Original Vintage Travel Poster Ceylon Qantas Airline Dancer Harry Rogers Design
By Harry Rogers
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) issued by Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline in association with BOAC (British Overseas Air...
Paper
$1,294
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...
Paper
$1,000Sale Price|60% Off
"Museo de Arte Prehispanico de Mexico" Oaxaca Poster Signed by Rufino Tomayo
Located in San Diego, CA
Super rare "Museo de Arte Prehispanico de Mexico" Oaxaca poster signed by Rufino Tomayo, circa 1970s. The poster is in good vintage condition mounted on board (no rip tears, pin holes or creases) with with some fading and stains (please see pictures). It is signed in the lower center in marker by Tomayo. The piece measures 18" x 27.5" and is a very hard to find poster! #2346 Rufino Tamayo was born in the city of Oaxaca in 1899, but moved to Mexico City to live with an aunt after the death of his parents. Despite being an orphan and growing up in poverty he showed a great interest in the arts, and went on to study fine art at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasticas. Although Tamayo was a modernist artist he was fascinated by Mexico’s indigenous civilizations and their enduring presence in the country’s collective conscious, and he sought to portray this connection to the past in his artwork. Rather like his contemporary Diego Riviera...
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La Rossa - Italian Casa di Tolleranza Tariff Sign, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Printed advertising/tariff panel in metal frame. An unusual Italian brothel tariff sign for “La Rossa,” described at the top as a “Rinomata Casa di Tolleranza dall’anno 1922” (“reno...
Other
LUFTHANSA GERMAN AIRLINES - TOKIO Original Vintage Airline Travel Tokyo Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
TOKIO - LUFTHANSA - Tokyo Authentic original vintage airline travel and tourism midcentury modern poster Artist: Hans Rott Condition: A- Dimensions: 25 x 39.7 in. / 63.5 x 100.7 cm. ...
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Spain Mediterranean Coast Josep Morell Espagne
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Spain / Espagne featuring a colourful illustration by the Spanish artist Josep Morell Macias (1899-1949) depicting red and pink geranium and carnat...
Paper
Thunderball 1965 UK Quad Advance Film Poster, Robert McGinnis & Frank McCarthy
Located in Bath, Somerset
The beautiful country-of-origin Advance UK Quad for the fourth Bond film Thunderball. Fantastic artwork of Sean Connery by Robert McGinnis & Frank McCarthy, highly collectible. This...
Paper, Linen
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster World Fair 1940 New York Washington
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster - World's Fair of 1940 New York For Peace and Freedom - featuring a colourful illustration of people walking by a display of flags with two children holding American flags and the statue of the founding father and first President of the United States George Washington (1732-1799) by the sculptor James Earle Fraser...
Paper
Original Antique Poster Victorian Lady Fashion Illustration
By John Hassall
Located in London, GB
Original antique fashion advertising poster featuring an illustration by the notable artist John Hassall (1868-1948) of an elegantly dressed Victorian lady in a long white dress...
Paper
RIGI - SWITZERLAND Original Vintage Swiss Travel Tourism Art Deco Poster 1925
Located in Chicago, IL
RIGI - SWITZERLAND Authentic original vintage Swiss travel and tourism art deco poster Artist: Hans Herzig Condition: B+ Dimensions: 25.6 x 40.2 in. / 65 x 102 cm. Circa: 1925 Linen ...
Paper
Original Antique Art Nouveau Poster A La Place Clichy Paris Fashion Summer Sale
Located in London, GB
Original antique advertising poster for the Parisian department store A La Place Clichy promoting its special fashion summer sale in April / A La Pla...
Paper
Original Vintage Winter Sport Poster Aspen Ski Colorado USA 1968 Interski Skiing
Located in London, GB
Original vintage winter sport poster for the 8. Interski Aspen Colorado USA 1968 19-28 April. Great design depicting two skiers in red skiing down a slope across each other to form the number 8 in the snow...
Paper
$3,188 / item
Batman R1970s French Grande Film Movie Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Fabulous original Batman re-release French film poster from early 1970s. Superb artwork and colours on a scale that packs a serious Kapow! This original vintage movie poster has bee...
Linen, Paper
Rare Original Vintage Travel Poster Playa De Madrid Beach Art Deco Lady Diver
By Luis Quintanilla
Located in London, GB
Rare original vintage travel poster advertising the Playa de Madrid a quince minutos de la Puerta del Sol / Beach of Madrid fifteen minutes from the Gate of the Sun - featuring a sty...
Paper
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...
Paper
WHITE STAR LINE - FAMOUS LINERS Original Vintage Ocean Cruise Ship Travel Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
WHITE STAR LINE - TYPES OF WORLD FAMOUS LINERS Rare authentic original vintage ocean liner cruise ship poster Artist: Anonymous Condition: A/A- Dimensions: 23.5 x 40 in. / 59.7 x 101...
Paper
GREECE - ISLAND OF MYKONOS Original Vintage Greek Midcentury Travel Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
GREECE - ISLAND OF MYKONOS Authentic original vintage Greek travel poster Artist: Linas Kostas Condition: A/A- Dimensions: 24 x 31.5 in. / 61 x 80 ...
Paper
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES Rare Original Vintage Antique Railroad Travel Poster 1925
Located in Chicago, IL
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES - EISENBAHN-UND DAMPFSCHIFFS-LINIEN Authentic original vintage rail travel and tourism poster Artist: L. Neri Condition: B+ Dimensions: 29.3 x 41.3 in. / 74.5 ...
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster TAI Airline Planisphere Map Luc Marie Bayle
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster - TAI Transports Aeriens Intercontinentaux Map of the World - Colourful planisphere by Luc-Marie Bayle (1914-2000) showing the airline's ro...
Paper
HAWAII - UNITED AIR LINES Original Vintage Airline Travel Tourism Poster MCM
Located in Chicago, IL
UNITED AIR LINES - HAWAII Authentic original vintage midcentury airline travel poster Artist: Jebavy Condition: A Dimensions: 24.8 x 40.2 in. / 63 x 102 cm. Circa: 1967 Linen Backed ...
Paper
Original Vintage French Food Poster Quality First Fruit Vegetable Produce
Located in London, GB
Original vintage food poster promoting fresh produce in France - sur votre table produits frais Qualite d'Abord / Quality First - featuring a colourful des...
Paper
Original Vintage Chinese Propaganda Poster Annihilate The Invading Enemy Soldier
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Chinese Communist Party Cultural Revolution propaganda poster - Be ready to annihilate the invading enemy / 随时准备 歼灭入侵之敌 - featuring an illustration of two soldiers i...
Paper
$647
High Society
Located in London, GB
Original US studio production photo for the 1956 Classic comedy, musical starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong The film was remake of the 1940 The Philade...
Paper
The Godfather Original Poster, 1972
Located in Winchester, GB
An instantly recognisable poster for one of the most iconic films of all time, this original one-sheet for Francis-Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" was created in promotion of the film...
Paper
TWA San Francisco c1960s Airline Travel Advertising Poster, David Klein
Located in Bath, Somerset
A wonderfully decorative original TWA San Francisco airline travel advertising poster by David Klein, produced c1960s. Featuring a lively cable car, ...
Linen, Paper
Vinci, Original Air France Poster, Paris Stockholm, Brussels, Copenhagen, 1935
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Air France poster created by Vinci in 1935 to promote tourism between Paris and Northern Europe. Artist: Vinci Title: Air France – Paris - Stockhol...
Paper
AIR FRANCE EUROPE Original Vintage Airline Travel Tourism Midcentury MCM Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
AIR FRANCE - EUROPE Authentic original vintage midcentury airline travel poster Artist: Jacques Nathan-Garamond Condition: B+ Dimensions: 24.8 x 40 in. / 63 x 99 cm. Circa: 1964 Line...
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Vins De France Sante Gaiete Esperance French Wine Cheer
Located in London, GB
Original vintage drink advertising poster for Vins de France Sante Gaiete Esperance / Wines of France Health Cheerfulness Hope featuring great artwork b...
Paper
Original Vintage War Home Front Poster In A Raid Don't Stand WWII Tom Purvis
By Tom Purvis
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two home front poster issuing advice to civilians - in a raid Don't stand and stare at the sky. Take cover at once - featuring a great design by the notabl...
Paper
Cyrk Horses 1970 Polish Circus Poster Waldemar Swierzy
Located in Bath, Somerset
A wonderfully lively original Polish Cyrk poster from 1970, designed by the celebrated artist Waldemar Swierzy. The composition is filled with beautifully stylised circus horses and ...
Paper
SANTA FE RAILROAD - NAVAJO LAND Original Vintage Railroad Travel American Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
SANTA FE RAILROAD - NAVAJO LAND - ARIZONA - NEW MEXICO Authentic original vintage Southwestern American railroad travel poster Artist: Willard Elmes Condition: A Dimensions: 18.2 x...
Paper
$10,899
The African Queen
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster for John Huston's adventure romance starring Humphrey Bogart, Katherine Hepburn. The African Queen is a British film production, and this very rare coun...
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Portugal Sintra Glorious Eden Pena Palace Moors
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - Portugal Sintra "...A Glorious Eden..." Lord Byron - featuring a scenic view of the picturesque hill town that inspired the famous quote by the notab...
Paper
Original Vintage Guinness Advertising Poster Guinness A Day Seven Pints Gilroy
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Guinness advertising poster - A Guinness a day Guinness is good for you - featuring an iconic design depicting seven smiling pints of Guinness beer, one glass for ea...
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster SAS Scandinavian Airlines System Olle Svensson
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for SAS Scandinavian Airlines System featuring a colourful design depicting a plane flying around the globe with the flags of Sweden, Norwa...
Paper
BETWEEN THE TIDES - FIELD MUSEUM Original Vintage Silkscreen Poster Chicago
Located in Chicago, IL
FIELD MUSEUM - BETWEEN THE TIDES - 1971 EXHIBIT POSTER Rare authentic original vintage graphic design silkscreen poster Artist: Anonymous Condition: B+ Dimensions: 32.3 x 47.6 in. / ...
Paper
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Wiggins Teape Paper Company Papermaker
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster issued by Wiggins Teape Works on Paper - Papermakers to the world - featuring a colourful infographic design with images and descriptions of the c...
Paper
High Fidelity Original Poster, 2000
Located in Winchester, GB
This original 2000 "High Fidelity" poster promotes the beloved romantic comedy-drama starring John Cusack as a record-store owner navigating love, heartbreak, and obsessive music fan...
Paper
Monsieur Beaucaire 1924 US 1 Sheet Style A Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Silent-era Hollywood at its most luxurious. This original US one sheet for Sidney Olcott's Monsieur Beaucaire gives Rudolph Valentino a theatrical, almost operatic pose, dressed in l...
Linen, Paper
The Godfather 1972 Australian Daybill Film Poster Fujita
Located in Bath, Somerset
Original first-year-of-release Australian Daybill film poster for one of the greatest films ever made, The Godfather. Fantastic design by Fujita. This vintage movie poster is sized...
Paper
Disneyland - Peter Pan's Flight - Fantasyland Unframed Poster, 1955
Located in Winchester, GB
Stunning & exceptionally rare park-used attraction poster from 1955 promoting the Peter Pan's Flight attraction in Fantasyland at Disneyland, along with the other exciting advent...
Paper
1970s Space Age Morley Underwear Advertising Poster in Original Frame
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A striking and humorous Space Age advertising display for Morley Underwear, dating from the 1970s. The graphic composition features a futuristic astronaut seated before a computer co...
Paper
LEST WE PERISH Original Vintage Antique WWI World War Armenia Propaganda Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
LEST WE PERISH - AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR RELIEF IN THE NEAR EAST Authentic original antique vintage WWI poster Artist: Ethel Franklin Bettsbains Condition: A/A- Dimensions: 20.1 x 28....
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster BEA Fly Freight Abram Games Design
By Abram Games
Located in London, GB
Original vintage mid-century design travel advertising poster for British European Airways - Fly Freight BEA - featuring colourful artwork by the notable British graphic designer Abr...
Paper
Queen of the Night c1920s Swedish Film Poster, Rolf Bethge
Located in Bath, Somerset
Pure silent-era glamour. This rare Swedish film poster for Queen of the Night – Nattens drottning – dates from around 1920 and features American screen star Dorothy Dalton at the hei...
Paper
Leonetto Cappiello Menthe-Pastille Large Lithographic Poster, France, circa 1905
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental color lithographic advertising poster after the celebrated 1905 design by Leonetto Cappiello (Italian/French, 1875–1942) for Menthe-Pastille, the French mint liqueur produ...
Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Hawaii Outrigger United Airlines Canoe Surfing
By Stan Galli
Located in London, GB
Original vintage United Air Lines travel advertising poster for Hawaii featuring a classic modernist design by the artist and illustrator Stan Galli (Stanley Walter Galli; 1912-2009)...
Paper
WHAT DO YOU REAP? WHAT DO YOU SOW? Original Vintage Mather Incentive Poster 1929
Located in Chicago, IL
WHAT DO YOU REAP? WHAT DO YOU SOW? Authentic original vintage Mather work incentive motivational poster Artist: Willard Frederic Elms Condition: A- Dimensions: 36.2 x 44 in. / 92 x 1...
Paper
Original Vintage Airline Travel Advertising Poster Aden Airways BOAC Arabic
Located in London, GB
Original vintage airline travel advertising poster for Aden Airways featuring a smiling Arab wearing traditional white clothing, waving to the viewer while sitting cross-legged on a ...
Paper
PNEU ENGLEBERT Original Vintage Antique Belgian Art Nouveau Tire Poster 1907
Located in Chicago, IL
PNEU ENGLEBERT - LIÉGE BELGIQUE Rare authentic original vintage Belgian art nouveau poster Artist: Georges Koister Condition: B Dimensions: 63.8 x 45 in. / 162 x 114 cm. Circa: 1907 ...
Paper
My Fair Lady 1964 Australian Daybill Film Poster, Bob Peak
Located in Bath, Somerset
We love this charming original Australian Daybill film poster for classic My Fair Lady. Bob Peak's iconic design looks particularly beautiful with the colours and softness of this da...
Paper
Dr No Original French James Bond Film Poster, Boris Grinsson, 1963
Located in Bath, Somerset
Boris Grinsson's artwork that features on the original 1963 first-year-of-release French Petite film poster is our favourite for the title, it’s also one of the rarest. A wonderful p...
Linen, Paper
'Easy Rider' Original Vintage Movie Poster, American, 1969
Located in Devon, GB
A touchstone of the American counterculture movement, Dennis Hopper's 1969 revolutionary road drama 'Easy Rider' defined a generation of disillusioned youth, marking a turning point ...
Linen, Paper
Original Vintage Sport Poster Mexico Olympic Games 1968 Lance Wyman
By Lance Wyman
Located in London, GB
Original vintage sport poster for 1968 Mexico Olympic Games officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad held from 12-27 October 1968, featuring the iconic eye-catching event lo...
Paper
Original Framed US Film Poster 'Alfie' Circa 1960's
Located in Gloucester, GB
Original Framed US Film Poster 'Alfie' Circa 1960's - Original movie poster from Michael Caine's 1966 film 'Alfie' - Small fold lines on poster - Large glass frame - United States ~...
Glass, Paper
"The Space Children" US Film Poster, 1958
Located in Bath, Somerset
The US original-year-of-release film poster for 1950s Jack Arnold directed B-movie The Space Children. Very fun, artwork of giant brain! This vintage movie poster is in excellent/...
Paper
$1,089 / set
Sleeping Beauty
Located in London, GB
Original set of 8 US Lobby cards for the 1959 Walt Disney animation Sleeping Beauty directed by Clyde Geronimi. These Lobby cards would have been...
Paper
VISIT NEWFOUNDLAND CANADA'S NEWEST PLAYGROUND Original Vintage Travel Poster MCM
Located in Chicago, IL
VISIT NEWFOUNDLAND CANADA'S NEWEST PLAYGROUND Rare authentic original vintage midcentury modern Canadian travel and tourism poster Artist: John Held Condition: A- Dimensions: 23.8 x 35.9 in. / 60.5 x 91.3 cm. Circa: 1954 Linen Backed There is some toning along the left edge and some areas of light surface smudges; this gorgeous Canadian travel poster...
Paper
Museum of Modern Art Original Poster, 'I'd Rather Drown' by Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Museum of Modern Art original poster, 'I'd Rather Drown' by Roy Lichtenstein Artist: Roy Lichtenstein Year: 1980 Dimensions: 150 x 130 cm Condition: Excellent ...
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 ...
Paper, Linen
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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