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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Neoclassical
1964 Picasso Poster Exposition Vallauris France
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Picasso Poster Exposition Vallauris 1964 France No COA number 52 19.25 h x 16.25 w art 10.75 h x 9.25 w Preowned original vintage condition R...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Elvis 'Girls! Girls! Girls!' Original Vintage Japanese B2 Movie Poster, 1963
Located in Devon, GB
Following the tried and tested golden formula of light-hearted musical entertainment, exotic location and girls galore which saw Elvis' soundtrack albums far outstrip his regular album sales, 'Girls! Girls! Girls!' stands out as one of Elvis Presley's more popular films, even receiving a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture - Musical. Elvis' eleventh feature film and his second shot in Hawaii, 'Girls! Girls! Girls!' was a safe money-spinner for both his record label RCA and the film's distributor Paramount, who saw Elvis voted as 1962's 'Top Box Office Draw' for having three of the top grossing films of that year. The highlight of the film is Presley's performance of his enduring pop classic 'Return to Sender,' which subsequently peaked at no.2 on the US Billboard chart when released as the lead single from the soundtrack album. Seen in sublime profile, Elvis is every inch the handsome heartthrob as the penniless fishing boat pilot on this ultra rare B2 poster for the original Japanese release. Completing one of the best poster designs we have seen for this picture, a bevy of bikini-clad beauties feature at the foot of the photomontage, with Elvis as the carefree sailor sandwiched between his two love interests, played by Stella Stevens...
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1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Winter Sport Travel Poster Ski Norway Winter Paradise Knut Yran
Located in London, GB
Original vintage winter sport and ski travel poster - Norway Winter Paradise / Norwegen Winterparadies - featuring bright and colourful midcentury artwork by Knut Yran (1920-1998) de...
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1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Picasso Poster Original Sala Gaspar 61 Dibujos de Picasso
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Sala Gaspar Picasso Poster 61 Jan Feb Barcelona Original 1961 Exhibition Poster Dibujos de Picasso by Pablo Picasso White matte 20 h x 16 w Art 12 h 9.5 h Preowned original vintage R...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Posters

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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...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Paper, Wood

Vintage 1960s Religious Typographic Poster – Editorial Balmes, Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, ES
This rare 1960s religious typographic poster is a beautiful example of mid-century design blending spiritual messaging with modern aesthetics. Produced by Editorial Balmes in Barcelo...
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1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

"Piscina Di Sarteano" Original Vintage Poster, 1962
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A charming poster which was created to promote a swimming pool in Italy that was open to the public. It is designed with a crisp graphic style to convey a sense of relaxation and ele...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Brenet, Original Travel Poster, Transatlantique, Antilles, Venezuela, Liner 1950
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This poster by Brenet created circa 1950 was produced to promote tourism in South America Venezuela country and Antilles by boat/liner via the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (CGT...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Paper

Sister Mary Corita Kent Exhibition Poster/Announcement, Morris Gallery 1965
Located in New York, NY
Exhibition poster and mailer for a show of Sister Mary Corita Kent's serigraphs, held at New York City's Morris Gallery from December 8-31, 1965, using her serigraph Love is Here to ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Signed Art Exhibition Poster by Artist Ivicevic Slobodan, 1975
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful original midcentury poster signed by listed artist Ivicevic Slobodan on July 2, 1975 in Nice, France during his exhibit at the famous L'Art Marginal. As shown on the le...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Paper

'Some Like It Hot' Original Vintage Movie Poster, American, 1959
Located in Devon, GB
Billy Wilder's timeless screwball comedy "Some Like It Hot" needs no introduction - with it's non-stop action, smutty one-liners, sexual innuendo and skilful blend of high and low co...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Linen, Paper

'The Great Escape' Original Vintage US One Sheet Movie Poster, 1963
Located in Devon, GB
Best known for his action packed James Bond posters, American artist Frank McCarthy's dynamic design for John Sturges' spectacular 1963 wartime adventure 'The Great Escape' features king of cool Steve McQueen front and centre, leading co-stars James Garner, Richard Attenborough and their fellow prisoners of war in their legendary escape from a German cap during World War II. McQueen cemented his superstardom as the daredevil Captain Hilts, whose irreverence towards Nazi authority repeatedly lands him in solitary confinement, earning him the nickname 'The Cooler King,' before gunning his motorcycle over a barbed wire fence...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper, Linen

Andy Warhol's 'Flesh' Original Vintage Movie Poster, French, 1968
Located in Devon, GB
Conceived by Andy Warhol and young filmmaker Paul Morrissey while Warhol was recovering from gunshot wounds, 'Flesh' was the first of Warhol's experimental and avant-garde films to b...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

"Ready. Join U.S. Marines" Vintage WWII Recruitment Poster by Haddon Sundblom
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an original World War II Marines recruitment poster, issued in 1942. The poster depicts a uniformed Marine, standing strong and proud at attention. The persuasive text reads ...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Advertising Poster, Antonetto Liquor, by Armando Testa, First
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Original Vintage Advertising Poster, Antonetto Liquor, by Armando Testa, First Edition This original first-edition vintage wall poster from the 1970s is a rare advertising piece for...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Paper, Canvas

Original Vintage Art Exhibition Poster MAX ERNST, 1970 Galerie Alphonse Chave
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage Art Exhibition Poster MAX ERNST, 1970 Galerie Alphonse Chave "A key member of first Dada and then Surrealism in Europe in the 1910s and 1920s, Max Ernst used a va...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

It's Hard to Be Down When You Are Up, Original New York World Trade Center Post
Located in Montclair, NY
It's Hard to Be Down When You Are Up, Original New York World Trade Center Poster, circa 1970 original framed, in very good condition. Poste...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Henri Matisse Paper Cut-Outs St. Louis Art Museum Original Exhibition Poster
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully composed and brightly colored original vintage Henri Matisse poster from his 1978 St. Louis Art Museum Paper Cut-Outs exhibition (which was also was featured at The Nat...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage ENIT Skiing Poster Advertising Santo Stefano d'avesta Italy
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Vintage poster illustrated by Mario Puppo in the fifties for advertising on skiing in the Italian mountains, the Santo Stefano D'Aveto. Mario Puppo w...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Vintage Rare XL Original Alexander Calder Museum Exhibition Lithograph Poster A+
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
80s ULTRA RARE, Vintage, Original Alexander Calder, Large Format, Modern Exhibition Lithograph Poster published by the Whitney Museum of Art, New York, 1980-1981. NEVER REMOVED FRO...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Paper

Abstract Serigraph Poster Entitled "1972 Munich Olympics" by Josef Albers
Located in San Diego, CA
Signed in print abstract serigraph entitled "Olympische Spiele Munchen 1972" by German artist Josef Albers, circa 1970. The piece was created for the 1972 summer Olympic Games in Mun...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Paper

Vintage Swiss Travel Poster, Zurich Lakeside Garden
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 pa...
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1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

'Moulin Rouge' Original Vintage Movie Poster by Lucjan Jagodzinski, Polish, 1957
Located in Devon, GB
Based on the novel by Pierre La Mure, the 1952 British film 'Moulin Rouge' is a fictionalized account of the life of street artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec as he pursues his art in ...
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1950s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Pink Floyd Original Vintage UK Concert Poster, Queen's Hall, Leeds, 1967
Located in Devon, GB
A striking day-glo silkscreen concert poster for the All Night Garden Party headlined by Pink Floyd at Queen's Hall in Leeds on Friday 17th November 1967. Pink Floyd appeared at this...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

David Hockney Dachshund Doxie Dog Exhibition Lithograph Poster
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Original 90's David Hockney Stanley & Boodge Dachshund Dog Exhibition Museum Black & White Sketch Lithograph Poster Art Printed in the UK Large, Original, David Hockney, 1994 Exhi...
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1990s British Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Paper

Original Restored German Travel Poster for Spain by Delpy c.1945
By Henri Jacques Delpy
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Original vintage lithograph German travel poster for Spain featuring artwork by Henri Jacques Delpy. Signed in plate. Hired by the tourist boards, the artist produced posters ...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Linen, Paper

A 1930 Inaugural World Cup Poster
Located in Pewsey, GB
A truly rare poster from the officially issued monochrome version of the 1930 World Cup poster bearing the all-important official stamp of the Comite Ejectivo of the governing body of football in Uruguay. The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship award for men’s national association football teams. The tournament was held in Uruguay from 13th to 30th July, 1930. Dimensions: 52 × 28 cm  Condition: Very good for age devoid of tears, creases or excessive age-toning and with a few printer’s roller-marks that provide the poster with its own innate provenance and authenticity The 1930 Word Cup Poster Two types of posters were commissioned by the Uruguayan Football Federation, AUF for the tournament. They were the Official Poster in colour (78.5 × 38 cm; 38 × 15 in) and a smaller monochrome version of the Official Poster with the official stamp of the Comite Ejecutivo (52 × 28 cm; 201/2 by 11 in) designed by the Uruguayan graphic artist, Guillermo Laborde...
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1930s Uruguayan Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Amsel, Original Movie Poster, Indiana Jones, Raiders Lost Ark, Spielberg, 1980
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original movie poster for Raiders of the Lost Ark (Indiana Jones) created by Amsel circa 1980. Artist: Anonymous Title: Les aventures de l’arche perdue Date: 1981 Size (w x h): 15.1...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Advertising Poster Olivetti Lettera 22 Flowers Typewriter
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for the Olivetti Lettera 22 portable mechanical typewriter designed by Marcello Nizzoli in 1949 featuring a great mid-century graphic design depic...
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1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Poster 24h of Le Mans 1971 by Delourmel
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Fantastic original mid-century poster by photographer Andre Delourmel for the legendary 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans race, held on June 12-13. A real gem!
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1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Otmar Alt Original 1972 Olympic Poster
Located in Weesp, NL
Experience the vibrant spirit of the 1972 München Olympic Games with the iconic poster created by the renowned artist Otmar Alt. This poster not only commemorates a historic event but also showcases Alt's distinctive artistic style and creativity. Otmar Alt, a German painter, graphic artist, and sculptor born in 1940, is celebrated for his colorful and playful artworks. His whimsical and imaginative approach to art has earned him a prominent place in the world of contemporary art, making his creations highly sought after by collectors and enthusiasts. The München Olympic poster by Otmar Alt captures the essence of the Olympic Games with its dynamic composition and lively colors. Alt's unique artistic vision shines through in every detail, from the bold typography to the energetic illustrations that evoke the excitement and camaraderie of athletic competition. As an official poster for the 1972 München Olympics, this artwork not only serves as a memento of a significant sporting event but also represents the creative fusion of sports and art. Whether you're an art lover, a sports enthusiast, or a collector of Olympic memorabilia...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Hamagami, Original Movie Poster, Mad Max, Science fiction, Mel Gibson, 1979
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Poster created by John Hamagami for the release of the film Mad Max in 1979. Artist: Hamagami John Title: Mad Max Date: 1979 Size: 15.6 x 21.7 in / 39.5 x 55.2 cm Printer: S.E. Lala...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Paper

'Cool Hand Luke' Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1967
Located in Devon, GB
An uber cool Australian Daybill for the 1967 American prison drama 'Cool Hand Luke' starring Paul Newman in an Oscar nominated performance as the titular anti-hero, a free spirited prisoner who refuses to conform to the system, as indicated by the poster's tagline "The man... and the motion picture that simply do not conform." Acclaimed as one of the key movies of the 1960s, the film's anti-establishment ethos touched a nerve during a time of growing opposition to the Vietnam War. The Australian Daybill was printed using stone lithography based on US artist James Bama...
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1960s Australian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Elvis Presley 'Love Me Tender' Original Vintage British Quad Movie Poster, 1956
Located in Devon, GB
Long harbouring a dream of becoming a movie star as well as a chart topping rock and roll idol, Elvis Presley made his acting debut as Clint Reno in this 1956 Western, starring as th...
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1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Linen, Paper

Large Vintage Hunt's 3 Ring Circus Date Poster 28" x 42", circa 1920's
By Andy Warhol, Christopher Wool, Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Hunt's Three Ring Circus Date Poster 28" x 41 5/8" September 11th, circa 1920's "poster / circus is from the northeast" "large original circus date poster" "in very good vintage as...
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1920s American American Classical Vintage Posters

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Paper

Den Fine Mand, Large Original Silkscreen Poster by Bjørn Wiinblad, 1957
By T. T. Serigrafi, Bjørn Wiinblad
Located in Dorchester, MA
Bjørn Wiinblad designed this whimsical silkscreen poster for a 1957 performance of Molière's play "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme" at the Det Ny Teater in Copenhagen. This original poster, showcasing Wiinblad's assured use of unexpected color, was printed by T.T. Serigrafi, Copenhagen. Framed; on Karlit wood fiber–based board...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Poster-Paul Colin-bosch-refrigerator-home Appliance, 1963
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Paul Colin-Bosch-Refrigerator-Home Appliance, 1963 Promotion poster for Bosch refrigerators. Additional details: Materials and techniques: colour lithograph on paper Color: Blue, White, Black Features: Signed Subject: Home appliance Original/Licensed Reprint: Original Style: Vintage Type: Poster Size: Large (up to 60in.) Size (w x h): 44.1 x 61.4 in / 112 x 156 cm Printer: Bedos et Cie, Imprimeurs Paris, 14 Ave Felix Faure...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Paper

1969 Disneyland - Tomorrowland Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Stunning & exceptionally rare attraction poster from 1969 promoting Tomorrowland at Disneyland. Opening in 1955 in Anaheim, California, Disneyland was opened and overseen by Walt Dis...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Poster of Concurs Internacional Maria Canals by Joan Miró, circa 1979.
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...
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1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Plaquet, Original Air France Poster, Capital Airlines, USA, Aviation, Plane 1952
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster for Air France and Capital Airlines created by Plaquet in 1952. Artist: Plaquet Title: Air France Capital Airlines – Deux réseaux un seul billet Date: 1952 S...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Poster, Cognac Rouyer, Liquor, Angel, Starry Sky, Globe, 1945
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage poster created by Pub TH for Cognac Rouyer in 1945. Artist: Pub TH Title: Cognac Rouyer Date: 1945 Size: 31.3 x 46.9 in / 79.5 x 119 cm Printer: Union Parisienne de...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster American Airlines Lockheed L188 Electra II Bomar
Located in London, GB
Original vintage airline travel advertising poster - American Airlines Electra II - promoting the addition of the new aircraft to their fleet featuring a colourful and bold midcentur...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Campagnoli, Original Skiing Poster, Turin, Winter Sports, Penguin, Italy, 1955
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster for Winter Sports in Turin in Italy created by Campagnoli in 1955. Artist: Campagnoli Adalberto Title: Turin – Sports d’Hiver - Italie Date: circa 1955 Size...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Paper

The Beatles, A Hard Day's Night Scenes from the Homonymous Film, 1964, Poster
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The Beatles A Hard Day's Night Scenes from the Homonymous Film - 1964 Poster Heavy Card Stock Some creases and marks to the front In general good condition Will look amazing once framed. Images by Robert Freeman (1936 – 2019) "Robert Freeman was a British photographer best known for his album cover work with the Beatles. His striking black and white photograph of the Fab Four...
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1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Poster, 'Lido Cocorico' by Rene Gruau, 1971
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
This is an original French poster by the famous artist and illustrator, René Gruau. Gruau was a fashion illustrator whose exaggerated portrayal of fashion design through painting and...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Linen, Paper

"Marauders Always Attack!" Vintage Wwii Army Air Forces Poster, 1943
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage WWII U.S. Army poster of a Martin B-26 Marauder bomber plane. The poster was published by the Recruiting Publicity Bureau in 1943. The poster depicts a B-26 fr...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Italian 007 "Thunderball" Movie 1980 Rerelease Poster by Rotopress Roma
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Vintage poster that chronicles the iconic fourth James Bond movie,“Thunderball“, originally released in 1965. An original Italian rerelease poster for the movie by Rotopress Roma. Cu...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1959
Located in Devon, GB
A sultry Elizabeth Taylor smoulders on this extremely rare and seductive Japanese B2 poster for the original release of MGM's 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' in Japan. In a legendary pairing...
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1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Picasso Museum Poster of Danseuse Naine 1901 by Pablo Picasso, circa 1966.
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Picasso Museum Poster Danseuse Naine 1901 by Pablo Picasso. Manufactured in Spain, circa 1966. In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautif...
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1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

'Batman' Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1966
Located in Devon, GB
"For the first time on the motion picture screen in color!" Printed in stunning stone lithography, this fabulously kitsch and colourful Australian Daybill...
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1960s Australian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper, Linen

BORIS BUCAN Original Vintage Croatian Poster RADIO TELEVIZIJA ZAGREB' Silkscreen
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
This is an original silk screen poster by Boris Bucan, it consists of six individual silkscreen panels. Radio Television Zagreb music production ARTIST Boris Bucan YEAR 1988 D...
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1980s Croatian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Other

'An Ideal Husband' Original Vintage Movie Poster by Wiktor Gorka, Polish, 1956
Located in Devon, GB
Although Western films were shown during the Soviet era in the Communist Bloc, American publicity materials were banned, allowing the state-commissioned artists to operate with total creative freedom from the demands of the big Hollywood studios...
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1950s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper, Linen

Picasso Museum Marvel: Vintage 'Arlequin' Original Poster - 1966
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Dive into the captivating world of the Picasso Museum with this extraordinary vintage poster showcasing the legendary "Arlequin 1917" by Pablo Picasso. Transport yourself to the hear...
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1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage Advertising Poster 100 Years Of Printing Education Eckersley
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster- College Printing Historical Society 100 Years of Printing Education a lecture by Charles L Pickering - featuring a graphic design by the notable ...
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1980s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Steve McQueen 'Bullitt' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1968
Located in Devon, GB
In one of his most famous roles at the pinnacle of his career, Steve McQueen is the essence of cool as tough cop Frank Bullitt in this action-packed 1968 thriller, featuring one of m...
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1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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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...
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1960s Irish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Midcentury Joan Miro Lithograph Art Poster
Located in San Diego, CA
Highly collectible midcentury Joan Miro lithograph art poster, circa 1950s. The piece is from the French Posters Collection and is in very nice unframed condition with limited handling. Beautiful abstract image with vibrant and crisp colors and lettering. Free shipping in the continental United States...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Original Vintage Canvas Poster of " Bata ", Switzerland, 1950s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Original Vintage Canvas Advertsiting Poster of " Bata ", Switzerland, 1950s Original Ardevertising Vintage Poster of "Bata shoes company", Studio Selecta - Zurich Switzerland, 1950s Original BATA poster...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Canvas

Rare Charles Eames Herman Miller "Design of the Century" Advertising Poster
Located in South Bend, IN
An extremely rare Charles Eames "Design of the Century" advertising poster By Herman Miller USA, circa 1999 Measures: 25.13"W x 0.75"D x 37.13"H. Excellent condition.
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Oak, Paper

'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Czech, 1978
Located in Devon, GB
A fantastically bizarre poster by Jan Weber for the first Czech release of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Although Western films were shown during the Soviet era in the Communist Bloc, American publicity materials were banned, allowing the state-commissioned artists to operate with total creative freedom from the demands of the big Hollywood studios, offering quirky and sometimes surreal interpretations which often had little reference to the film. Weber's intense halftone design featuring a triplicate of manic Jack Nicholson faces is presumably a nod to insanity and multiple personality disorders. Based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Ken Kesey...
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1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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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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