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...
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1978 Levi's - Go Rodeo! Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Wonderful poster created in 1978 promoting the American clothing company Levi's. Levi's, or Levi Strauss & Co. was founded in San Francisco in 1853 and has gone on to become synonymo...
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Original Mexico 68 Poster, printed by Miguel Galas S.A.
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Original poster from the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, printed on paper and created within the iconic graphic universe developed for the Mexico 68 Olympic Games. The composition presents...
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Shanghai Deco Hatamen Cigarettes Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This framed advertising poster for Nanyang Brothers Tobacco dates to the 1920-30s and melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the nuanced color and fine reso...
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HAWAII - QANTAS Original Vintage Airline Travel Tourism Australia Poster MCM
By Harry Rogers
Located in Chicago, IL
HAWAII - FLY THERE BY QANTAS Authentic original vintage midcentury airline travel poster Artist: Harry Rogers Condition: A- Dimensions: 27.5 x 38.3 in. / 69.9 x 97.3 cm. Circa: 1958 ...
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Jan & Joël Martel 1925 Paris International Exhibition Framed Art Deco Poster.
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Jan & Joël Martel 1925 Paris International Exhibition of the Decorative Arts and Industries Framed Art Deco Offical Poster. Framed with the original anodazed Aluminum Fra...
Aluminum
Original Vintage Cruise Travel Poster Scotland Land Of Romance Anchor Line Stag
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Art Deco cruise travel poster for Scotland The Land of Romance Anchor Line New York and Glasgow featuring stunning artwork by Frederick Charles Herrick (1887-1970) o...
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Official Original Roland Garros Tennis Poster, 1996
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Official Original Roland Garros 1996 poster Condition Good Format Unlinen backed Dimensions 71 x 53 cm Artist Jean-Michel Meurice Year 1996
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Original Vintage Greek Travel Poster Corfu Island Greece Vlacherna Monastery
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Greece Island of Corfu / Griechenland Insel Corfu (Kerkyra) featuring a stunning design depicting a calm sea with wooden boats moored on the side a...
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Original Vintage Advertising Poster Kuwait MEA Middle East Airlines Auriac
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Kuwait MEA Middle East Airlines featuring a colourful mid-century design by Jacques Auriac (1922-2003) sho...
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$700Sale Price / set|21% Off
Divine's Movie & Play Posters - Pink Flamingo Women Behind Bars The Neon Woman
Located in Miami, FL
From the outrageous and fabulous well known drag queen and counterculture actor Divine (1945-1988), posters from Tom Eyen’s plays Women Behind Bars (+ 8 x ...
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Alphonse Mucha Pair of "Byzantine Heads" Lithographs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French "Byzantine Heads" lithographs by Alphonse Mucha. The mastery evident in creating two archetypes of the female form against a decorative background confirms Mucha's a...
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese style B film poster for the sixth in the James Bond series, and stars George Lazenby as 007, a role that he would only play this one t...
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Broders, Original Art Deco Poster, Winter Sports, Bobsleigh Skiing Art Deco 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
P.L.M. poster created by Roger Broders in 1930 to promote winter sports in St Pierre de Chartreuse in the Alps. Artist: Roger Broders (1883-1953) Title: Les Sports d’Hiver à St Pie...
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Roman Holiday / Vacanze Romane
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1953 classic romantic comedy directed and produced by William Wyler, and stars Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. Hepburn won an Academy Award for ...
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Original Vintage Summer Travel Poster Holland Beach Sand Castle Netherlands
Located in London, GB
Original vintage summer travel poster for Holland featuring a great illustration by Jan Lavies (1902-2005) depicting a young child in a red top and green shorts using a spade to buil...
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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...
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"Enlist in the Waves. Release a Man to Fight At Sea. " Vintage WWII Poster, 1943
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original WWII Navy Recruitment poster, issued on January 13, 1943. The recruitment poster depicts a young woman in a U.S. Navy uniform, saluting. The top text reads, ...
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Batman R1970s Belgian Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Striking early 1970s re-release Belgian film poster for Batman. Superb artwork. This original vintage movie poster has been professionally linen-backed is sized 14 3/8 x 21 1/8 inch...
Linen, Paper
'The Terminator' Original Vintage Movie Poster by Milan Pecák, Czech, 1990
Located in Devon, GB
Along with Jakub Erol's stylized design for the Polish release, celebrated Czech artist Milan Pecák's imposing illustration of Arnold Schwarzenegger as 'The Terminator' is one of the...
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Rare Original Vintage USSR Travel Poster Intourist Visit Soviet Union Art Deco
Located in London, GB
Rare original vintage USSR travel poster in Swedish - Visit the Soviet Union / Besok Sovjet-Unionen - featuring a great Art Deco design depicting classic cars and buses driving through Red Square towards the viewer past the Gum department store and Lenin's Mausoleum / Lenin's Tomb in front of the historic wall of the Moscow Kremlin with the clock on the Spasskaya Tower rising into the sky, crowds of people outside St Basil...
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Bob Dylan - Dylan Revisited 79 - Original Poster by Ralph Steadman, 1979
By Ralph Steadman
Located in Winchester, GB
Created by renowned illustrator Ralph Steadman for "Dylan Revisited '79", this striking poster combines Steadman's distinctive, expressive style with the enduring mystique of Bob Dyl...
Paper
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
$10,801
Double Indemnity
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1944 Film Noir double Indemnity. This film starred Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck and was directed by Billy Wilder. This poster was printed in tw...
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Yves Saint Laurent - Love 1986 Original Vintage Poster
By Pierre Bergé
Located in Winchester, GB
Beginning in 1970, the legendary Yves Saint Laurent sent "Love" posters & cards each year to loved ones and clients to celebrate the new year. The designs for the now iconic "Love" s...
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Original Vintage Soviet Propaganda Poster Pravda Arrow Fake News Foreign Press
By Viktor Deni
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster for Pravda / Правда designed by the notable satirist and poster artist Viktor Deni (Viktor Nikolaevich Denisov; 1893-1946) featuring a copy ...
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Star Wars 1979 Polish B1 Film Poster, Jakub Erol
Located in Bath, Somerset
George Lucas's Star Wars changed blockbuster cinema forever, launching Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo and Darth Vader into pop-culture immortality. This Polish release arriv...
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French Color Lithograph Poster, "Supreme Pernot" by Artist E. Gex, circa 1900
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Printed by G. Gerim Fils, Paris. "Les meilleur desserts fins", for a brand of biscuits. Art Nouveau style and typography. A seated young lady with flowers in her long red hair...
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Original Vintage Soviet Union Travel Poster USSR Dance Festival Intourist Zhukov
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for the USSR Dance Festival Moscow - Leningrad 10-20 June 1936 commissioned by Intourist, the Soviet state travel monop...
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...
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Official Mexico 1968 Olympic Poster in Black and White – Embossed Original
By Lance Wyman
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Official and original poster from the Mexico 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympiad, held in Mexico City from October 12 to 27, 1968. This striking piece features...
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$607 / set
Avengers
Located in London, GB
Original American set of 7 mini advance posters for the 2012 Marvel Studios film. The film starred Rober Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlet Johansson, Mark R...
Paper
Mucha, Job, Original Art Nouveau Belle Epoque Poster, Gold, Cigarette Paper 1896
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Art Nouveau Vintage Poster dating from 1896 by Alphonse Mucha for Job, Cigarette paper. Artist: Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) Tit...
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Original Vintage USSR Travel Poster Aeroflot Europe Via Moscow Soviet Airlines
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Aeroflot travel advertising poster - Europe via Moscow Аэрофлот Soviet Airlines - featuring a great mid-century modern design depicting a colourful illustration of t...
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Breakfast at Tiffany's / Diamants sur Canapes
Located in London, GB
Original French film poster for Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard's Classic 1961 Comedy Romance. Directed by Blake Edwards, Tiffany's remains the number one best Audrey Hepburn title ...
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Cyrk Ballet Horse R1979 Polish Circus Poster, Jan Mlodozeniec
Located in Bath, Somerset
Typically inventive and bold design by Jan Mlodozeniec features on this original Polish Cyrk (circus) poster from 1979. The ZPR wanted a new look for the circus poster to complement ...
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French Dubonnet Advertising Poster Print with Blue Cat Design, 1937 D'Ornellas.
Located in Seattle, WA
This French advertising print features the iconic Dubonnet aperitif design with a whimsical blue cat in three playful poses, accompanied by the bold red text: "Dubo - Dubon- Dubonnet...
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Original Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe 1971 Poster for Tate Museum
By Andy Warhol
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and Original Poster for 1971 Warhol Tate Museum Exhibition. The poster is Marilyn 1964, silk screen by Warhol. In very good condition for the age. No Rips or Tears. A grea...
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Under the Greenwood Tree c1920s Swedish Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
One of our favourites from the new collection. Under the Greenwood Tree (released as Rich Miss Hamilton in Sweden) is the 1918 American silent drama directed by Emile Chautard and st...
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The Hungry Heart 1917 Swedish Film Poster, Eric Rohman
Located in Bath, Somerset
The Hungry Heart is a 1917 silent drama directed by Robert G. Vignola and starring Pauline Frederick. The film belongs to a world of cinema now largely lost, where melodrama, theatre...
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Isobel 1920 Swedish Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
One of our favourites from the new collection. Isobel, or The Trail's End is a 1920 silent northern drama directed by Edwin Carewe, adapted from James Oliver Curwood's wilderness sto...
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Testa, Original Vintage Poster, Carpano, Italian Vermouth, Napoleon, Turin 1954
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
1954 poster for the Carpano. Artist: Armando Testa Title: Carpano vermouth Date: 1954 Size (w x h): 54,3 x 77,2 in / 138 x 196 cm Printer: Arti Grafiche M. & G. Pirovano, cia C. Po...
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'My Fair Lady' 1964 US 1 Sheet Film Poster, Peak
By Bob Peak
Located in Bath, Somerset
Featuring the much celebrated artwork by Bob Peak, the US vintage 1 sheet for the movie 'My Fair Lady', starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison, is certainly very charming indeed. ...
Linen, Paper
Original Antique Advertising Poster Michelin Man Nunc Est Bibendum Your Health
By O'galop
Located in London, GB
Original antique advertising poster - Nunc est Bibendum Le Pneu Michelin Boit l'Obstacle / Now is the time to drink The Michelin Tyre Drinks the Obstacle - featuring a great illustra...
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$540
Blade Runner
Located in London, GB
Original Australian film poster for the cult 1982 science fiction film starringHarrison Ford, Rutger Hauer and Sean Young. The film was directed by Ridley Scott. This poster is conse...
Paper
Mimi wo Sumaseba / Whisper of the Heart
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese movie poster for the 1995 Studio Ghibli animation. This film was directed by Yoshifumi Kondo.
Original Vintage Theater Lobby Card from “Rebel Without a Cause”
Located in San Francisco, CA
This piece is an original vintage theater lobby card from the 1955 release of the cinematic masterpiece “Rebel Without a Cause.” Distributed in sets of eight to movie theaters for di...
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"The U.S. Marines Want You" Vintage WWII Recruitment Poster, 1940
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an original World War II Marines recruitment poster, issued in 1940. The poster depicts a no-nonsense Marine drill instructor, pointing directly at the viewer, in front of a ...
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THE ORIENT IS HONG KONG BRITISH CROWN COLONY Original Vintage Travel Poster
By Dong Kingman
Located in Chicago, IL
THE ORIENT IS HONG KONG - BRITISH CROWN COLONY Rare authentic original vintage travel poster Artist: Dong Kingman Condition: A- Dimensions: 22.4 x 34.6 in. / 57 x 88 cm. Circa: 1961 ...
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Original Vintage Air Travel Poster New York TWA David Klein Up Up And Away
By David Klein
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - New York Fly TWA - featuring an iconic design by the American artist David Klein (1918-2005) depicting a bright and colourful abstract view of Times ...
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SOCIETE LA FRANCAISE Original Vintage Antique French Art Nouveau Bicycle Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
SOCIETE LA FRANCAISE - MARQUE DIAMANT Rare authentic original vintage French art nouveau poster Artist: Geo. Weiss Condition: B Dimensions: 43.7 x 62 in. / 111 x 157.5 cm. Circa: 189...
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1964 New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Original Vintage Poster
By Bob Peak
Located in Winchester, GB
Looked back upon as the ultimate showcase of mid-century promise, the 1964/1965 New York World’s Fair was a world’s fair celebrating technology, culture, and corporation. Set amidst ...
Linen, Paper
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster for Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius 1989. This poster was created for a documentary by David Gill, Kevin Brownlow and Raul Moreno. It was the final docume...
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The Italian Job 1969 US 3 Sheet Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Wonderful artwork combined with the size of the US three sheet makes this The Italian Job poster one that truly blows the bloody doors off of an...
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Air France Proche Orient Middle East Airline Art
Superman 3 Original Polish Film Movie Poster, 1985, Waldemar Swierzy
Located in Bath, Somerset
The Man of Steel looks fabulous on the Polish film poster for Superman 3. Swierzy's artwork is simply... well... superb. The end of the Second World War ...
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Cannes 1930 French Advertising Travel Poster, George Goursat
By George Goursat
Located in Bath, Somerset
Beautiful original 1930s Cannes Travel Advertising poster designed by George Goursat (SEM). In fantastic Near Mint/Mint linen-backed condition. This original vintage movie poster ...
Linen, Paper
1994 Léon: The Professional - Merci Léon Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Luc Besson's 1994 classic follows the unlikely friendship between Natalie Portman's 12 year old Mathilda and Jean Reno's professional assassin Leon. Featuring a thrilling performance...
Paper
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
Original Vintage Poster, 'Relax' 1964 by Rene Gruau
By René Gruau
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original Vintage Poster, 'Relax' 1964 by Rene Gruau The fifties were the last flowering of the golden age of the ocean liner, which would soon be usurped by the jet plane. During th...
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Un Homme et Une Femme 1966 US 1 Sheet Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
We love this first-year-of-release American film poster for Claude Lelouch's Oscar and Palme d'Or winner Un Homme et Une Femme (A Man and a Woman). Wonderful colours and design. Sta...
Linen, Paper
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.)
On 1stDibs, find all kinds of posters for your home today.
The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.
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