polish Posters
Materials
Paper
L'Avventura 1960 French Moyenne Film Poster, Carlantonio Longi
By Carlantonio Longi 1
Located in Bath, Somerset
Incredibly rare and beautiful first-year-of-release French Moyenne film poster for Michelangelo Antonioni's breakthrough classic L'Avventura. Featuring a stunning design by Carlanton...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Cyrk Chimps in Hats 1971 Polish Circus Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Fantastic Polish cyrk (circus) poster featuring a fabulous design of Chimps in Hats form 1971. A super rare early Polish cyrk poster in fab condition.
The ‘Cyrk” circus poster in Po...
Category
20th Century Polish Posters
Materials
Paper
La Strada 1955 Belgian Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Original first-year-of-release Belgian film poster for Fellini's La Strada.
When Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina), a naive young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brut...
Category
20th Century Belgian Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1968 French Moyenne Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Le Bon, La Brute, Le Truand, the 1966 Italian epic spaghetti Western movie directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood as "the Good", Lee Va...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Dr Strangelove 1964 French Moyenne Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Fabulous first-year-of-release French Moyenne film poster for Stanley Kubrick's classic Dr. Strangelove (Dr. Folamour) starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott and Sterling Hayden A r...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Funny Girl 1970 East German A1 Film Movie Poster, Roeder
Located in Bath, Somerset
Charming design by Roeder features on this original East German film poster for Funny Girl starring Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif.
This original vintage movie poster is professio...
Category
20th Century German Posters
Materials
Paper, Linen
New York c1960s TWA Travel Advertising Poster, David Klein
By David Klein
Located in Bath, Somerset
We adore this original 1960s TWA New York travel poster designed by David Klein. Klein's depiction of Times Square with wonderfully bright and eye-popping colours is simplky stunning...
Category
20th Century American Posters
Materials
Paper
Cyrk Large Stripy Cat Tiger 1971 Polish Circus Poster, Hubert Hilscher
Located in Bath, Somerset
Original Polish cyrk (circus) poster featuring a wonderfully psychedelic large stripy cat design by Hubert Hilscher. Super rare first print run.
The ‘Cyrk” circus poster in Poland a...
Category
20th Century Polish Posters
Materials
Paper
Big 1988 Czech A1 Film Poster, Bartosova
Located in Bath, Somerset
Big the 1988 American fantasy comedy movie directed by Penny Marshall, staring Tom Hanks as Josh Baskin, a pre-adolescent boy whose wishes to be "big"! Fantastic innovative artwork f...
Category
20th Century Czech Posters
Materials
Paper
Creature From the Black Lagoon R1962 French Moyenne Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
An early 60s re-release French film poster for the 1954 American classic monster movie Creature from the Black Lagoon. The film's plot follows a group of scientists who encounter a p...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Linen, 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
Favor c1950s Motorcycle Advertising Poster Bellenger
Located in Bath, Somerset
"Simple, practical, elegant"
We love this 1950s French motorcycling advertisment poster for French company Favor. Favor, manufacturer of bicycles and motorcycles, was founded in 189...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Ocean's Eleven 1960 French Moyenne Film Poster, Jean Mascii
By Jean Mascii
Located in Bath, Somerset
Great first-year-of-release French Moyenne film poster for Rat Pack classic Ocean's 11 (L'inconnu de las Vegas). A very rare poster in fantastic condition featuring a great design by...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Batman R1970s Belgian Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Striking early 1970s re-release Belgian film poster for Batman. Superb artwork.
This original vintage movie poster has been professionally linen-backed is sized 14 3/8 x 21 1/8 inch...
Category
20th Century Belgian Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Cote d'Azur SNCF 1968 Travel Advertising Poster, Bernard Villemot
Located in Bath, Somerset
Stunning original Cote d'Azur 1968 SNCF French Railways Travel poster designed by Bernard Villemot.
The SNCF (Société nationale des chemins de fer français) is France's national sta...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Black Sunday 1961 French Moyenne Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Wonderfully dramatic art features on this first-year-of-release French Moyenne film poster for Mario Bava horror Black Sunday (La maschera del demonio/Le Masque du Demon).
A very ra...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Charade R1969 Italian 2 Foglio Film Poster, Rodolfo Valcarenghi
Located in Bath, Somerset
The impossibly rare and very beautiful Italian early re-release film poster for Charade starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. Rodolfo Valcarenghi design is easily the best for the ...
Category
20th Century Italian Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Lawrence of Arabia 1963 French Petite Film Poster, Georges Kerfyser
Located in Bath, Somerset
We love the simple elegance of the French Advance Affiche Petite for Lawrence of Arabia. With artwork by Georges Kerfyser, this is an exceedingly rare poster for, arguably, one of th...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Lawrence of Arabia 1963 French Moyenne Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Wonderful first-year-of-release French Moyenne film poster for bonafide classic Lawrence of Arabia.
Lawrence of Arabia, undoubtedly one of the most celebrated epics in the history o...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Le Mepris 1963 French Moyenne Film Poster, Georges Allard
Located in Bath, Somerset
Wonderful first-year-of-release country-0f-origin French film poster for Jean-Luc Godard New Wave classic Le Mepris (aka Contempt) starring Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance and Michel P...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Anatomy of a Murder
Located in London, GB
Original US Title card for the 1959 thriller starring James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara. This film was directed by Otto Preminger.
This piece is in excellent condition, with th...
Category
1950s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Cachou Lajaunie 1922 Vintage French Advertising Poster, Leonetto Cappiello
Located in Bath, Somerset
Original 1920s French vintage Cachou Lajaunie advertising poster featuring a beautiful design by poster artist Leonetto Cappiello. We love Cappiello's design of a fabulously dressed ...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
A View to a Kill 1985 Swedish Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Original Swedish film poster for James Bond's A View to a Kill. Roger Moore's final outing as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond.
This original vintage movie poster is sized 27 1/2 ...
Category
20th Century Swedish Posters
Materials
Paper
Vintage Nathan Oliveira Poster From Stanford University Exhibition Print.
Located in Seattle, WA
Monochromatic Print on paper, exhibition was Titled “ drawings and watercolors “ Originally created for the Stanford Art Gallery. Print shows a feminine figure. Vintage Condition Con...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Babette Goes to War 1959 French Petite Red, White and Blue Film Posters
Located in Bath, Somerset
Great country-of-origin French poster for 50s comedy Babette s'en va-t-en Guerre (Babette Goes to War), starring Brigitte Bardot. Super striking full set of three making a wonderfull...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Paper, Linen
Apocalypse Now 1979 UK Quad Film Poster, Bob Peak
Located in Bath, Somerset
The UK Quad poster for the epic Vietnam War film, Apocalypse Now. A stunning poster for a stunning film. 'We train young men to drop fire on people, but their commanders won't allow ...
Category
20th Century British Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Ordinary Darkness, Vintage Polish Poster by Ewa Gargulinska, 1973
By Ewa Gargulinska
Located in London, GB
This is such a beautifully dark and tender poster design by Ewa Gargulinska. She designed this vintage Polish poster in 1973 for the Japanese film ‘Kuro no bonryu’ (Ordinary Darkness...
Category
1970s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
A Hard Day's Night 1964 Belgian Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Original first-year-of-release Belgian film poster for the Beatles rock & roll classic A Hard Day’s Night. Quite typical of Belgian posters, it features a unique design than other po...
Category
20th Century Belgian Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Alfie 1966 Italian 2 Foglio Film Poster, Sandro Symeoni
Located in Bath, Somerset
Alfie, many people's favourite cinematic rogue and arguably Caine's best role. An iconic 60s film and this poster's glamorous Italian stylings and size make it our favourite for the ...
Category
20th Century Italian Posters
Materials
Paper, Linen
2001 A Space Odyssey 1968 Personality Poster, Bob McCall
By Bob McCall
Located in Bath, Somerset
Original and scarce 1968 commerical poster featuring a fastasic design by Robert McCall for 2001 A Space Odyssey - the epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubr...
Category
20th Century American Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984 UK Double Crown Film Poster, Graham Humphreys
Located in Bath, Somerset
Fabulous British Double Crown film poster for 80s seminal horror A Nightmare on Elm Street featuring a terrifyingly wonderful design by Graham Humphreys. Humphreys design for the Bri...
Category
20th Century Belgian Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
The Outlaw R1946 US 1 sheet Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Super rare, super amazing artwork features on this original 1940s film poster for Howard Hughes The Outlaw.
The film was made in 1941, but due to censorship issues with Jane Russell...
Category
20th Century American Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Antique French 1930 La Croix Violette Dental Hygiene Teeth Propaganda Poster 34"
Located in Dayton, OH
Circa 1930s French dental hygiene poster from the Ligue Nationale de Propagande D'Hygiene Dentaire - La Croix Violette (National Dental Hygiene Propaganda League - The Violet Cross)....
Category
1930s Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Antique 1925 Post Cereal Carolyn Haywood Build Strong Teeth Ad Poster 45"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 1925 educational promotional advertising poster designed by Carolyn Haywood encouraging dental hygiene for children, implying by association that Post cereal products can hel...
Category
1920s Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Antique World War One War Loan Bond Poster Invest WWI Victory USA
Located in London, GB
Original antique World War One war loan poster - Invest! - featuring a great design depicting the title text in bold white lettering on a blue outlined V for Victory against a red ba...
Category
1910s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Little Boy Blue, Vintage Polish Movie Poster by Hanna Bodnar, 1968
By Hanna Bodnar
Located in London, GB
Here’s one beautiful example of Hanna Bodnar’s style. She created this vintage Polish poster in 1968 for a Mexican film called ‘Jezioro Flamingow’ (Little Blue Boy).
Polish A1 size:...
Category
1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Prince and the Showgirl
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for Laurence Olivier’s 1957 romantic comedy starring
himself and Marilyn Monroe.
This poster is conservation linen backed.
This piece is in excellent conditio...
Category
1950s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Antique North Africa Travel Poster Meknes Morocco Bab Mansour Brondy
Located in London, GB
Original antique North Africa travel poster for Meknes Ancient Residence Of The Sultans Of Morocco / Antique Residence Des Sultans Du Maroc featuring artwork by Matteo Brondy (1866-1...
Category
1920s Algerian Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Jaws 1975 US 1 Sheet Film Poster, Roger Kastel
By Roger Kastel
Located in Bath, Somerset
The poster with plenty of bite.
The original country-of-origin US 1 sheet film poster for Steven Spielberg’s seminal 70s Shark chiller Jaws, featuring the classic Roger Kastel artwo...
Category
20th Century American Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Original Vintage Train Travel Poster Jura Pontarlier Roger Broders PLM Railway
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - Jura Environs De Pontarlier / Surroundings of Pontarlier - issued by the PLM Paris Lyon Mediterranee railway featuring a stunning design by the notab...
Category
1930s French Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Goldfinger
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster.
This poster would have been used outside the cinema at the films original release in Japan, the artwork is unique to the films Japanese release.
Goldfi...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
The Phantom of the Opera
Located in London, GB
Original British fHammer Horror film poster for the 1962.
This film starred Herbert Lom and Heather Sears and was directed by Terence Fisher.
This poster is conservation linen back...
Category
1960s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
The Thomas Crown Affair
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for the 1968 romance, thriller directed by Norman Jewison and staring Steve McQueen and Faye.
This poster is the rare larger size Japanese and was print...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
The Harder They Come
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster for the 1973 action crime drama.
This film starred Jimmy Cliff, Janet Barkley and Carl Bradshaw and was directed by Perry Henzell. This is from the first...
Category
1970s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
The Blues Brothers
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster for the classic 1980 comedy starring John Belushi, Dan Akroyd. This film was directed by John Landis.
This poster is conservation linen backed and it wou...
Category
1980s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
2004 Louis Vuitton Classic 2004 - Razzia Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Held at Waddesdon Manor in Oxford in June 2004, the Louis Vuitton Classic was a classic cat event held by the luxury French brand. Featuring a go...
Category
Early 2000s British Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
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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