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Posters For Sale
Original Vintage Travel Poster Live In Surrey Free From Worry Southern Electric
By Gregory Brown
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster - Southern Electric Live In Surrey Free From Worry New housing estates Frequent electric trains Details SR stations - featuring colourful a...
Category
1930s British Vintage Posters
Materials
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
Captain America 1991 Marvel Door Panel Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Wonderful vintage 1991 US poster from for Marvel's Captain America. This Supersized door panel is simply super!!!!
This vintage poster have been professionally cleaned, de-acidified...
Category
20th Century American Posters
Materials
Paper, Linen
4 Vintage French Political Poster from Mai 1968
Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR
Set of 4 french political posters from Mai 1968 period.
- "Borders = repression".
- "The boss needs you, you don't need him".
- "I particip...
Category
1990s French Space Age Posters
Materials
Paper
Original 1974 Polish CYRK 'Circus' Poster, Conjoined Girls by Witold Janowski
Located in Bath, Somerset
A wonderfully inventive and stylish design by Witold Janowski features on this fabulous original Polish CYRK (circus) poster from 1974. Utterly captivating.
The ‘Cyrk” circus poster...
Category
20th Century Polish Posters
Materials
Paper, Linen
Litho Poster with farmer and pig, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
1950s vintage litho poster with farmer and pig.
Mid- Century lithographic advertising poster designed
for Vitafort Gauverit Cattle Fodder.
A paper affi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Posters
Materials
Paper
The 46th Annual Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art and Design Poster
Located in New York, NY
First edition, 4-color offset printed poster of this influential and now iconic Psychedelic-era image, commissioned as a call for entries for the 46th annual Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art and Design. Designed by Tom Daly, who also did the body painting with theatrical greasepaint and water-soluble acrylics on model Wandy Embry, and photographed by Kenneth Harris...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Cabaret 1973 Original Polish Film Poster, Wiktor Górka
By Wiktor Gorka
Located in Bath, Somerset
Arguably one of the most iconic Polish film posters. Bold, striking, confrontational and about as avant-garde a design as you could ever get.
The end of the Second World War marked the dawn of a new period in the development of Polish poster art, which became known as the Polish School of Posters...
Category
20th Century Polish Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
1969 Rolling Stones - Oakland Coliseum Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Wonderful poster from The Rolling Stones' concerts at the Oakland Coliseum in California, USA. Presented by Bill Graham, the concerts were both held November 9th and were a part of t...
Category
1960s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
2003 Peter Blake - Buddy Rogers - Motif 10 Original Signed Art Print
By Peter Blake
Located in Winchester, GB
Created in 2003 "Motif 10" is a beautiful set of pop art silkscreens by the "godfather of Pop Art" Sir Peter Blake. Each design is completely unique whilst also being distinctly Blak...
Category
Early 2000s English Posters
Materials
Paper
Avant La Bataile – Coeur D’Heroine
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Artist: Francisco Tamagno (Portuguese, 1851-1923)
Date of Origin: 1919
Medium: Original Stone Lithograph Vintage Poster
Size: 30″ x 45”
Tamagno, mostly known for his Belle Epoqu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Posters
Materials
Paper
Poster of Concurs Internacional Maria Canals by Joan Miró, circa 1979.
By Joan Miró
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Poster of Concurs Internacional Maria Canals by Joan Miró.
Manufactured in Spain, circa 1979.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautifu...
Category
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Historical Lithographic Poster of the exhibition Drawings by Picasso. Circa 1961
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Historical poster of the exhibition "Gaspar Room. Drawings by Picasso. January-February 1961".
Manufactured in Spain, circa 1961.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Materials:
Paper
Dimensions:
D 0.1 cm x W 50 cm x H 70 cm.
This original historical poster was edited for the exhibition of drawings by Pablo Picasso that took place in the Sala Gaspar, which was the official representative of the artist in Spain. Limited edition.
PABLO PICASSO (Málaga, 1881 – Mougnis, 1973).
One of the most important and influential artists of the 20th century, his art left a profound impact on the development of modern and contemporary art.
He was born into the family of the painter José Luís Blasco, who influenced the young artist's introduction to art. For a few years, Picasso lived in La Coruña, Barcelona and Madrid (where he studied at the San Fernando Academy of Fine Arts). At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th he began to travel to Paris until, in 1904, he decided to settle in the French capital.
His art is traditionally divided into several periods, although their names are still disputed by many art historians: The Blue Period, The Pink Period, the Proto-Cubist Period where the influence of African art is obvious, Cubism - which is divided into Analytical and Synthetic Cubism -, Neoclassicism, Surrealism and Expressionism.
Pablo Picasso and the Gaspar family met in 1955 and from that moment the Sala Gaspar became an important center for the dissemination of Picasso's art in Spain...
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Sport Poster Segelflug Gliding German Aviation Jupp Wiertz
By Jupp Wiertz
Located in London, GB
Original vintage sport poster - Werde mitglied im Deutschen Luftsport-Verband Flugtag in Bietigheim am Ostermontag auf dem Reitturnierplatz Segelflug das fundament der Deutschen luft...
Category
1930s German Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage French Art Deco Poster, 'Bec Kina', Apéritif 1910 by Mich
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Artist
Mich
Year
1910
Dimensions
168 x 128cm
Condition
Good
Format
Linen Backed.
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Rayon D’or Poster
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Border size: 45.5″W x 30.5″L
Full size: 48.5″W x 33″L
This is an Original Vintage Poster, it is not a reproduction. This poster is conservation mounted, linen backed, and in excell...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Posters
Materials
Paper
1950 Participez Au Don Au Sang Original Vintage Poster
By Paul Colin
Located in Winchester, GB
Reading "Donner Aujourd'Hui Recevoir Demain" or "Give Today Receive Tomorrow", this gorgeous art deco poster, created to get the public to "Participez Au Don Au Sang" or "Participate...
Category
1950s French Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Zulu 1964 French Grande Film Poster. Roger Soubie
By Roger Soubie
Located in Bath, Somerset
We adore the deep rich colours and demanding artwork on the French poster for classic Brit flick Zulu. One of the finest posters for the title and a real stand out in this large form...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
1968 Judy Garland - Lincoln Center Original Vintage Poster
By Seymour Chwast
Located in Winchester, GB
Wonderful poster advertising the iconic singer, actress and dancer Judy Garland's live concert at New York City's Lincoln Center Philharmonic Hall on February 28th 1968. The concert ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Deco Poster, 1940 'Loterie Nationale' Meres Francaises'
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
LOTERIE NATIONALE MERES FRANCAISES
A lovely poster from 1940; a child presenting his mother with a ticket to the lottery to be drawn on the 23rd of February. This poser is linen ba...
Category
19th Century French Art Deco Antique Posters
Materials
Paper
2003 Peter Blake - Moonlight Couple - Motif 10 Original Signed Art Print
By Peter Blake
Located in Winchester, GB
Created in 2003 "Motif 10" is a beautiful set of pop art silkscreens by the "godfather of Pop Art" Sir Peter Blake. Each design is completely unique whilst also being distinctly Blak...
Category
Early 2000s English Posters
Materials
Paper
Save Wheat
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Artist: Edward Penfield (American, 1866-1925)
Date of Origin: 1918
Medium: Original Stone Lithograph Vintage Poster
Size: 38″ x 57”
Part of the public information effort durin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Posters
Materials
Paper
2003 Peter Blake - Sketched Woman - Motif 10 Original Signed Art Print
By Peter Blake
Located in Winchester, GB
Created in 2003 "Motif 10" is a beautiful set of pop art silkscreens by the "godfather of Pop Art" Sir Peter Blake. Each design is completely unique whilst also being distinctly Blak...
Category
Early 2000s English 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
Original vintage Carl-Henning Pedersen at Louisiana poster 1969
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Original vintage Carl-Henning Pedersen poster.
In 1969, the renowned Louisiana Museum of Modern Art showcased a significant exhibition featuring the works of Danish artist Carl-Henni...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
2003 Peter Blake - Soviet Collage - Motif 10 Original Signed Art Print
By Peter Blake
Located in Winchester, GB
Created in 2003 "Motif 10" is a beautiful set of pop art silkscreens by the "godfather of Pop Art" Sir Peter Blake. Each design is completely unique whilst also being distinctly Blak...
Category
Early 2000s English Posters
Materials
Paper
Historical Lithographic Poster of the exhibition Drawings by Picasso, circa 1961
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Historical poster of the exhibition "Gaspar Room. Drawings by Picasso. April 1961".
Manufactured in Spain, circa 1961.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Materials:
Paper
Dimensions:
D 0.1 cm x W 65 cm x H 89.5 cm.
This original historical poster was edited for the exhibition of drawings by Pablo Picasso that took place in the Sala Gaspar, which was the official representative of the artist in Spain. Limited edition.
PABLO PICASSO (Málaga, 1881 – Mougnis, 1973).
One of the most important and influential artists of the 20th century, his art left a profound impact on the development of modern and contemporary art.
He was born into the family of the painter José Luís Blasco, who influenced the young artist's introduction to art. For a few years, Picasso lived in La Coruña, Barcelona and Madrid (where he studied at the San Fernando Academy of Fine Arts). At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th he began to travel to Paris until, in 1904, he decided to settle in the French capital.
His art is traditionally divided into several periods, although their names are still disputed by many art historians: The Blue Period, The Pink Period, the Proto-Cubist Period where the influence of African art is obvious, Cubism - which is divided into Analytical and Synthetic Cubism -, Neoclassicism, Surrealism and Expressionism.
Pablo Picasso and the Gaspar family met in 1955 and from that moment the Sala Gaspar became an important center for the dissemination of Picasso's art in Spain...
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Vintage Swiss Travel Poster, Zurich Lakeside Garden
By Hugo Wetli
Located in New York, NY
Original 1960’s travel poster for the Zurich Lakeside Garden, with a design based on his painting by Hugo Wetli. Wetli (1916-1972) was a Swiss painter, graphic designer, lithographer...
Category
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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
Original Vintage Iconic ENIT Travel Poster By Cassandre Venice Venezia Gondola
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster by the notable poster artist A.M. Cassandre (Adolphe Mouron Cassandre, 1901-1968) published for the Venezia Graphic design conference in 19...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original, Vintage "Hunters and Ladies" Poster by Albert Guillaume
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Artist: Albert Guillaume (French 1873-1942)
Date of Origin: c 1899
Medium: Original Stone Lithograph Vintage Poster
Size: 95” x 26”
Original French 3-sheet decorative panel. One of ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Bugatti World Record Motor Racing Poster Sponsor By Castrol Oil
By Jean Pillod
Located in London, GB
Original vintage motor racing poster published to celebrate the new world record achieved by Count Stanislas Czaikowski of Poland on the Av...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
1969 Jack Youngerman Poster for The New School
Located in Oakland, CA
1969 Lithograph by Jack Youngerman celebrating the 50th anniversary of The New School in New York, included in the collection at the MoMa. Great condition with some wear to the fram...
Category
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Pour la Liberté – Banque Nationale de Credite
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Artist: SEM Georges Goursat (French, 1863-1934)
Date of Origin: 1917
Medium: Original Stone Lithograph Vintage Poster
Size: 31″ x 47”
Just 31 years ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Posters
Materials
Paper
Études de Moeurs, Les Gros Bonnets de L’endroit
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Artist: Unkown
Date of Origin: c 1850
Medium: Original Stone Lithograph
Size: 26″ x 21”
A very charming 19th Century French billiards lithograph depicting a raucous Billiards ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Posters
Materials
Paper
Cyrk Woman Juggler 1968 Polish Circus Poster, Maciej Urbaniec
Located in Bath, Somerset
Superb design by Maciej Urbaniec features on this original Polish Circus / Cyrk poster from 1968. A very rare poster in fabulous condition.
The ‘Cyrk” circus poster in Poland appear...
Category
20th Century Polish Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs R1970 Czech A3 Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Charming 1970 re-release Czech film poster for Disney's classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
This vintage movie poster is sized 11 1/4 ...
Category
20th Century Czech Posters
Materials
Paper
Framed, Original Vintage "Elvis Presley, Wild in the Country" Poster
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Dimensions with frame: 36″ x 30″
Medium: Original Offset Lithograph Vintage Poster
c. 1961
An Original Vintage American Unfolded Half-Sheet Movie Poster. Wild in the Country is a 1961 American drama film directed by Philip Dunne and starring Elvis Presley, Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld...
Category
Mid-20th Century Posters
Materials
Glass
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, Polish Poster by Andrzej Krajewski, 1985
Located in London, GB
This pristine condition vintage 1985 Polish poster is a real beauty. It’s brimming with sexy 80’s pzazz. It was designed by Andrzej Krajewski for a theatre production directed by Rei...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Rare Linocut Poster "Vallavris Exhibition 1954" by Pablo Picasso
Located in San Diego, CA
Highly collectible and rare linocut poster "Vallavris Exhibition 1954" by Pablo Picasso, circa 1954.. The print is in good vintage and measures 24" x 30". It is presented in a simple black wood frame and is signed in the print. Super cool and hard to find Picasso poster! #2912
Starting in the 1950s, Picasso worked with the linocut printer Hidalgo Arnéra to produce posters for ceramic exhibitions and bullfights. The printer described their working method as such: “Picasso worked at night; in the morning, Marcel the chauffeur brought what he had completed to the print shop with notes added by Jacqueline Roque. I pulled the proofs and returned them to [his home] La Californie at exactly 1:30. This regular rhythm of working continued for eight years, every day, except Saturday and Sunday.” This idiosyncratic procedure speaks to the collaborative effort of these printmaking ventures, which included his partner, his printer, and his chauffeur
Title: Vallauris Exhibition 1954
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Printer: Printed by Hidalgo Arnéra
Publisher: Published by Hidalgo Arnéra
Date: 1954
Medium: Linoleum cut
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born in 1881, Pablo Ruiz y Picasso followed in his father’s footsteps as an academically trained painter and studied art at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in his native Spain. Picasso traveled for the first time to Paris at age 19, establishing a studio there in 1904. He soon began a relationship with Fernande Olivier...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper, Wood
Original Vintage Political Poster, 'GALA FRANCO ESPAGNOL'
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original Vintage Political Poster, 'GALA FRANCO ESPAGNOL'
This is an original vintage poster depicting Francisco Franco, who lead the Nation...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Buy War Savings Stamps Now
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Artist: Unknown
Date of Origin: circa 1917
Medium: Original Stone Lithograph Vintage Poster
Size: 24″ x 41”
Woodblock style poster for War Savings Stamps to help the United St...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Posters
Materials
Paper
Next Wave Festival Poster Signed by Roy Lichtenstein
Located in New York, NY
Original poster after an image by Roy Lichtenstein for the inaugural (or first official) Next Wave Festival held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, 4 October-4 December 1983, publishe...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Posters
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Paper
Original vintage The Rolling Stones poster "Sympathy for the Devil"
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Original Danish movie poster for "Sympathy for the Devil" - in danish "sympati for Satan", 1968. The poster is made by Kirkeby Rosengreen (right bottom corner) and is marked "rented out" by Sven...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Posters
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Paper
Love with the Proper Stranger 1966 East German Film Movie Poster, Schleusing
Located in Bath, Somerset
We adore the clean and contemporary design by Schleusing that features on the East German film poster for Natalie Wood and Steve McQueen's Love with the Proper Stranger. Simply stunn...
Category
20th Century German Posters
Materials
Paper, Linen
Savignac "Duco Peint Le Cadre De Votre Vie" Original Vintage Poster
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Bus poster
Great poster by Savignac, advertising the house paint brand, Duco
Category
20th Century Posters
Materials
Paper
Kes 1971 US Insert Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Ken Loach's acclaimed British drama, adapted from Barry Hines’s novel A Kestrel for a Knave, it tells of fifteen-year-old Billy Casper (David Bradley), w...
Category
20th Century American Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Drink Advertising Poster Beer Is A Good Thing Bird Piatti Bier
Located in London, GB
Original vintage drink advertising poster - Bier ist etwas Gutes / Beer is a good thing - featuring a fun illustration by the Swiss graphic artist Celestino Piatti (1922-2007) depict...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Red River 1967 Polish A1 Film Poster, Maciej Zbikowski
Located in Bath, Somerset
Striking and inventive design by Maciej Zbikowski features on this original Polish film poster for Howard Hawks acclaimed classic Western Red River.
Starring John Wayne and Montgome...
Category
20th Century Polish Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Jenny, Vintage Polish Theatre Poster by Andrzej Krajewski, 1968
Located in London, GB
This original 1968 Polish theatre poster ‘Jenny’ by Andrzej Krajewski is just perfection. And beyond perfection if your name is Jenny :). She’s a wonderful example of Andrzej Krajews...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Polish, Cyrk/Circus Poster, 1970, Vintage, Bear Riding Penny Farthing, Srokowski
Located in Bath, Somerset
We love this original Polish CYRK (circus) poster from 1970 with a lovely design by Jerzy Srokowski of a bear on a Penny Farthing bicycle.
The ‘Cyrk” circus poster in Poland appeare...
Category
20th Century Polish Posters
Materials
Paper, Linen
Agudiez
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Artist: Lithography by Anel, Granada
Date of Origin: circa 1920
Medium: Original Stone Lithograph Vintage Poster
Size: 32” x 47”
Spanish artist Emilio Agudiez, sometimes refer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Posters
Materials
Paper
Original vintage Polish movie poster 1966 "Panie i Panowie"
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Original vintage Polish movie poster, for the Italian-French Grand Prix-winning movie: Signore e Signori (In english: ´The birds, the bees and the Italian...
Category
1960s Polish Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Bieres Laubenheimer
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Artist: Georges Ripart (French, 1871 – 1933)
Date of Origin: 1905
Medium: Original Stone Lithograph Vintage Poster
Size: 27×32”
Ripart depicts King Henry IV atop his famous wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Posters
Materials
Paper
Collin, Original Vintage Poster, Corsica, Transatlantique, Ocean Liner, 1950
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster for Companie Generale Transatlantique created by Edouard Collin in 1950.
Artist: Edouard Collin
Title: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique – Allez en Corse
Da...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original, Vintage "Scene with Horse and Dog" Poster by Albert Guillaume
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Artist: Albert Guillaume (French 1873-1942)
Date of Origin: c 1899
Medium: Original Stone Lithograph Vintage Poster
Size: 95” x 26”
Original French 3-sheet decorative panel. One of ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Bitter Campari Spiratello Leonetto Cappiello, 1921
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage poster Bitter Campari Spiratello Leonetto Cappiello, 1921
This is a beautiful art deco poster by the famous artist, Leonetto Cappiello from 1921. Cappiello influenc...
Category
19th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Original, Vintage "Hunters with House" Poster by Albert Guillaume
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Artist: Albert Guillaume (French 1873-1942)
Date of Origin: c 1899
Medium: Original Stone Lithograph Vintage Poster
Size: 95” x 26”
Original French 3-sheet decorative panel. One of ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Posters
Materials
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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