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Posters For Sale
BOS Whiskey 19th Century Lithograph Advertising Poster
Located in London, GB
BOS Whiskey 19th Century Lithograph Advertising Poster
A mid-19th Century sectioned lithographic BOS Whiskey advertising poster. Bos Whiskey wa...
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19th Century British Early Victorian Antique 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
Jaws
Located in London, GB
Original photographic production still for the classic 1975 film Jaws.
This still would have been sent out to newspapers to advertise the re-release. This shows Roy Scheider, Richard...
Category
1970s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$553
Raoul Dufy Original Mid Century Mourlot Art Poster, French Cityscape Poster
Located in Miami, FL
Original midcentury Raoul Dufy art poster from the 1950s printed by Mourlot, Paris, France.
Raoul Dufy was a renowned artist that created excellent works of...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
$475 Sale Price
29% Off
Original Antique Travel Poster Monaco Monte Carlo Alphonse Mucha Art Nouveau
Located in London, GB
Original antique travel poster for Monaco Monte Carlo by the notable Czech illustrator, graphic artist and painter Alphonse Mucha (Alfons Maria Mucha; 186...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Posters
Materials
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 state-owned railway company and was founded...
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20th Century French Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Bambi
Located in London, GB
Original French film poster for the classic Walt Disney production.
The artwork was designed by great French poster artist Alexis (dates unknown) and was unique to the French poster....
Category
1940s French Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$4,847
"The Brides of Dracula / Le Spose di Dracula" Original Italian Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Italian Movie poster for the 1960 Hammer Horror film staring Peter Cushing and directed by Terence Fisher. Brides of Dracula was one of the ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Posters
F. Tamagno, Original Vintage Poster, Cachou Lajaunie, Liquorice Candy, c.1900
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-F. Tamagno-Cachou Lajaunie-Reglisse, c.1900
On the poster, a young woman, wearing a yellow hat decorated with flowers, prese...
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Posters
Materials
Paper
Air France Paris 1957 Travel Airline Advertising Poster, JACQUES NATHAN-GARAMOND
Located in Bath, Somerset
Original 1957 Air France Paris travel poster designed by Jacques Nathan-Garamond. Superb poster which sumptuous colours and in fantastic condition.
Jacques Nathan-Garamond (1910-200...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Raymond Loewy Circle Gallery 1979 Poster
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An interesting Raymond Loewy poster from Circle Gallery, circa 1979. The famed industrial designer' exhibition of drawings, sketches, etc...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Original Antique Poster Touring Club Belgique Belgium Georges Gaudy Art Noveau
Located in London, GB
Original antique poster advertising the Touring Club de Belgique featuring a stunning Art Nouveau design by the Belgian artist Georges Gaudy (1872-1940) depicting a colourful country...
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Early 1900s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Posters
Materials
Paper
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Located in London, GB
Original black and white photographic production still for the legendary 1961 Audrey Hepburn comedy, romance. This film was directed by Blake Edwards, and stars Audrey Hepburn and Ge...
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1960s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
My Neighbor Totoro / Tonari No Totoro
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese Lobby card for the 1988 studio Ghibli animation.
Hayao Miyazaki, one of the founders of Studio Ghibli, wrote and directed this film. Studio Ghibli, which was founde...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Leonetto Cappiello, Original Vintage Alcohol Poster, Bitter Campari, Clown, 1921
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Alcohol Poster for Bitter Campari dating from 1921 by Leonetto Cappiello.
Artist: Leonetto Cappiello (1875 - 1942)
Title: Bitter Campari
Date: 1921
Size: 26.8 x 38.6 in / 68 x 98 cm
Printer : Les nouvelles affiches Cappiello – Les Ateliers d’art Devambez, 32 Rue Beaujon_Paris
Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on paper
Linen backing: Yes
Condition: A (Normally designates a poster in very good condition. Colours are fresh and there is very little or no paper loss. Any imperfections are marginal and unnoticeable).
Details:
Poster to promote the Campari.
A pixie or harlequin...
Category
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage French Railway Travel Poster Paris Montmartre Utrillo SNCF
By Maurice Utrillo
Located in London, GB
Original vintage French railway travel poster for Paris Montmartre issued by SNCF Societe Nationale Des Chemins de Fer Francais featuring artwork by Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955) showing a scenic view of people walking on a cobbled street with a restaurant on one side and blanchisserie / laundrette on the other, leading to the historic white domed Basilica du Sacre Cœur de Montmartre...
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1950s French Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Rum Poster, Rhum Negrita Old Nick, West Indies, 1899
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original vintage poster-Rhum Negrita Old Nick-West Indies-Sugar Cane, 1899
We see a West Indie woman in a striped outfit. She holds a tray in her hands on that is placed a bottle ...
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Posters
Materials
Paper
1980's Andy Warhol Reigning Queens Advertisement (Warhol Queen Elizabeth)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Andy Warhol Queens advertisement circa 1985 featuring Queen Elizabeth:
Vintage original 1980s poster advertisement for Andy Warhol Reigning Queens at Leo Castelli gallery, New York....
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1980s Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Alcohol Advertising Poster Bitter Campari Orange Peel Cappiello
Located in London, GB
Original antique alcohol drink advertising poster for the Italian aperitif Bitter Campari featuring an iconic design by the renowned poster artist Leonetto Cappiello (1875-1942) depi...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Wonder Woman 1992 US DC COMICS Promotional Poster, BRIAN BOLLAND
Located in Bath, Somerset
Fantastic original promo poster from 1992 for DC Comics Wonder Woman featuring artwork by Brian Bolland.
This vintage poster is sized 14 1/2 x 22 1/4 inches (plus a couple of extra ...
Category
20th Century American Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Original Vintage Travel Route Poster Air France Planisphere Map Lucien Boucher
Located in London, GB
Original vintage planisphere travel route map poster promoting Air France the global air network of the French national airline carrier. Design by Lucien Boucher (1889-1971) featurin...
Category
1940s French Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
1970s Original Charles Camoin Seascape Art Exhibiton Poster
By Charles Camoin
Located in Miami, FL
Original vintage poster from an exhibit of French painter, Charles Camoin, vivid orange color with beige highlights.
Charles Camoin (French: 23 September 1879-20 May 1965) was a French Expressionist landscape painter associated with the Fauves. He painted a portrait of Matisse, which is in the permanent collection of the Pompidou Museum in Paris.
Born in Marseille, France, Camoin met Henri...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
JULIET OF THE SPIRITS , Polish A1 Film Movie Poster, ERYK LIPINSKI, 1968
By Eryk Lipinski
Located in Bath, Somerset
We love Eryk Lipinski's etheral design that feature son the fist-year-of-release Polish poster for Giulietta degli Spiriti (aka "Juliet of the ...
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20th Century Polish Posters
Materials
Paper
Omen Original 1977 Polish Film Movie Poster, ANDREJ KLIMOWSKI
Located in Bath, Somerset
You can always count on Polish posters to throw up some extraordinarily original artwork. Often challenging, confrontational and, invariably, original... and the Polish poster for 70...
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20th Century Polish Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage Art Deco Travel Poster Nice PLM Railway Paris Lyon Mediterranee
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Art Deco travel poster issued by the PLM Paris Lyon Mediterranee railway for Nice featuring stunning artwork depicting an elegant lady relaxing on a balcony with a v...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Motorsport Poster Ferarri 250LM Racing Car Automobile Sport
Located in London, GB
Original vintage motorsport poster for the Ferarri 250LM featuring a great side profile illustration of a red Ferarri race car with the num...
Category
1970s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster New York World's Fair 1939 World Of Tomorrow
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for the World Fair event held in New York at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park from 30 April 1939 to 31 October 1940. Great Art Deco design by J...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Tonari No Totoro / My Neighbor Totoro
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for the 1988 studio Ghibli animation.
Hayao Miyazaki, one of the founders of Studio Ghibli, wrote and directed this film. Studio Ghibli, which was found...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Leonetto Cappiello, Vintage Poster, Biscotines Union, Biscuit, Bread, 1906
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Food Poster for Biscotines Union dating from 1906 by Leonetto Cappiello.
Leonetto Cappiello (1875 - 1942), was born in Livorno, ...
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Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Railway Travel Poster French Riviera Cote d'Azur Ceria SNCF Art
By Edmond Céria
Located in London, GB
Original vintage SNCF railway travel poster for the Cote d'Azur / French Riviera on the Mediterranean coast featuring a scenic view by the French painter Edmond Ceria (1884-1955) tow...
Category
1950s French Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Drink Advertising Poster Cognac Monnet Leonetto Cappiello
Located in London, GB
Original vintage drink poster advertising Cognac Monnet featuring a stunning design by the renowned poster artist Leonetto Cappiello (1875-1942) depicting a lady in a pink dress with...
Category
1920s French Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Visit The Arab States Africa Middle East Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - Visit the Arab States - featuring illustrations of iconic architecture and ancient and historical monuments including the Pillars of the Temple of Ju...
Category
1960s Egyptian Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster 25th Anniversary Komsomol USSR WWII Soviet Propaganda
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two Soviet propaganda poster - Long Live the 25th Anniversary of the Leninist-Stalinist Komsomol! Dynamic artwork depicting soldiers and workers marching f...
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1940s Russian Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Rare Original 1918 Framed Charlie Chaplin, Charlot Movie Poster
Located in Peekskill, NY
An original nicely framed Charlie Chaplin "Charlot" movie poster, designed by Auguste Louis Leymarie, color lithograph on paper. At over 5 foot tall French poster is an impressive si...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Star Wars 'Return of the Jedi' Original Vintage US One Sheet Movie Poster, 1983
By Tim Reamer
Located in Devon, GB
Tim Reamer's simple and effective poster design for the final instalment of George Lucas' original Star Wars trilogy has become emblematic of the entire saga, with its glowing lights...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Located in London, GB
Original American photographic production still for Monty Python's Life of Brian 1979.
This film was directed by Terry Jones and starred Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, M...
Category
1970s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
OGE HACHETTE 1960s French double sided EDUCATIONAL POSTER - NO.S 25 & 30
Located in Bath, Somerset
We love these original c1960s large French double-sided school educational posters. Charmingly and quirkily illustrated by Gabriel Bonmati and Gilbert Michel for ogé-hachette St-Germ...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Paper
Large Fap'Anis Drink Advertising Poster, circa 1930
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This artwork poster for a French aperitif is a virtual explosion of color. A French flapper in a flowing gown enjoys a panoramic vista of the Mediterranean coast and a glass of Fap’ Anis...
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1930s French Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$1,925 Sale Price
44% Off
Mickey Mouse, Silly Symphony
Located in London, GB
Original French film poster for Mickey Mouse - Silly Symphony 1938. To-date this is believed to be the only known surviving example.
The Silly Sympho...
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1930s French Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$24,928 Sale Price
20% Off
Pablo Picasso 1954 Mourlot Poster reproducing a 'Blue Period' Painting
Located in Sharon, CT
Picasso 1954 Mourlot poster reproducing one of his 'Blue Period' paintings.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Expressionist Posters
Materials
Paper
La Peau Douce / Soft Skin
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for the 1964 French New Wave film.
This film was directed by Francois Truffaut and stared Jean Desailly, Françoise Dorléac and Nelly Benedetti
This Ja...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Posters
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Paper
"Z" Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese Movie poster for the 1969 French New Wave film directed by
Costa-Gavras and staring Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant.
...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Posters
$1,315
after Marc Chagall, Original Poster, Paris Opera, Romeo and Juliette, Love, 1964
By Marc Chagall
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Poster-Marc Chagall-Opera Paris-Romeo and Juliette-Love, 1964
A detail of the ceiling of the Opera Garnier painted by Marc Chagall is represented: Romeo and Juliet.
Additi...
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20th Century French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Motorsport Poster Nurburgring Grand Prix Silver Arrows Racing
Located in London, GB
Original vintage motorsport poster for the Grosser Preis vom Nurburgring 7 August 1949 3. Meisterschaftslauf fur Sport und Rennwagen / Nurburgring 3rd Grand Prix Championship Race fo...
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1940s German Art Deco Vintage Posters
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Paper
The Beatles by Richard Avedon, Look Magazine, Offset Lithographs, Framed
Located in New York, NY
The Beatles by Richard Avedon, offset lithographs, for Look Magazine, framed. Set of 4 Look Magazine Beatles posters with bright colors and minor toning and handling wear. The posters are in very good condition - having been stored in the original shipping tube (included in the listing). Each poster has been archivally floated on a white matte board, under UV plexiglass and framed in a 1.25 inch white lacquer wood cube molding.
Measurements:
Sheet image sizes: 31 inches H; x 22.5 inches W;
Framed size: 39 inches H x 30 inches W x 1.25 inches D.
Printed in the lower left of each poster is the band member's name; E.g., JOHN LENNON photographed by Richard Avedon for Look Magazine.
Original Look Magazine shipping tube is emblazoned with groovy psychedelic "Beatles", shows the recipient's address and the sender's return address:
Beatles Posters
Box 1
Look Building
Des Moines, IA. 50304
Background of Avedon/Beatles Collaboration:
The Beatles were photographed by Richard Avedon on August 11th, 1967. The shoot took place at a photography studio in a penthouse at Thompson House, 200 Gray's Inn Road, London, England.
The American photographer took a number of shots of the group, four of which were later embellished with psychedelic effects.
The posters were printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd of London/ The publisher's information appears in the lower right margin of each poster.
One a side note, Avedon sold the copyrights of both the photos he took that day and his psychedelic embellishments, executed in post production, to NEMS Enterprises, Ltd. - a firm run by the Beatles music manager Brian Epstein.
On Aug 27, 1967, sixteen days after Avedon’s Beatles photo session, Beatles manager Brian Epstein died from an overdose of Carbitol. The Beatles were shocked. By strange twist of fate, the Beatles were attending Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s meditation seminar at Bangor, North Wales. The guru they had just met in London became a substitute for their use of psychedelics and a cushion for their bereavement. Avedon, unknowingly to the Beatles, or even himself, had captured this true spiritual essence just weeks before.
January 1968 was the initial concurrent publication of the Avedon photos...
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1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
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Paper
$13,996 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Original Vintage US Navy Recruitment Poster Travel Navy Far East Asia Harbour
Located in London, GB
Original vintage US Navy recruitment poster - Travel Navy - featuring a scenic harbour view by the American watercolour artist and graphic designer Louis James Nolan Jr. (Lou Nolan; ...
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1970s American Vintage Posters
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Paper
Jaws (1975)
Located in London, GB
Jaws (1975)
Original US One Sheet (27 X 41 Inches)
This is an Original US / Int'l style One Sheet for "Jaws" printed in the US for English speaking countries abroad. Steven Spielber...
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1970s Vintage Posters
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Paper
$5,643
Original Vintage Aviation Propaganda Poster Glory To Mighty Soviet Airforce USSR
Located in London, GB
Original vintage propaganda poster - ????? ??????? ????????? ???????! Glory to the mighty Soviet aviation - featuring a dynamic image of jet and propeller air force and commercial pa...
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1950s Russian Vintage Posters
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Paper
The Godfather
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster for Francis Ford Coppola's gangster masterpiece starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and Robert Duvall. The American poster only used the puppeteer art work...
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1970s British Vintage Posters
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Paper
$2,769
Vertigo
Located in London, GB
Original American photographic production still from the film Vertigo, 1958. Starring James Stewart, Kim Novak and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. This piece is framed in a Sapele wood...
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1950s American Vintage Posters
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Paper
$484
Antique Anatomical Chart Architecture of the Human Anatomy by E. Hoelemann
Located in Atlanta, GA
A great antique anatomical chart depicting the different sense organs. the chart is sheet number VI as part of the architecture of human anato...
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Early 1900s Scandinavian Modern Antique Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Silence Enemy Watching Paul Colin WWII
By Paul Colin
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster Silence - The Enemy is Watching for your confidences / Silence, l'Ennemi guette vos confidences - Design by Paul Colin (1892-1985) features two ...
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1940s French Vintage Posters
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Paper
Midcentury "Exposition Vallauris" Poster by Pablo Picasso
Located in San Diego, CA
Highly collectible midcentury "Exposition Vallauris" poster by Pablo Picasso, circa 1950s. The piece is from the French Posters collection an...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
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Paper
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
Pacific Vibrations
Located in London, GB
Original US set of 8 Lobby cards for the 1970 surfing documentary by John Severson features some good interviews, great music and surfing footage….like Woodstock on a wave. This se...
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1970s American Vintage Posters
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Paper
$824 / item
Cote Basque 1952 SNCF French Railway Travel Poster. Jean Garcia
Located in Bath, Somerset
Beautiful original Cote Basque French Travel poster from 1952 designed by Jean Garcia. Created for French railways SNCF this poster was part of the post war effort to stimulate touri...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Cappiello, Original Vintage Animal Poster, Le Nil Elephant, Cigarette Paper 1912
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster for Le Nil by Leonetto Cappiello dating from 1912.
Leonetto Cappiello (1875 - 1942), was born in Livorno, Italy, and spent most of his adult life in Paris where he became one of the most prolific poster artists of all time (he created more than 500 different poster designs for many of the most famous brands of the period).
Joseph Bardou also known as Job or Le Nil was one of the brands for which he did a number of posters.
Additional Details:
Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on paper
Printer: Etablissements VERCASSON - Cie, 43 rue de Lancry, RUE MARTEL PARIS
Linen backing: Yes
Condition: A. Designates a poster in very good condition. The colours are fresh and there is little or no loss of paper. If there are imperfections they are marginal and imperceptible.
About Leonetto Cappiello, The Father of Modern Advertising
Leonetto Cappiello, born on April 9, 1875, in Livorno, Italy, is considered a pioneer in the world of advertising, often referred to often hailed as the "father of modern advertising." His groundbreaking work in poster design revolutionized the industry and cemented his status as a visionary artist.
Cappiello was renowned for his innovative and impactful poster designs, characterized by bold colors, simple forms, strong outlines and a strong focus on the product. His work significantly influenced the development of advertising as an art form.
Initially drawn to caricature, Cappiello's true genius blossomed when he shifted his focus to poster art. His innovative approach, marked by bold colors, simple colours, simplified forms, strong outlines and a strong emphasis on product identification, set him apart from his contemporaries. Cappiello’s posters were instantly recognizable, capturing the essence of a product or brand in a single, powerful image. His work significantly influenced the development of advertising as an art form.
The artist's career flourished in Paris, where he immersed himself in the vibrant artistic scene and his work spanned various industries:
Food and Beverage: Campari, Cinzano, Café Martin...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Posters
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Paper
ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES 1993 Framed Publicity Film Movie Still
Located in Bath, Somerset
Original 8x10 inches Publicity Film Movie Still for Addams Family Values (1993) featuring Christopher Lloyd.
Publicity (film/production) stills were created to help studios promote ...
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20th Century Unknown Posters
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Wood, Paper
The Wizard of Oz
Located in London, GB
Original black and white single-weight glossy studio promotional photograph from 1939.
Few films have enjoyed such enduring popularity as the 1939 adaptation of L. Frank Baum's child...
Category
1930s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$1,315
Original Vintage Movie Poster James Bond A View To A Kill 007 Roger Moore Goozee
By Dan Goozee
Located in London, GB
Original vintage movie poster issued in advance of the release in America of the classic spy film James Bond 007 A View to Kill - Has James Bond finally met his match? Find out this summer - directed by John Glen and starring Roger Moore (in his last film as James Bond), Christopher Walken, Grace Jones as May Day and Tanya Roberts with music composed by John Barry and the title song performed by Duran Duran. Classic design by Dan Goozee...
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1980s American Vintage Posters
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Paper
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE 1964 1st Print French Moyenne Film Poster, BORIS GRINSSON
Located in Bath, Somerset
Simply wonderful first-year-of-release French Moyenne for classic Bond From Russia With Love. We adore Boris Grinsson's design and colours on this beautiful poster.
In Sean Connery’...
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20th Century French Posters
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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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