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Posters For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Folk Art
Lemonnier, Vintage Cheese Poster, Camembert Normandy, Wine, 1937
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Vintage Poster-Lemonnier-Camembert Brisson Normandy-Wine with Cheese, 1937 Poster to promote the Camembert produced by Georges Bisson in Livarot, commune of Clavados (Normandy). A man, top hat, red scarf, blue clothing...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Original Poster Art Deco-vertès-simone Frévalles-actress-pearls, 1922
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Poster Art Deco-Vertès-Simone Frévalles-Actress-Pearls, 1922 Additional details: Materials and techniques: colour lithography on paper...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Original Poster-Constant Duval-Normandie-Bretagne-Château De Gaillard, c.1920
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Poster-Constant Duval-Normandie-Bretagne-Château De Gaillard, c.1920 Poster by the French Railways to promote tourism in Normandy - Brittany. ...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Travel Poster Advertising Monaco Aquarium Art Deco Ocean Museum
By Jean Luc
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for advertising the Monaco Aquarium featuring a great design depicting fish swimming with weeds and corals on the sandy ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage Poster, Hot Air Balloon, Montgolfier, 1925
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Rare Hot Air Balloon Grand Prix-Lyon Air Club, 1925 Hot air balloons are shown on the poster. In the foreground, men are in a nacelle in flight. Additional ...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Travel Poster Lausanne Ouchy Switzerland Art Deco Vera Hirzel
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Lausanne-Ouchy Suisse Schweiz Switzerland featuring a stunning Art Deco illustration depicting a scenic view over the historical Gothic spires of the Cathedral of Lausanne and the renovated Chateau d'Ouchy medieval castle between trees with Lake Geneva / Lac Leman...
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1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage Warning Poster Silence Noise Is Harmful Police Art Deco Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage health and safety poster featuring an Art Deco design depicting a policeman in uniform looking at the viewer and hol...
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1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Twa Poster-Swanson-Philadelphia Liberty Bell Lockheed Constellation, c.
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Twa Poster-Swanson-Philadelphia Liberty Bell Lockheed Constellation, c.1950 Additional Details: Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on p...
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20th Century Art Deco Posters

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Original Colonial Poster-Dormoy-Algeria 1830 1930-Farmland, 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Colonial Poster-Dormoy-Algeria 1830 1930-Farmland, 1930 Original poster celebrating the centenary of the colonization of Algeria between 1830 and 1930. We see a Settler a...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Travel Poster Bougnies Henegouwen Belgie Belgium Sport Leisure
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Bougnies Henegouwen Belgie in the Southern Henegouwen region of Belgium featuring colourful Nervia style artwork depicting a man fishing and a lady...
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1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage Poster-Lemonnier-Armagnac Chateau De Larressle-Liqueur, 1938
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original vintage poster-Lemonnier-Armagnac Chateau De Larressle-Liqueur, 1938 Additional details: Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on paper Color: Red, Black, Brown ...
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20th Century Art Deco Posters

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Paul Colin Original Art Deco Poster Georgia Graves Folies Bergeres Ballet, 1928
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Art Deco Poster by Paul Colin for Georgia Graves show at the Folies Bergères dationg from 1928. Georgia Graves was trained by Ernest Belcher in Los Angeles. She quickly bec...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Travel Poster Australia Canberra Federal Capital & Garden City
By James Northfield
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Canberra Federal Capital & Garden City Australia featuring a stunning scenic view by James Northfield (1888-1973) with a couple in the foreground, ...
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1930s Australian Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage French Eastern Railway Travel Poster Nancy France Art Deco
Located in London, GB
Original vintage French Eastern Railway travel poster for Nancy featuring stunning artwork depicting a view of the 18th century Place Stanislas square from the back of the Fontaine d...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Charles Gesmar, Original Vintage Theatre Poster, Spinelly, Music Hall, 1922
By Charles Gesmar
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Charles Gesmar-Spinelly-Music Hall, 1922 Additional Details: Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on paper Color: Multi-Color Region of Origin: Franc...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Poster Chessington Zoo Circus Bear Jill Surrey London Art Deco
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Chessington Zoo Circus - 50 acres of beautiful grounds Fully licensed restaurant Popular prices Historical mansion The greatest value in amuse...
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Jean Carlu, Original Art Deco Vintage Poster, Jif Fountain Pen, 1923
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Art Deco Vintage Poster-Jean Carlu-Jif-Foot Pen Magnet, 1923 The pencils, pen holders and fountain pens of the JiF brand attract amateurs like a magnet. Additional Det...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Denis Paul Noyer, Classic Car Print, La Grande Cascade Paris, Restaurant, 1979
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Walnut Denis-Paul-La Grande Cascade-Paris, c.1979 Additional Details: Materials and techniques: colour lithography on paper. Features: Signed État : Occ...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Marton, Original Vintage Wine Poster, Geisweiler Burgundy Nuits St Georges, 1925
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Poster-Marton-Geisweiler Burgundy Wine-Nuits St Georges, c.1925 Poster for the promotion of Geisweiler wine produced in the Burgundy region.Geisweiler is a French sparkling wine. Founded in 1804 by François Geisweiler, the cellar is one of the oldest in Burgundy. Geisweiler is still available nowadays. Additional Details: Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on paper Color: Beige, Black, Red , Green Features: Signed Subject: Wine Original/Licensed Reprint: Original Style: Art Deco...
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20th Century Art Deco Posters

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Original Art Deco Poster-Charles Kiffer-Maurice Chevalier-My Apple, 1937
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Art Deco poster-Charles Kiffer-Maurice Chevalier-My Apple, 1937 This poster was made for the release of the song Ma pomme, interpr...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Franz Griessler, Original Art Deco Poster, Farberei, Dry cleaner, Vienna 1920's
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster Färberei - Wien - Ûbernimmt Hauswäsche from the 1920's by Franz Anton Griessler. Franz Anton Griessler is an Austrian painter and graphic art artist, born in 1897 in Vienna (Austria) who died in 1974 in Honolulu (Hawaii). He studied painting in Vienna and designed his first posters after World War I. He opened a design studio in partnership with Gewista, a large outdoor advertising agency, for whom he produced a number of successful campaigns. This is a wonderful whimsical...
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20th Century Austrian Art Deco Posters

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Original Art Deco Travel Poster-mucha-ouistreham Normandie-Voile, 1934
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Art Deco Travel Poster-Mucha-Ouistreham Normandie-Voile, 1934 Poster of the Company of French Railways and the Tourist Office of Oui...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Framed French Art Deco Panel showing a Scene with Elephants in a Jungle Pattern
Located in Ulm, DE
Jungle scene with elephants, framed Dimensions: Width: 108 cm Height: 74 cm
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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S W, Original Poster Travel Poster, Vendée Venise Verte, Georges Clemenceau 1931
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Travel Poster for the Vendée and the Venise Verte dating from 1931 and signe S. W. (that we have unfortunately been unable to identify further). This travel poster ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage Art Deco Travel Poster Saint-Nectaire Casino Golf Spa Auvergne
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Saint-Nectaire featuring a colourful scenic Art Deco illustration by Roger de Valerio (1886-1951) depicting two ladies wearing fashionable red and blue dresses...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage Poster, Durst, Waterman's Ideal Pen, African, 1920
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Waterman's Ideal-Fea Pen-African, 1920 We're on the poster, an African carry a fountain pen we shoulder. In his right hand, a broken inkwell with a goose f...
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20th Century Swiss Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Poster-R. Auger-Trusion Ford Model Aa-Cars-Fordism, c.1927
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-R. Auger-Trusion Ford Model Aa-Cars-Fordism, c.1927 Poster for new Ford Model AA trucks, produced between 1927 and 1932, to replace the outdated TT model. ...
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20th Century Art Deco Posters

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Original Art Deco Poster-Andre Galland-Artistic Gymnastics-Athlete, 1928
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Art Deco Poster-Andre Galland-Artistic Gymnastics-Athlete, 1928 Poster for the 28th Federal Festival of the Federation of Gymnasti...
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20th Century Art Deco Posters

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Alo, Original Art Deco Travel Poster, Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, Donkey, 1922
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Art Deco Travel Poster-Alo-Normandie-Bayeux-Calvados, 1922 Additional Information: Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on pap...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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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...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Posters

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XXL Old Art Deco Tatra Furniture Poster, 1920s / Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1939 - Original poster - Beautiful decoration - for the conditions see the photos jt.  
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage Poster-Rouffé-Colin Candle-Car-Motor, 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Rouffé-Colin Candle-Car-Motor, 1930 Advertising for the Colin candle, motor car candle, sold in Paris Office Industriel, 104 bis Bd Voltaire, Paris. Add...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Alo, Vintage Travel Poster in Art Deco, Pont Audemer Normandy, Classic Car, 1922
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Car Poster in Art Deco-Alo-Pont Audemer Normandie-Traveller Hotel, 1922 Advertising poster to promote tourism in Normandy, especially in Pont-Audemer considered as the litt...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Poster-Lee Kerry-chester-angleterre-pays De Galles, 1953
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Lee Kerry-Chester-Angleterre-Pays De Galles, 1953 Poster for the ancient Roman walled city of Chester located near Wales on the River Dee showing the historical and medieval buildings within the wall boundary, including Chester cathedral and the towers and gates of the wall, a horse racing on Chester Racecourse (the oldest racecourse in England), a Roman Centurion, a Civil War soldier firing a canon, a fisherman and small town on the other side of the river linked by bridges, monks farming, the English flag...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Original Poster-G. Dola-Sportif, Sportifs Cap-Hat-Cricket-Golf, 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Poster-G. Dola-Sportif, Sportifs Cap-Hat-Cricket-Golf, 1930 Additional Details: Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on paper Color: Multi-Color Theme: Golf, Cr...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Original Poster-L. Metlicovitz-Impermeabili Moretti-Fashion-Milano, c.1920
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Poster-L. Metlicovitz-Impermeabili Moretti-Fashion-Milano, c.1920 This italian poster depict a smartly dressed man wearing a raincoat, a hat and smoking a cigarette. He s...
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Poster, Geo Dorival, Sud Vendée, Clisson, Atlantic Ocean, 1912
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Geo Dorival-Sud Vendée-Clisson-Atlantic Ocean, 1912 Original vintage poster representing the old town of Clisson (Loire-Atlantique). The stone bridge at the ...
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20th Century Art Deco Posters

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Paul Colin, Original Art Deco Poster, African Oceanic Art, Punu Mask, Moai, 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Art Deco poster of African and Oceanic inspiration depicting a Punu mask from Gabon and a monumental Moai statue from the Easter Islands. Paul Colin (27 ...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Poster-The Exquisite Anise Fleurette Liqueur, 1925
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-The Exquisite Anise Fleurette Liqueur, 1925 Poster of the "La St Quentinoise" distillery in St Quentin. This poster promotes the Fleurette Anise Liqueur ...
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20th Century Art Deco Posters

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Roger Valerio, Original Vintage Golf Poster, Saint Nectaire Casino and Spa, 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-R. by Valerio-Saint Nectaire-Casino-Golf, c.1930 PLM poster to promote tourism in Saint-Nectaire. Located in Auvergne, Saint-Nectai...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Roger Soubie, Original Vintage Travel Poster, Le Haut Barr Vosges, Railway, 1925
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Roger Subie-Le Haut Barr-Vosges-Railway, c.1925 Poster of the Railways of Alsace and Lorraine to promote tourism in the Haut-Barr, around Saverne (Bas-Rhin)....
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Leonetto Cappiello, Poster Study Maquette, Studebaker, Automobile, Car, 1926
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Work of Art, Painting in Gouache, Pencil and Ink on Paper, "Maquette" or Study for a Poster for Studebaker Cars, by Leonetto Cappiello circa 19...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage Poster-Arnoux Guy-Vins De Bourgogne-Nuits Saint Georges, 1930
By Guy Arnoux
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Arnoux Guy-Vins De Bourgogne-Nuits Saint Georges, 1930 Poster to promote Burgundy Wines by Henri de Bahèzre, company founded in 1808 in Nuits Saint Georges (Côte d´Or). The “Nuits Saint-Georges” wine...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Roger De Valerio, Original Vintage Kitchen Poster, Idéal Gazina, 1950
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Roger De Valerio-Idéal Gazina-Cuisine, c.1950 Promotional poster for the Idéal Gazina gas stove of the Compagnie Nationale des radia...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Poster, Shell Oil and Gas, Petrol, Car, Road, Greyhound, 1925
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Shell-Oil and Gas-Automotive-Greyhound, c.1925 Advertising poster to promote the use of Shell Motor Oils and Gas for automobiles. ...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Art Deco Travel Poster Summer In Germany Sailing Verao Alemanha
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Art Deco travel poster - O Verao Na Alemanha / The Summer in Germany - featuring stunning artwork by the notable German poster artist Ludwig Hohlwein (1874-1949) of a fashionable lady in a summer dress holding a red sun umbrella...
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1920s German Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage Poster-Veino Pilon-Slovenian Art and Painting-Prague, 1927
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Chéret-Grévin Wax Museum Paris-Exposition, c.1900 Poster for the Javanese Exhibition at the Musée Grévin. Additional Details: Mate...
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20th Century Slovenian Art Deco Posters

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Original Poster-Cassandre-Colomba-Motta-Italian-Easter-Cake, 1936
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Poster-Cassandre-Colomba-Motta-Italian-Easter-Cake, 1936 Additional Details: Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on paper Color: Black Features: Signed Subjec...
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Posters

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Charles Loupot, Original Art Deco Car Poster, Stop-Fire, Automobile, 1925
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Art Deco Poster-Charles Loupot-Stop-Fire-Automobile-Car, 1925 Here, in the first of the two posters for Stop Fire, he uses the image of a pretty woman, beautifully dresse...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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AM Cassandre, Original Travel Poster, Blue Bird Pullman Train, Wagons Lits, 1929
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Poster-Cassandre-Blue Bird-Pullman Train Wagons-Beds, 1929 This poster was produced for the service's inaugural year in 1929. Cassandre blends the taut geometries of indu...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage WWII Poster French Resistance Voix Du Maquis Fighters Magazine
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster advertising La Voix Du Maquis / The Voice of Maquis bi-monthly magazine issued by the National Federation of Maquis featuring a bold Art Deco style illustration of a soldier wearing a beret hat with a logo on it and his mouth open in speech set against the blue, white and red colours of the French flag with the text below the image - Dit Tout Pense Jeune / Says it all Think young On sale at all depositories on the second and fourth Saturday of each month Prices 3 francs. Formed in c.1943, the Maquis French Resistance...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Art Deco Poster-Burnoud-Agricole International Fair of Lyon, 1927
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Art Deco Poster-Burnoud-Agricole International Fair of Lyon, 1927 This poster promotes the fair that took place from March 12th to 20th, 1927. It took place every year Cours de Verdun and hosted the "Agricultural Machinery Week" and became one of the most important in Europe. One could buy all the necessary apparatus for farming, storge, gardening, work in the fields and the farm in general (mechanical kneaders, cream separators...
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20th Century Art Deco Posters

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Original Poster-De La Nezière-Le Puy en Velay-Compostelle-Auvergne, 1925
By Joseph de La Nézière
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Poster-Nezière-Le Puy en Velay-Compostelle-Auvergne, 1925 On the poster, we can see the St Michel d'Aiguilhe Chapel, the Notre Dame de France statue and the Cathedral - Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation Basilica. Additional Details: Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on paper Color: Multi-Color Features: Signed Style: Art Deco Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work Subject: Tourism Original/Licensed Reprint: Original Size: Medium (up to 36in.) Size: 30.3 x 42.1 in / 77 x 107 cm Printer : Imp. Blondel La Rougery...
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20th Century Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Poster-Toussaint-7th Commercial Fair-Brussels-Belgium, 1926
By Ferdinand Toussaint
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Toussaint-7th Commercial Fair-Brussels-Belgium, 1926 Poster for the 7th Brussels Trade Fair from April 7 to 21, 1926. The Grande Place...
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20th Century Belgian Art Deco Posters

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Art Deco Fortune Magazine Cover, October 1937
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a fabulous original Art Deco Fortune Magazine cover, October 1937. The cover of Fortune Magazine for October 1937, framed...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Posters

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Russian Avant Garde Constructivist Soviet Propaganda Poster by Miaziakin, 1923
Located in New York, NY
A fine and rare Russian Avant Garde Soviet Propaganda poster by Miaziakin from the highly influential Economicheskaya Zhizn, Economic Life- the off...
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Early 20th Century Russian Art Deco Posters

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Bernard Lancy, Original Vintage Movie Poster, Smiling Shoe Shine Black Lion 1940
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Artist: Bernard Lancy (1892 - 1964) Lancy started working as a poster artist, mainly for cinema. He worked from the 1920's until the late 1950's. In 1945 he was named Honorary President of the Syndicat des Affichistes de Cinéma - The Society of Cinema / Movie Poster Artists. He is particularly known for his poster for La Grande Illusion by Jean Renoir (1937) which he produced for the film's release in 1946. This highly symbolic poster represents a statuesque German soldier of the First World War and a white dove, caught and wounded in barbed wire. He is also the artist for a number of early Walt Disney posters...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Rare Russian Avant Garde Constructivist Soviet Propaganda Poster by Miaziakin
Located in New York, NY
A fine and rare Russian Avant Garde Soviet Propaganda poster by Miaziakin from the highly influential Economicheskaya Zhizn, Economic Life- the off...
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Early 20th Century Russian Art Deco 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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