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Posters For Sale
Style: Modern
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1978 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Monet's Years at Giverny Exhibition Poster
Located in Van Nuys, CA
1978 Monet's Years at Giverny Museum original lithographic museum exhibition poster in an original blue metal frame from the Saint Louis Museum of Art.
Unsigned
Dimensions: Height: ...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$150 Sale Price
40% Off
'Breakfast at Tiffany's' Original Vintage US Lobby Card Movie Poster, 1961
Located in Devon, GB
Lobby Cards were designed for display in a cinema lobby to lure the movie-going public. Typically released in sets of 8, each card depicted a different scene from the film. This charming US lobby card for 'Breakfast At Tiffany's,' number 7 of the set, depicts Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly and George Peppard as Paul Varjak sipping coffee against a backdrop of Manhattan. Featuring a miniature version of Robert McGinnis' iconic artwork used for the US insert, the lobby cards offer a bit of Tiffany's magic at a more affordable price point than the larger and highly sought after US Campaign posters.
Holly Golightly would be Audrey Hepburn’s defining role, establishing her status as one of the greatest screen legends and style icons of all time. It seems unbelievable now that Truman Capote, author of the novella on which the movie was based, had his heart set on Marilyn Monroe for the part. Monroe pulled out of the running when her acting coach advised her not to play a lady of the night...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Abstract Series Wall Print by Leticia Gagetti #04 - Size A3
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Giclée art print by Leticia Gagetti, printed on 260g high-quality paper with a matte finish that ensures vivid and saturated colors.
Crafted through giclée printing on museum-qualit...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Large original poster of Mao Tse Tung, People's Republic of China, circa 1960
Located in Paris, FR
Large 1960s original poster of Mao Tse Toung, People's Republic of China, printed by the n°5 printing press in Beijing.
Recent framework with antireflective plexiglass.
Category
1960s Chinese Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper
'TWA London' Original Vintage Travel Poster by David Klein, 1950s
By David Klein
Located in Devon, GB
During the 1950s and 1960s, American artist David Klein created dozens of alluring posters for Howard Hughes' glamorous Trans World Airlines, capturing the excitement and adventure of travel. His iconic designs, with their bright and colorful illustrations of famous landmarks, won many awards and came to define the spirit of the jet age.
Issued by Trans World Airlines circa 1954, a Queen's Guard stands sentry in front of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament on Klein's painterly poster to advertise TWA flights to London, during a period of burgeoning interest in England following the 1953...
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Stranger Than Paradise 1984 Original French Film Poster Directed by Jim Jarmusch
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
This is an original vintage poster promoting the American film, Stranger Than Paradise directed by Jim Jarmusch.
SYNOPSIS
New York layabout Willie forms an unexpected bond with his...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Philippe Sommer, Original Wine Poster, Saint Emilion, Chateau Lapeyre, 1995
By Philippe Sommer
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Poster-Philippe Sommer-Saint Emilion-Chateau Lapeyre-Wine, 1995
Poster to promote the french wine St Emilion – Chateau Lapeyre.
This poster of Châ...
Category
20th Century French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Stephen Bartlett, Recent Paintings, Framed Exhibition Poster. Circa 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Stephen Bartlett, Recent Paintings, Framed Exhibition Poster. Circa 1980s.
Features a bright colors, modern geometric abstract still l...
Category
1980s English Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$405 Sale Price
25% Off
Rare Mies van der Rohe Exibition Poster Paris, 1950s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare exhibition poster from a Mies van der Rohe show at Musee de Pedagogique, Paris, circa 1950s. Great example of graphic design/architecture...
Category
1950s French Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Harvey Edwards' The Art Of Dance Framed Poster. Circa 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Original Vintage Harvey Edwards' The Art of Dance Framed Poster. Circa 1980s
Features a photograph of a pair of distressed ballet shoes on a brick wall background framed with a polis...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Aluminum
MOMA Exhibition Poster "The Modern Drawings" 1983 Featuring Man Ray
Located in South Charleston, WV
MOMA New York, 1983. 34.25" x 24.25", framed. Uncommon poster featuring the artwork of Man Ray ( (Emmanuel Radnitzky) on the poster with his work "Admiration of the Orchestrelle for the Cinematograph", 1919 reproduced for this poster for the exhibition "The Modern Drawing: 100 Works on Paper from The Museum of Modern Art" that ran from 26 October 1983...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Roy Lichtenstein Stepping Out Metropolitan Exhibition Poster, Switzerland 1998
Located in Miami, FL
Roy Lichtenstein Stepping Out Metropolitan Exhibition Poster, Switzerland 1998
Offered for sale is an exhibition poster of Roy Lichtenstein's 1978 artwork "Stepping Out", produced f...
Category
Late 20th Century Swiss Modern Posters
Materials
Wire
SS. COTE D'AZUR 1931 Chemin de Fer du Nord Travel Poster Litho by Adolphe Mouron
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a large-scale French Travel Lithograph Poster, designed by Graphic Designer Adolphe Jean-Marie Mouron under his well-known pseudonym ‚...
Category
1930s French Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
George Rouault, 'Musee Du Louvre' Original Vintage Exhibition Poster, 1964
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
GEORGE ROUAULT MUSEE DU LOUVRE
Painter, draughtsman, and print artist, Georges Henri Rouaults' work is often associated with Fauvism and Expressionism. His use of colour and form i...
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Razzia, Original Louis Vuitton Classic Tuscany, Car Race, Italy, 1995
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Razzia,Original Louis Vuitton Classic Car Poster, Tuscany, 1995
Artist: Razzia
Title: Louis Vuitton Italia Classica – Sulle strade della Toscana –...
Category
20th Century French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
'Momcat', Original Vintage Poster by BK LIBAN, 1977, New York
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Momcat', Original Vintage Poster by BK LIBAN, 1977, New York
This is an original vintage poster from 1977, the overall condition is good. The colours are vibrant. A perfect poster...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
David Hockney Images and Thoughts for Vogue magazine
Located in New York, NY
Poster in 1985 created for the exhibition "David Hockney Images and thoughts for Vogue magazine" for the Galerie Claude Bernard in Paris. It promoted the work that the artist created...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Aluminum
Original Vintage Poster-Savignac-Devos-Pathe Marconi-Humoriste, 1968
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Savignac-Devos-Pathe Marconi-Humoriste, 1968
Poster for the Raymond Devos show "There are strange things". Pathea Marconi relea...
Category
20th Century French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Pink Floyd UFO Poster
Located in Faversham, GB
A wonderful poster advertising three concerts in February and March 1967 at London’s seminal hippy hangout, UFO Club.
The club was on Tottenham Court Road in London and this poster promotes concerts featuring Pink Floyd, Soft Machine, and the Brothers Grimm.
This poster was designed by Michael English...
Category
1960s British Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Art Glass, Wood, Paper
$2,739 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Vintage Poster, Loto, by Savignac
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage poster for the French Lottery, an iconic poster designed by Raymond Savignac in 1989
"On Holiday’s I am well subscribed"
Artist
Raymond Savignac
Year
1989
Dime...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
$3,200 Sale Price
20% Off
BORIS BUCAN Two Sheet Silk-Screen Original Vintage Poster, Zagreb Jazz Fair 1980
By Boris Bucan
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
BORIS BUCAN Two Sheet Silk-Screen Original Vintage Poster, Zagreb Jazz Fair 1980
This is an original vintage poster for the Croatian Jazz Festival, a witty design by poster artist, ...
Category
1980s Croatian Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Chanel Andy Warhol Purple Poster
By Andy Warhol
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
The poster is in excellent condition. In 1997, 10 years after the artists death, Chanel re-printed the Original Warhol Chanel images for an advertising campaign. The set of 4 coloure...
Category
1990s Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Vintage Exhibition Poster, Henri Matisse, 'BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE' 1970
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original Vintage Exhibition Poster, Henri Matisse, 'BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE' 1970
This is an original exhibition poster by Henri Matisse from 1970, the overall condition is very good...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
'E.T. The Extra Terrestrial' Original Vintage Japanese Movie Poster, 1982
Located in Devon, GB
Steven Spielberg's timeless tear jerking tale of a young boy's friendship with a stranded extraterrestrial was both widely critically acclaimed and enormously commercially successful...
Category
1980s Japanese Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Chagall "Jerusalem Windows" Original Mourlot Lithographed Poster, 1962
Located in Sharon, CT
The original 1962 Mourlot lithograph poster for the exhibit at The Museum of Modern Art.
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Lágrima Sobre el Mantel Abstract Art Print by Leticia Gagetti - Size A3
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Giclée art print by Leticia Gagetti, printed on 260g high-quality paper with a matte finish that ensures vivid and saturated colors.
Crafted through giclée printing on museum-qualit...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Abstract Series Modern Art Print by Leticia Gagetti #02 - Size A3
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Abstract art print by Leticia Gagetti, printed on 260g high-quality paper with a matte finish that ensures vivid and saturated colors.
Crafted through giclée printing on museum-qual...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Ski Travel Poster St Moritz Piz Nair Hausamann Modernist Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage ski travel poster for St Moritz Piz Nair Schweiz Suisse Switzerland Svizzera featuring a fantastic modernist design by Wolfgang Hausamann (1914-1994) depicting a red...
Category
1950s Swiss Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" vintage movie poster, 1975
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Original "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" vintage movie poster from 1975.
28" x 22"
creasing and folds visible - unframed - will look amazing once fr...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Exhibition 'David Hockney At Andre Emmerich' New York, 1969
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage exhibition 'David Hockney At Andre Emmerich' New York, 1969
David Hockney original exhibition poster designed and c...
Category
1960s Unknown Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
'New Home', Original Antique Early 18th Century Sewing Machine Poster
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'New Home', Original Antique Early 18th Century Sewing Machine Poster
This is an original poster from 1889, advertising a French brand of sewing machine, "Take a quick look"
This p...
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
'Cheaper by the Dozen' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Danish, 1951
Located in Devon, GB
With it's twelve jolly little hats, this charming poster by Klitgaard advertised the first Danish release of the fun-filled 1950 family comedy 'Cheaper by the Dozen,' starring Clifto...
Category
1950s Danish Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper, Linen
Great Art Poster circa 1950s American Embassy, Paris
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A great art poster announcing an exhibit at American Embassy, Paris, circa 1950s.
Category
1950s French Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original 'ROLAND GARROS' 1983 Tennis Tournament Poster by Vladimir Velickovic
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
The French Open, also known as Roland-Garros, is a tennis tournament organised by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The French Tennis Fed...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original 'ROLAND GARROS' 1985 Tennis Tournament Poster by Jacques Monory
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
The French Open, also known as Roland-Garros, is a tennis tournament organised by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The French Tennis Fed...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original 'ROLAND GARROS' 1986 Tennis Tournament Poster by Jiri Kolar
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
The French Open, also known as Roland-Garros, is a tennis tournament organised by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The French Tennis Fed...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original 'ROLAND GARROS' 1988 Tennis Tournament Poster by Pierre Alechinsky
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
The French Open, also known as Roland-Garros, is a tennis tournament organised by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The French Tennis Fed...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original 'ROLAND GARROS' 1989 Tennis Tournament Poster by Nicola De Maria
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
The French Open, also known as Roland-Garros, is a tennis tournament organised by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The French Tennis Fed...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original 'ROLAND GARROS' 1994 Tennis Tournament Poster by Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
The French Open, also known as Roland-Garros, is a tennis tournament organised by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The French Tennis Fed...
Category
1980s European Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage War Home Front Recycling Poster Bones Make Explosives WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two Home Front recycling poster - Bones Make Explosives Put Out All Bones For Salvage - featuring a great modernist graphic design by Reginald Mount (1906-...
Category
1940s British Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage David Hockney Exhibition Poster 'New York Film Festival', 1981
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage David Hockney exhibition poster 'New York Film Festival', 1981
Step into the vibrant world of David Hockney, where every stroke of his brush tells a story of boundl...
Category
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Keith Haring Vintage Large NYC Pop Shop te Neues Art Lithograph Poster Pyramid
By Keith Haring
Located in Studio City, CA
A rare and extremely hard-to-find vintage Keith Haring (1958-1990) Pop Shop Art offset lithograph poster (Untitled but often referred to as his "Pyramid, Child, Dog" piece) featuring...
Category
1990s American Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
'The Ipcress File' Original Vintage Movie Poster, South African, 1965
Located in Devon, GB
An exceedingly rare poster for the South African release of the 1965 British espionage thriller 'The Ipcress File' starring Michael Caine as agent Harry P...
Category
1960s South African Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper, Linen
Richard Avedon Hand-Signed Vintage Poster Nastassja Kinski and the Serpent, 1981
Located in Studio City, CA
This famous image/poster by renowned photographer Richard Avedon features an image of one of the most recognizable, iconic and celebrated images of the 20th century of a young, beaut...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
French Original Poster, ‘Decouvrez les futures appellations dans la vent’
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
French Original Poster, ‘Decouvrez les futures appellations dans la vent’
ARTIST
Unknown
CONDITION
Good
FORMAT
Linen Backed
DIMENSIONS
112 x 60 cm
YEAR
c. 1960
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Lithographic Poster, 'Alcazar d'été' , c. 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Early 20th Century Lithographic Poster, 'Alcazar d'été' , c. 1910
This is an original vintage poster which is linen backed for preservation. The overall condition is very good. This...
Category
1910s French Early Victorian Vintage Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Yves Saint Laurent 'LOVE 1997' Original Vintage Poster
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Yves Saint Laurent 'LOVE 1997' Original Vintage Poster
In 1970, Yves Saint Laurent designed the first in a series of greeting cards in poster form that he would send his friends, ...
Category
1990s French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Watercolor Ski Poster "Pontresina" by Herbert Leupin, circa 1949
Located in Nantucket, MA
Original Watercolor Ski Poster "Pontresina" by Herbert Leupin (Swiss: 1916 - 1999), a watercolor and gouache painting original for one of Leupin's celeb...
Category
1940s Swiss Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Original Vintage Poster, 'LIBERIA CYCLING', 1934
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Art Deco Original Vintage Poster, 'LIBERIA CYCLING', 1934
This is an original vintage poster from 1934 advertising the French road bike frame, Liberia. Th...
Category
1930s French Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Vintage Poster, Loto, by Savignac
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A classic design by Villemot, this poster is advertising the brand of mineral water, ‘Contrex’. Contrexéville water was recognised as a Natural Mineral Water by the French Government...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of New Orleans JAzz Festival Framed Posters
Located in Freehold, NJ
This pair of vintage New Orleans Jazz Festival posters circa 1989 & 1990 feature unique portraits of very 80s looking females, lots of Mardi Gras i...
Category
1980s American American Classical Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$304 Sale Price
60% Off
After Andy Warhol, Original Chanel N° 5 Poster, Couture Perfume, Pop Art, 1997
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Pop Art Poster by Andy Warhol for Chanel No. 5 Perfum from 1997
Artist: Andy Warhol
Title: Chanel N°5 – Green - Blue
Date: 1997
Size: 46.1 x 66.9 in / 117 x 170 cm
Material...
Category
20th Century French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Yves Saint Laurent 'LOVE 1998' Original Vintage Poster
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Yves Saint Laurent 'LOVE 1995' Original Vintage Poster
In 1970, Yves Saint Laurent designed the first in a series of greeting cards in poster form that he would send his friends, ...
Category
1990s French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Victorian French Original Advertising Poster, "Brasserie Schneider"
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
19th Century French Original Advertising Poster, "Brasserie Schneider"
Fabrique de boissons gazeuses Specialite de sodas
Soft drinks factory Specialty sodas
This is an original po...
Category
Early 1900s French Early Victorian Antique Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Running Fence California (Exhibition Poster)
Located in New York, NY
Original Exhibition Poster by Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Running Fence: 5.5 meters (18 feet) high, 39.4 kilometers (24.5 miles) long, extending east-west near Freeway 101, north of S...
Category
1970s Danish Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Aluminum
'SCALA', Original Vintage Early 19th Century Ballet Theatre Poster
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'SCALA', Original Vintage Early 19th Century Ballet Theatre Poster
"The La Scala Theatre Ballet is the resident classical ballet company at La Scala in...
Category
Early 19th Century French Victorian Antique Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
$4,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Vintage Poster, 'Jeunesse Au Plein Air' C. 1980 V. Morvan & L. Kouper
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original Vintage Poster, 'Jeunesse Au Plein Air' C. 1980 V. Morvan & L. Kouper
"YOUTH IN THE OUTDOORS" This original poster was designed by Herve Morvan's wife, Veronique Morvan to ...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Henri Matisse, 'Musee National D’art Moderne' Original Exhibition Poster, 1956
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Between 1900 and 1905, Matisse painted in the style called Fauves (French for “wild beasts”). Many of his finest works were created in the decade or so after 1906. Matisse developed ...
Category
1950s French Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Vintage Poster, 'D’amoureux Au Poisson' Signed by Raymond Peynet
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original Vintage Poster, 'D’amoureux Au Poisson' Signed by Raymond Peynet
Raymond Peynet was a French artist and illustrator. Peynet was known for his illustrations of couples, specifically, couples in love. Peynet was born in Paris in 1908 , he began drawing at a young age. He studied at the École Estienne and the École des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, this is where he developed his distinctive style. Peynet's style was characterised by delicate lines and slender characters. In 1930, Peynet began working for the weekly magazine "Le Rire," where he published his first illustrations of love couples. These images quickly gained attention from the public and became very popular, leading Peynet to publish a collection of these illustrations titled "Les Amoureux de Peynet...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century French Advertising Poster, 'XERES VERMOUTH' c. 1900
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Early 20th Century French Advertising Poster, 'XERES VERMOUTH' c. 1900
This is an original vintage poster which is linen backed for preservation. This is a charming early 20th Centu...
Category
Early 20th Century French Early Victorian Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
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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