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Posters For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 1990s
Original Vintage Exhibition Poster Naum Gabo Louisiana 1970 1971 Abstract Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for an exhibition of work by the notable avant-garde sculptor, Kinetic artist and printmaker Naum Gabo (Naum Neemia Pevsner; 1890-1977) in Louisia...
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1970s American Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Winter Travel Poster Osterreich Austria Skiing Sunbathing Photo
Located in London, GB
Original vintage winter sport travel poster for Osterreich Autriche Austria featuring skiers relaxing and sunbathing on deck chairs in the thick snow wearing t-shirts and ski boots...
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1970s Austrian Vintage Posters

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Paper

The Usual Suspects
Located in London, GB
Original US movie poster for 1995 Thriller starring Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Burne, Chazz Palminteri, Benicio Del Toro, Kevin Pollak directed by Bryan Singer.
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1990s British Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Poster Space Robot Probe Soviet Science Luna 16 USSR Moon Earth
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet space race era propaganda poster - Glory to Labour! Glory To Science! This is Our Mind, These are our Hands! / ????? ?????! ????? ?????! ??? ??? ??, ??? ???? ...
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1970s Russian Vintage Posters

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Paper

Piero Fornasetti 1992 Exhibition Poster, Limited Variant Run and Framed
By Alliance Graphique
Located in South Charleston, WV
This is a hard to find, rare "THEME VARIATIONS" poster from the 1992 exhibition "FORNASETTI DESIGNER OF DREAMS at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The poster was designed by Kevin McIntyre in collaboration with the Piero Fornasetti estate and the illustrious printing company Graphique de...
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1990s French Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Paper

Belle De Jour R1972 Japanese B2 Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1972 re-release Japanese B2 poster for the 1967 film Belle de Jour directed by Luis Bunuel with Catherine Deneuve / Jean Sorel / Michel Piccoli / ...
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1970s Japanese Vintage Posters

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Paper

The Warriors
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card for the 1979 film The Warriors. This film starred Michael Beck, James Remar and Dorsey Wright. The film was directed by Roy Walter Hill. This lobby card is conservation framed with UV plexiglass in an Obeche wood frame with card mounts and UV plexiglass. The Size given is before framing. The piece would be shipped boxed...
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1970s American Vintage Posters

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Paper

1979 Bally, Man Face Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
One of the most iconic and sought after designs of the 20th Century, the poster designs of Bally showcase the crossover between advertisement and fine art. The luxury Swiss shoema...
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1970s Vintage Posters

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Paper

Le Mans
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for Steve McQueen's Classic 1971 racing movie. This film, directed by Lee H. Katzin, portrays the famous Le Mans 24 Hour endurance ...
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1970s American Vintage Posters

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Paper

1973 David Bowie, Aladdin Sane Original Vintage Poster
By David Bowie
Located in Winchester, GB
One of the most iconic & recognisable album artworks of all-time, this beautiful poster for David Bowie's sixth album "Aladdin Sane" was created in 1973....
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1970s British Vintage Posters

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Paper

Highway at the Rocky Mountains Vintage Mural Pull-Down Landscape Wall Chart
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Highway at the Rocky Mountains Vintage Mural Pull-Down Landscape Wall Chart A countrycore vintage pull-down wallchart poster showing a highway with the Canadien Rocky Mountains in the background, published by Westermann. Colorful print on paper reinforced with canvas. Measurements: Width 71 cm (27.96 inch) Height 56 cm (22.05 inch) The measurements shown refer just to the canvas and do not include the poles. Background information on the history of school wall charts: The idea to upgrade every day school life by using pictures was supported in the late 18th century by Johann Bernhard Basedow. In 1774 he published a four-volume book "Elementarwerk" which combined pictures, text and information with merely hundred copperplates. Modern printing methods enabled the spread from rich private schools to rural grade schools...
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1970s German Country Vintage Posters

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Canvas, Wood, Paper

Framed Marilyn Monroe Lithograph, 1976
Located in East Hampton, NY
Vintage 1976 Life-sized lithograph of iconic Marilyn Monroe. Framed. This print is 26 inches wide by 74 inches tall. It was produced by Portal Publications...
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1970s American Vintage Posters

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Paper, Acrylic, Wood

Munich 1972 Olympic Games Ltd Edition 'Spirale' Emblem Official Poster Signed
Located in Pewsey, GB
Rare Munich 1972 Olympic Games Limited Edition 'Spirale' Emblem Official Poster designed by Otl Aicher, Coordt von Mannstein and Victor Vasarely and signed...
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1970s German Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

La Strada R1990s French Half Grande Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1990s re-release French half grande poster for the 1954 film La Strada directed by Federico Fellini with Anthony Quinn / Giulietta Masina / Richard Basehart / Aldo Silvani. ...
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1990s French Posters

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Paper

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 French Petite Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1971 French petite poster by Barbara Baranowska for the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory directed by Mel Stuart with Gene Wilder / Jack Al...
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1970s French Vintage Posters

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Paper

Olympic Games Munich 1972 Limited Edition Signed by Artist Jacob Lawrence
Located in Pewsey, GB
Rare Olympic Games Munich 1972 Limited Edition 'Poster entitled 'Five Black Athletes in a Relay Race' signed by Jacob Lawrence Dimension: Sheet Size: Length 109.5 × 69.5 cm Image Size: Length: 87 × 64 cm Edition Size: 200 Edition Number: 24 marked in pencil by Jacob Lawrence Signed: Jacob Lawrence 71 in pencil by Jacob Lawrence Serigraph – Screenprint Printed words on the left hand corner of the sheet read as follows: © Edition Olympia 1972 Gmbh 1971 Dietz Officin Lengmoos Bold colours fresh and vibrant as when originally issued Slight ruffling of the paper in a small section of the bottom of the sheet and two minor spots of foxing at the bottom border of the sheet. Overall condition: Very good for age Jacob Lawrence was one of a number of artists who were invited to design posters for the 1972 Olympic Games held in Munich. He created an image to commemorate the involvement of black athletes in the Olympic Games, as track was a field in which they had traditionally excelled. This iconic poster depicts five black runners with grimacing faces take giant strides around a large, curving track as they head toward the finish line. They hold batons in their hands to show that they are competing in relay race. Each athlete is shown with his arms, legs, and head in a slightly different position, one has his head back and his right leg stretched forward, almost straight. Lawrence used bold colours to depict the runners' stylised faces and legs as well as the repeated shapes of the track. Lawrence combined the flat, simplified shapes and empty spaces of modernism with silhouetted figures and the rhythmic patterns and colours of Harlem scenes. He labelled his pictorial style 'dynamic cubism'. Lawrence's poster embraces several themes: a) the intensity of competition in a relay race with invariably dramatic endings; b) memories of the African American athlete, Jesse Owens' four gold medals, including one as a member of the 400-metre relay team, won at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin in the face of Nazi claims of racial superiority; and c) the determination of African Americans to compete on the world stage after centuries of discrimination in their home-country. Biographical Details of the Artist Jacob Lawrence was born in Atlanta City, New Jersey, in 1917 as his family travelled north, part of the Great Migration of people from the South. After his parents split up, his mother moved the family to Harlem where a movement known as the Harlem Renaissance was flourishing. Lawrence studied painting the Harlem Art Workshop and received much encouragement from African American artists, Augusta Savage and Charles Alston and art critic, Alain Locke. He received national recognition at the age of twenty-three with The Migration of the Negro, an exhibition of sixty paintings about the Great Migration. This series was so admired that both the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., wanted to buy them. Eventually, it was divided between the two museums. During World War II, Lawrence was drafted into the U.S. Coast Guard, where he served on the first integrated ship and was promoted to a rank higher than the steward's mate. After the war, his career included commissions for murals and a Time magazine cover; teaching positions at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and the University of Washington in Seattle. Among the awards Lawrence received in his distinguished are the following: Spingarn Medal (1970), the Us National Medal of Arts (1990), Algur H Meadows Award for Excellence (1996) and The Washington Medal of Art (1998) The 1972 Munich poster...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Vintage Rollable Mural Wall Chart Photo Poster Living in Hong Kong in 1970s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
The vintage pull-down wallchart shows life in housing silos in Hong Kong in the 1970s. A great photo mural from Westermann Verlag for all friends of the As...
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1970s German Country Vintage Posters

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Canvas, Wood, Paper

1977 Signed Vintage Alechinsky Cioran, Fata Morgana Exhibition Poster, French
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Original Alechinsky / Cioran poster from the exhibition ' Expo 065 - Fata Morgana 1977. Done on matte offset paper and in perfect condition. Signat...
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1970s Vintage Posters

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Paper

1974 Muhammed Ali Champion Black Light Poster
Located in Garnerville, NY
Black light lithograph poster of Muhammed Ali, circa 1974. Published by Poster Originals, Hollywood, California, 1974, J. Sposato. Produced a year before Ali and Joe Frazier's Thrill...
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1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

The Who: Maximum R&B 1970s British Mini Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1970s British mini poster for The Who: Maximum R&B (1970s). Very Good-Fine condition, folded. Many original posters were issued folded or were sub...
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1970s British Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Soviet Sport Poster Moscow Olympics 1980 Misha Bear Mascot
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet sport poster for the 22nd Summer Olympic Games (Games of the XXII Olympiad) in 1980 held in Moscow Russia featuring a fun and colourful illustration depicting a smiling bear - Misha the Moscow Olympic Games mascot - wearing an Olympic Rings...
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1970s Russian Vintage Posters

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Paper

Mes Petites Amoureuses 1974 French Petite Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1974 French petite poster for the film Mes Petites Amoureuses directed by Jean Eustache with Martin Loeb / Jacqueline Dufranne / Jacques Romain. Very Good-Fine condition, fo...
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1970s French Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Movie Poster My Fair Lady Hepburn Harrison Musical Comedy Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage movie poster for the re-release of the 1964 classic musical comedy film My Fair Lady "When a Lady is applauded by 30 million people, she owes them an encore" directe...
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1970s American Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Soviet Propaganda Poster Five Year Plan Rail Freight Turnover
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster - For you Five Year Plan! - featuring an illustration of a railway worker in uniform holding up a flag in front of freight and cargo trains and a passenger train on the rail tracks with a large green semaphore light in the background, the heading in red and information text reading - Increase rail freight turnover by about 22%. From the directives of the XXIV Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union on the 5 year plan...
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1970s Russian Vintage Posters

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Paper

Map Mural Rollable Poster Vintage Wall Chart Australia New Zealand Polynesia
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Map Mural Rollable Poster Vintage Wall Chart Australia New Zealand Polynesia A beautiful vintage school map illustrating the popular region of Aust...
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1970s German Country Vintage Posters

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Canvas, Wood, Paper

Jazz Festival Willisau by Niklaus Troxler, 1997
Located in Renens, CH
Jazz Festival Willisau 1997 Year : 1997 Measures: Width : 90cm x Height : 128cm Very good condition.
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1990s Swiss Modern Posters

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Paper

Australia and Oceania Vintage Art Map Poster Rollable Wall Chart Mural
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Australia and Oceania Vintage Art Map Poster Rollable Wall Chart Mural The classical geographical wall chart shows a map of Australia and Oceania – physical view. Used as teaching Material in German schools. Colorful print on paper reinforced with canvas. Published by Westermann. This wallchart is a wonderful holiday memory decoration item. Measurements: Width 209 cm (82.28 inch) Height 170 cm (66.93 inch) The measurements shown refer just to the canvas and do not include the poles. Background information on the history of school wall charts: The idea to upgrade every day school life by using pictures was supported in the late 18th century by Johann Bernhard Basedow. In 1774 he published a four-volume book "Elementarwerk" which combined pictures, text and information with merely hundred copperplates. Modern printing methods enabled the spread from rich private schools to rural grade schools...
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1970s German Country Vintage Posters

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Canvas, Wood, Paper

Dirty Harry
Located in London, GB
Original photographic production still for Clint Eastwood's classic Dirty Harry. This film was directed by Don Siegel. This piece is framed in a Sapele ...
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1970s American Vintage Posters

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Paper

1971 Get Carter Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Written and directed by Mike Hodges in his feature debut, "Get Carter" was released in 1971. Receiving a somewhat mixed reception upon its original release, it wasn't until the 1990s...
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1970s British Vintage Posters

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Linen, Paper

"Teammates in Mankind's Greatest Adventure" Signed Poster by National Geographic
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original autographed poster from a 1973 issue of National Geographic magazine, celebrating the historic Apollo missions from the fir...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

1970s Original Charles Camoin Seascape Art Exhibiton Poster
By Charles Camoin
Located in Miami, FL
Original vintage poster from an exhibit of French painter, Charles Camoin, vivid orange color with beige highlights. Charles Camoin (French: 23 September 1879-20 May 1965) was a French Expressionist landscape painter associated with the Fauves. He painted a portrait of Matisse, which is in the permanent collection of the Pompidou Museum in Paris. Born in Marseille, France, Camoin met Henri...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Les Enfants du Paradis R1970s U.S. Mini Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1970s re-release U.S. mini poster for the 1945 film Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise) directed by Marcel Carne with Arletty...
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1970s American Vintage Posters

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Paper

Barcelona Summer Olympic Poster 1992 by Artist Robert Llimós for the Xxv Games
Located in London, GB
Original Barcelona Summer Olympic Poster for the XXV Games by Artist Robert Llimós. Robert Llimós was born on 19 October 1943 in Barcelona. ...
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1990s Spanish Modern Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage London Underground Poster Feminine Touch Martin Parr Design Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage London Underground poster featuring a roll of floral toilet paper depicting a pink flower with green stem and leaf on a wooden holder in front of decorative green bathroom tiles...
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1990s British Posters

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Paper

Vintage Paul Klee Exhibition Poster from Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland, 1994
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Paul Klee Switzerland, 1994 Vintage exhibition poster "Die Legende vom Nil". Measures: H 130 x W 92 cm.
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1990s Swiss Posters

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Other

The Enforcer
Located in London, GB
Original photographic production still for Clint Eastwood's 1973 Thriller The Enforcer. This film was directed by James Fargo. This piece is framed in a Sapele wood frame with acid free card mounts and UV Plexiglass. The size given is before framing. This piece would be shipped boxed...
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1970s American Vintage Posters

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Paper

Cottagecore Mural Black Forest Farming House Vintage Rollable WallChart
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Cottagecore Mural Black Forest Farming House Vintage Rollable WallChart The vintage pull-down wallchart illustrates a typical Black Forest farmhouse su...
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1970s German Country Vintage Posters

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Canvas, Wood, Paper

Original Vintage Soviet Propaganda Poster Gagarin Space Travel Horoscope USSR
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster - ? ????? ????? ????????? / And there will be a new constellation - featuring an illustration of a red USSR star on the blue background with horoscope constellations as block white Zodiac signs and a photograph of the Russian cosmonaut and first man in space...
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1970s Russian Vintage Posters

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Paper

Bigger Splash
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster for the 1974 Documentary A Bigger Splash. The film was directed by Jack Hazanand starred David Hockney, Peter Schlesinger a...
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1970s British Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Soviet Travel Advertising Poster Rostov USSR Intourist Kremlin
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet travel advertising poster in French - Rostov joyau de l'ancienne architecture russe / Rostov the jewel of ancient Russian archi...
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1970s Russian Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage London Underground Poster Serpentine Lido Sunny Afternoon Tube
Located in London, GB
Original vintage London Underground poster - Lazing on a sunny afternoon The Serpentine Lido by Tube nearest station Knightsbridge - featuring a col...
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1990s British Posters

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Paper

André Brasilier Original Exobition Poster GALERIE ETIENNE SASSI, 1990
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
André Brasilier Original Exobition Poster GALERIE ETIENNE SASSI, 1990 This is an original exhibition poster for French painter, André Brasilier. This poster is in excellent condition. André Brasilier is a French painter, born in 1929 in Saumur, France, who studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Art in Paris. In 1952, he received the Florence Blumenthal Award and the Prix de Rome...
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1990s French Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Linen, Paper

Vintage Mural Map Rollable Wall Chart Poster Australia New Zealand Indonesia
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Mural Map Rollable Wall Chart Poster Australia New Zealand Indonesia The vintage pull-down map shows Australia and Oceania, published by Haack-Painke Justus Perthes Darmstadt. Colorful print on paper reinforced with canvas. This wallchart is a wonderful holiday memory decoration item. Measurements: Width 122 cm (48.03 inch) Height 100 cm (39.37 inch) The measurements shown refer just to the canvas and do not include the poles. Background information on the history of school wall charts: The idea to upgrade every day school life by using pictures was supported in the late 18th century by Johann Bernhard Basedow. In 1774 he published a four-volume book "Elementarwerk" which combined pictures, text and information with merely hundred copperplates. Modern printing methods enabled the spread from rich private schools to rural grade schools...
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1970s German Country Vintage Posters

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Canvas, Wood, Paper

Original Vintage Railway Poster France Brittany Fishing Boat Harbour Travel Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage railway travel poster for France Brittany issued by the state owned French national railways (SNCF Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Francais; founded 1938) featu...
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1970s French Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage London Underground Poster Lovely Cricket Oval Red Cricketer Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage London Underground poster for Cricket, lovely cricket. Nearest stations St John's Wood and Oval. Colourful abstract image with the shape of a cricketer wearing a hat...
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1990s British Posters

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Paper

Jeux Interdits / Forbidden Games
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for Jeux Interdits / Forbidden Games 1952. This poster was created for the films Japanese re-release in 1972 The film staredGeorges Poujouly and Brigi...
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1970s Japanese Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage London Underground Poster Piccadilly Circus Tube Design Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage London Underground poster - The new Piccadilly Circus - featuring passengers walking in the tube entrance hall betwe...
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1990s British Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Southern Airways Denver Colorado Skiing Rodeo Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Denver Southern Airways (1944-1979) featuring a colourful diagonal design depicting illustrations of a person skiing and a rodeo bucking bronco cowboy on a horse in front of mountains in the distance and a blue and white star shaped Columbine flower with a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep...
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1970s American Vintage Posters

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Paper

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 U.S. One Sheet Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1971 U.S. one sheet poster for the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory directed by Mel Stuart with Gene Wilder / Jack Albertson / Peter Ostru...
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1970s American Vintage Posters

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Paper

Easy Rider
Located in London, GB
Original candid photographic production still for the 1969 Road Movie Easy Rider. This film was directed by Dennis Hopper, and starred Peter Fonda, Dennis ...
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1970s American Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Advertising Poster Sex Pistols Anarchy In The UK Punk Music Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage music tour advertising poster for the debut single released by the influential English punk rock band the Sex Pistols (1975-1978 and later reunions) in 1976 - Sex Pi...
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1970s British Vintage Posters

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Paper

Easy Rider R1970s German A1 Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1970s re-release German A1 poster for the film Easy Rider directed by Dennis Hopper with Peter Fonda / Dennis Hopper / Antonio Mendoza / Phil Spector...
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1970s German Vintage Posters

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Paper

Woodstock 1970 Belgian Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1970 Belgian poster by Arnold Skolnick for the documentary film Woodstock directed by Michael Wadleigh with Richie Havens / Joan Baez / The Wh...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Posters

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Paper

Hiroshima Mon Amour R1978 Japanese B2 Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1978 re-release Japanese B2 poster by Masakatsu Ogasawara for the 1959 film Hiroshima Mon Amour directed by Alain Resnais with Emmanuelle ...
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1970s Japanese Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage London Underground Poster Camden Lock John Bellany Camden Town
Located in London, GB
Original vintage London Underground poster for Camden Lock nearest station Camden town. Colourful illustration depicting people enjoying a lobster meal at ...
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1990s British Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Canada Ski Slope Winter Sports Mountain Skiing
Located in London, GB
Original vintage ski travel poster for Canada featuring skiers skiing down a mountain slope leaving trails in the snow behind them, the bold black lettering with the maple leaf Canadian flag...
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1970s Canadian Vintage Posters

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Paper

Photographs from the Collection of the Israel Museum Jerusalem 'Signed Poster'
Located in New York, NY
Poster for an exhibition titled “Photographs from the Collection of the Israel Museum Jerusalem” held at the Witkin Gallery in New York City from November 28-December 8,1979. Main im...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

1977 Star Wars Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
One of the most iconic and sought after film posters of all time and the "one" for Star Wars collectors. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and so many more, Star War...
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1970s British Vintage Posters

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Linen, Paper

Antique and Vintage Posters

Add a welcome personal touch to your space and tie your distinctive interior scheme together by introducing antique and vintage posters to any and every room of your home.

In the late 19th century, following the advent of text-heavy posters printed from woodblocks for use in taverns and shop windows, hand-drawn poster art had become commonplace in regions such as France, England and the United States. Well-known illustrators were commissioned to produce decorative posters to advertise political campaigns, theatrical events, books, household goods and other items. Early poster artists used a printmaking technique called lithography, which sees drawings or paintings created on a stone (or metal) surface with an oil-based substance, such as a greasy crayon or tusche (an oily wash). The image is eventually affixed to the surface by means of a chemical reaction, and ink adheres to certain sections of the surface while non–image areas are made to repel the ink.

If you wanted a color lithograph in the early days, the number of stones prepared had to match the number of colors you commissioned for the poster. French painter Jules Chéret, widely known as the father of the modern poster, designed some of history's most popular lithographic posters that featured color. Today, Chéret’s art is highly collectible, along with original works by Czech painter and decorative artist Alphonse Mucha, whose posters advertising theatrical productions helped define Art Nouveau.

Over time, poster artists transitioned to more advanced techniques. Using silkscreens, woodblocks and photolithography, painters and illustrators printed larger quantities at a faster rate.

If you’ve finally tracked down that vintage movie poster, mid-century modern promotional travel poster or other work and you’re looking to find out if it is valuable, distinguishing between an original poster and a reproduction can be complicated. A professional appraiser can work with you on factors such as rarity, assessing the physical condition of your poster and authenticating your piece. For now, take care of your new acquisition because conserving posters is essential in helping them retain their value. A practical conservation method is to have the work mounted on archival, acid-free paper and thin artist’s canvas, then enclosing it in a sturdy frame. (And here is a primer on how to hang wall art, be it arranged gallery-style or otherwise.)

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