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Posters For Sale
Period: 1940s
Period: 1910s
Original Antique British Political Propaganda Poster Labour Party Landless Pryse
Located in London, GB
Original antique British political propaganda poster issued by the Labour Party for the 1910 General Election - Landless - depicting homeless farm workers by a river, the mother hold...
Category
1910s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage World War Two Poster More Production He's A Fighting Fool WWII
By Fred Ludekens
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster: More Production. He's a fighting fool - give him the best you've got. Image of an anti-aircraft gunner in a helmet watching the sky with three airplanes flying overhead. Artwork by Fred Ludekens (1900-1982). Printed by the US Government Printing Office, War Production Board - A3. The WPB was a government agency established during WW2 by US President, Franklin D...
Category
1940s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
1946 Cunard - Queen Elizabeth - Queen Mary Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Stunning poster created in 1946 to promote Cunard and their cruises "Queen Elizabeth" and "Queen Mary" which operated from Cherbourg in France to New York...
Category
1940s Unknown Vintage Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
U.S. Navy League, "War Clouds Gather!" by Hazel Roberts, Vintage Poster, 1916
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This propaganda poster was designed by Hazel Roberts (1883-1966) to encourage onlookers to join the U.S. Navy League. The poster was issued in 1916 and features a depiction of a Navy soldier facing the horizon and playing a bugle. The text at bottom reads "War Clouds Gather! Manhood willing but unarmed. Help the Navy-Join the Navy League/ Local Headquarters." The artist's signature from the lithograph...
Category
1910s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Casablanca
Located in London, GB
Original cover to the sheet music for Casablanca 1942.
This classic film starred Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman and was directed by Michael Curtiz.
This piece is conservation pap...
Category
1940s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Army Air Forces WWII Poster "O'er the Ramparts We Watch" by Jes Schlaikjer, 1944
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a vintage 1944 United States Army Air Force poster. Designed by Jes Schlaikjer, the design features an Army Air Force serviceman looking s...
Category
1940s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
The Lady From Shanghai
Located in London, GB
Original photographic production photo from 1948 film Noir The Lady from Shanghai starring Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles and directed by Orson Welles. The photo was taken by Robert Cob...
Category
1940s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
1948 London Olympic Games - Walter Herz Original Vintage Poster
By Walter Herz
Located in Winchester, GB
The first games after World War II and Great Britains first time hosting, the 1948 Olympic Games were held in London between 29th July to 14th August. The United States won the games...
Category
1940s English Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
"Night at the Follies" 1947 Original Linen Backed Theatrical Poster Evelyn West
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
"Night at the Follies" 1947 an original vintage linen backed one-sheet theatrical film movie poster. Size is 30 X 44 with the linen added.
A Night at the Follies, the 1947 W. Merle Connell burlesque documentary ("Daring!"; "Gorgeous Girls Great comedians Glamorous dancers"; "You've heard about it! You've read about it! Now see Big Time Burlesque Just as presented at the world famous follies theatre in Los Angeles"; "Something new in entertainment!"; "Evelyn West...
Category
1940s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Poster Featuring Actress 'Charlotte Kohler' Poster Design Jan Sluijters
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original Poster Featuring Actress 'Charlotte Kohler' Poster Design Jan Sluijters
This is an original poster which has been linen backed for preservation, the overall condition is ve...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
1919 Peugeot Original Vintage Poster
By Rene Vincent
Located in Winchester, GB
Beautiful lithograph poster originally designed in 1919. Designed by the great poster artist Rene Vincent, this poster promotes Peugeot cars and depicts an early 20th century model s...
Category
1910s French Vintage Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Berlin Awaits Its Guests Germany Wagner Bear
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - Berlin awaits its Guests / Berlin erwartet seine Gaste - featuring a fun illustration of the mascot a Berlin bear holding the historical Brandenburg ...
Category
1940s German Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage War Poster Attack On All Fronts WWII Canada Hubert Rogers
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Attack On All Fronts - featuring a dynamic design by Hubert Rogers (1898-1982) depicting three people leaning forward side by side in a diagon...
Category
1940s Canadian Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage World War Two Poster You Are On War Work WWII Home Front UK
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - You Are On War Work - featuring the white text over an image of a military warship at sea in front the blue waves and blue sky shaded backgrou...
Category
1940s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
1914 Original Poster, Centenary of Geneva's Entry into the Swiss Confederation
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
1914 Original Poster, Centenary of Geneva's Entry into the Swiss Confederation
This is an original vintage poster which is linen backed for preservation.
ARTIST
Unknown
CONDI...
Category
1910s French Early Victorian Vintage Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
1945 Viceroy Cigarettes Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Introduced in 1936, this poster for American cigarette brand Viceroy was created in 1945. Depicting a pack of cigarettes in front of the American flag...
Category
1940s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Capri Island Of The Sun ENIT Italy G Riccobaldi
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster published by the Italian Tourism Board ENIT for Capri l'isola del Sole / Island of the Sun featuring a colourful view by Giuseppe Riccobaldi (1887-1976) of the cliffs and faraglioni rock...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original World War One Poster - Britons And Canadians Fight In The Allied Armies
Located in London, GB
Original antique World War One propaganda poster, Britons and Canadians fight under your own flag in the allied armies alongside the stars and stripes enlist today! Dynamic design fe...
Category
1910s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
It's a Wonderful life
Located in London, GB
Original American Key book studio photograph for Frank Capra's Christmas masterpiece.
This film starred James Stewart and Donna Reed, is one of the most loved films of the 20th cent...
Category
1940s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
1941 Dumbo (French) Original Vintage Poster
By Walt Disney
Located in Winchester, GB
Beautiful poster of the classic Disney film Dumbo from the French release of the film. Released in 1941 by Walt Disney Productions & released by RKO Radio Pi...
Category
1940s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
French Art Nouveau stone litograph "Les dirigeables PARCEVAL et GROSS" by Gamy
By Gamy
Located in Köln, NW
French Art Nouveau Original stone litograph with gouache hand colored details by pochoir process signed Gamy, Mabileau & Cie, Paris.
"Les dirigeables PARCEVAL et GROSS en manoeuvre à...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Rare Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Dig for Victory WWII UK Home Front
Located in London, GB
Rare original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Dig for Victory - featuring the iconic black and white photograph of a worker's foot pushing down on a shovel digging into the...
Category
1940s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Movie Poster The Greatest Thing In Life Lillian Gish WWI Drama
Located in London, GB
Original antique movie poster for the Swedish release of a now lost romantic drama, the 1918 American silent film about World War One - The Greatest Thing in Life / Det Storsta I Liv...
Category
1910s Swedish Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Antique War Poster SMS Goeben Gallipoli Dardanelles WWI Seaplane Greece
Located in London, GB
Original antique World War One poster - Chambas bombing the Goeben / Ο ΧΑΜΠΑΣ ΒΟΜΒΑΡΔΙΖΩΝ ΤΟ ΓΚΑΙΜΠΕΝ - featuring an aerial view of a Hellenic Naval Air Service / Ναυτική Αεροπορική ...
Category
1910s Greek Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Soviet Propaganda Poster Glory To Chinese People Koretsky USSR
Located in London, GB
Original vintage USSR propaganda poster - Glory to the Great Chinese People Who Won Freedom Independence and Happiness / Слава Великому Китайскому Народу Завоевавшему Свободу, Незави...
Category
1940s Russian Vintage Posters
Materials
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...
Category
1910s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Union Of South Africa Map Natural & Industrial Resources
Located in London, GB
Original vintage illustrated map poster for the Union of South Africa Her Natural and Industrial Resources featuring colourful images of the main cities including Cape Town, Pretoria...
Category
1940s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Antique War Propaganda Poster Enemy Listening Careful Telephone WWI
Located in London, GB
Original antique World War One poster - Der Feind Hort Mit! Vorsicht Am Fernsprecher! / The Enemy is Listening! Be Careful on the Telephone! - featuring a design in blue and white de...
Category
1910s German Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
James NORTHFIELD, Original Oil Painting Circa. 1940
By Boris Bucan
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
This is an original oil painting by James Northfield. This paining has been signed by James Northfield himself, the painting has been done on board. It was most likely a study. The o...
Category
1940s Australian Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Wood, Paint
Suspicion
Located in London, GB
Original photographic production still for Alfred Hitchcock's 1941 Thriller Suspicion. This photo shows the stars Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine
This piece is framed in a Sapele wood f...
Category
1940s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
A Matter of Life and Death / Stairway to Heaven
Located in London, GB
Original photographic production still from the 1946 drama , romance musical starring David Niven, Kim Hunter and Ramond Massey.
This film was directed by Michael Powell and Emeric P...
Category
1940s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Antique British Election Propaganda Poster Workless Labour Party UK
Located in London, GB
Original antique British political election propaganda poster issued by the Labour Party - Workless - depicting unemployed people sleeping on a bench by the River Thames with others ...
Category
1910s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Soviet Propaganda Poster Red Banner Baltic Fleet USSR Navy
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet Navy propaganda poster depicting Red Banner Baltic Fleet sailors in military uniform with the naval ensign of the Soviet Union behind them flying from the mas...
Category
1940s Russian Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
"Warhawks Are Killers!" Vintage WWII U.S. Army Air Force Poster, 1943
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage WWII U.S. Army Air Force poster of a P-40 Warhawk fighter plane. The poster was illustrated by Melbourne Brindle and published by the Recruiting Publicity Bure...
Category
1940s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
"Save Freedom of Worship. Buy War Bonds" Vintage WWII Poster by Norman Rockwell
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original 1943 War Bonds poster by Rockwell Kent, illustrating “Freedom of Worship.” The poster is one of the four iconic War Bonds posters by Norman Rockwell known as...
Category
1940s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Pan Am Travel Map Poster South America Continent Of Contrasts
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Pan Am travel advertising map poster - South America Continent of Contrasts served by Pan American World Airways and Pan American Grace ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Travel Advertising Poster Amalfi Coast Italia ENIT Italy
Located in London, GB
Original antique travel advertising poster published by the Italian Tourism Board ENIT to promote Amalfi Italia / Italy featuring scenic artwork by Mario Borgoni (1869-1936) showing ...
Category
1910s Italian Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Johnny O'clock
Located in London, GB
Original photographic production still for the 1947 Film Noir Johnny O'clock starring Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes, Lee J. Cobb and John Kellogg.
This film was directed by Robert Rosse...
Category
1940s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage WWII Poster American Relief Czechoslovakia Chains National Fund
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two charity fundraising poster - American Relief for Czechoslovakia Member Agency of the National War Fund - featuring a dynamic design depicting a photogr...
Category
1940s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Pinocchio
Located in London, GB
Original American production still for Walt Disney's second animated feature film it was made after the success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Pinocchio, the world’s most...
Category
1940s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Freedom France Liberty WWII R Mount
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - La Liberte Pour la France ... Les Libertes Pour les Francais / Freedom for France ... Freedoms for the French - featuring great art...
Category
1940s British Art Deco Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Casablanca
Located in London, GB
Original US black and white photographic production still.
The film staring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid. The film remains one of the most famous of all time.
Th...
Category
1940s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Antique War Poster Faith In Canada Use It All For Victory Bonds WWI
Located in London, GB
Original antique World War One poster - Faith in Canada Use it all for Victory Bonds - featuring an illustration of a sword on a treasure chest with a box of gold coins and jewellery...
Category
1910s Canadian Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Bernard Villemot Art Decó Screen Print
Located in Ibiza, Spain
This original Bernard Villemot Art Deco screen print dates back to the 1940s, showcasing the iconic style and artistic innovation of the era. Villemot, renowned for his bold graphic ...
Category
1940s Spanish Art Deco Vintage Posters
Materials
Wood, Paper
AIR FRANCE Original Vintage Poster 'France is Paris is two Thousand Years Old'
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
AIR FRANCE Original Vintage Poster 'France is Paris is two Thousand Years Old'
A stylistic travel poster for Air France airline, this poster is a nod towards the history and early...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Original Vintage WWII Poster It's Our War Canada Propaganda Art Eric Aldwinckle
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster featuring a dynamic design by Eric Aldwinckle (1901-1980) of a hand clenching a hammer against a red, white and blue shaded background with the ...
Category
1940s Canadian Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Workplace Safety Poster Roll Them Up Its Safer Tom Eckersley
Located in London, GB
Original vintage workplace safety poster issued by the Ministry of Labour and National Service and produced by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents ROSPA - Roll Them Up ...
Category
1940s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Antique British War Recruitment Propaganda Poster Are You In This WWI
Located in London, GB
Original antique British World War One recruitment propaganda poster - Are YOU in this? Designed by the British Army officer and founder of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Lt. Gen. Sir R. S. S. Baden Powell (Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell; 1857-1941), featuring men and women working...
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1910s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Wallis Zwitserland Erich Hermes Switzerland Swiss
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Wallis Zwitserland / Valais Switzerland featuring a scenic view by the notable painter and poster artist Erich Hermes (1881-1971) depicting people ...
Category
1940s Swiss Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster BEA London Trafalgar Square Westminster Chapman
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for London by British European Airways BEA featuring design by Kenneth George Chapman (1908-1993) depicting a black and white illustration of a smiling...
Category
1940s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage War Poster Whatever Your Job Fight Canada Home Front WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Whatever your job may be Fight - featuring a great design showing the same man depicted as a civilian worker holding a hammer in th...
Category
1940s Canadian Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage War Food Poster Dig For Victory Empire Feed Fighting Men WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two food propaganda poster - Dig For Victory Your Groundnuts Help to Feed The Empire's Fighting Men - featuring four illustrations by Alfred John Nunney (1...
Category
1940s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Documentary Film Poster Whales In Antarctica Life Of Insects
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster advertising the new Soviet film collection No. 6 of Popular Science and Documentary movies - За Китами в Антарктику / After the Whales in Antarctica - featuri...
Category
1940s Russian Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Holland Jan Wijga Netherlands Sailboat Windmill
By Jan Wijga
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Holland featuring colourful design by Jan Wijga (1902-1978) depicting a lady wearing the red, white and blue stripes of the flag on her swimsuit di...
Category
1940s Dutch Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Antique War Poster Step Into Your Place WWI Military Recruitment UK
Located in London, GB
Original antique World War One military recruitment poster - Step Into Your Place - featuring an iconic design depicting a column of British civilian men carrying the tools of their ...
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1910s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Skiing Poster Winter Sports In France Jean Leger Ski
By Jean Leger
Located in London, GB
Original vintage skiing poster advertising Winter Sports in France featuring a great design depicting a couple on skis enjoying the view of the snowy mountains below the blue sky bac...
Category
1940s French Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Poster Aristide Bruant Le Chat Noir Cabaret Montmartre Paris
Located in London, GB
Original antique poster advertising performances every evening at Le Chat Noir the oldest cabaret show in Montmartre Paris - Tous les Soirs a 9 heures Le plus vieux Cabaret de Montma...
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1910s French Vintage Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage Poster Australia Land Of Tomorrow Immigration Joe Greenberg
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster - Australia land of tomorrow - featuring a bright and colourful design by the Australian artist Joe Greenberg (Joseph Greenberg; 1923-2007) depicting a rural ...
Category
1940s Australian Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Antique and Vintage Posters
Add a welcome personal touch to your space and tie your distinctive interior scheme together by introducing antique and vintage posters to any and every room of your home.
In the late 19th century, following the advent of text-heavy posters printed from woodblocks for use in taverns and shop windows, hand-drawn poster art had become commonplace in regions such as France, England and the United States. Well-known illustrators were commissioned to produce decorative posters to advertise political campaigns, theatrical events, books, household goods and other items. Early poster artists used a printmaking technique called lithography, which sees drawings or paintings created on a stone (or metal) surface with an oil-based substance, such as a greasy crayon or tusche (an oily wash). The image is eventually affixed to the surface by means of a chemical reaction, and ink adheres to certain sections of the surface while non–image areas are made to repel the ink.
If you wanted a color lithograph in the early days, the number of stones prepared had to match the number of colors you commissioned for the poster. French painter Jules Chéret, widely known as the father of the modern poster, designed some of history's most popular lithographic posters that featured color. Today, Chéret’s art is highly collectible, along with original works by Czech painter and decorative artist Alphonse Mucha, whose posters advertising theatrical productions helped define Art Nouveau.
Over time, poster artists transitioned to more advanced techniques. Using silkscreens, woodblocks and photolithography, painters and illustrators printed larger quantities at a faster rate.
If you’ve finally tracked down that vintage movie poster, mid-century modern promotional travel poster or other work and you’re looking to find out if it is valuable, distinguishing between an original poster and a reproduction can be complicated. A professional appraiser can work with you on factors such as rarity, assessing the physical condition of your poster and authenticating your piece. For now, take care of your new acquisition because conserving posters is essential in helping them retain their value. A practical conservation method is to have the work mounted on archival, acid-free paper and thin artist’s canvas, then enclosing it in a sturdy frame. (And here is a primer on how to hang wall art, be it arranged gallery-style or otherwise.)
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