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Posters For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Neoclassical
QUEBEC 'La Belle Province' Original Vintage Ski Travel Poster, c. 1950's
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
QUEBEC 'La Belle Province' Original Vintage Ski Travel Poster, c. 1950's
Artist
Anonymous
Year
1950's
Dimensions
60 x 98 cm
Condition
Good
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
'Lawrence of Arabia' Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1963
Located in Devon, GB
Based on Lawrence's autobiography 'The Seven Pillars of Wisdom,' David Lean's sweeping historical epic 'Lawrence of Arabia' followed the Arabian adventures of idealistic British army...
Category
1960s Australian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper, Linen
Vintage Boho Monumental Andy Warhol Chanel Advertising Poster
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Make an unforgettable statement with this monumental framed advertising poster featuring Andy Warhol's iconic Pop Art interpretation of the Chanel No. 5 perfume bottle. This visually...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
Midcentury Fernand Léger Museum Morsbroich Lithograph Art Poster, 1955
By Fernand Léger, Mourlot Paris
Located in San Diego, CA
Highly collectible midcentury Fernand Léger Museum Morsbroich lithograph art poster to advertise an exhibition in West Germany, circa 1950s. The piece is from the French Posters Collection...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
L’uccello Bianco Poster
Located in New York, NY
L’uccello Bianco Poster. Vintage Neapolitan Opera Festival promotional poster, newly framed. Italy, Mid-20th century
Dimensions: 15.25" W x 21" H x 1" D; sight: 13.25" x 19.13"
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Vintage anatomic school poster The Blood System East Germany 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Introducing a vintage anatomic school poster titled "The Blood System," produced by the Deutsches Hygiene Museum in Dresden, East Germany (GDR), during the 1970s. This educational ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Canvas
Original 1976 Exhibition Poster by Moisès Villèlia – Sala Gaspar, Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, ES
Original 1976 Exhibition Poster by Moisès Villèlia – Sala Gaspar, Barcelona
Artist: Moisès Villèlia
Exhibition: Sala Gaspar, Barcelona
Year: 1976
D...
Category
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original 1980 Artema Poster Featuring Sert, Foix, Llorens, Miró, and Artigas
Located in Barcelona, ES
Original 1980 Artema Poster Featuring Sert, Foix, Llorens, Miró, and Artigas
Artist: Joan Miró (featuring Sert, Foix, Llorens, and Artigas)
Year: 1980
Material: Matte offset paper...
Category
1980s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
'Hang 'Em High' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1968
Located in Devon, GB
A steely Clint Eastwood dominates as a vengeful lawman fighting to bring down the vigilante lynch mob who left him for dead on this atmospheric B2 poster for the original Japanese re...
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Brenet, Original Travel Poster, Messageries Maritimes, Liner, Indochina, 1950
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This poster by Brenet created circa 1950 was produced to promote tourism all over the world by boat via the Messageries Maritimes.
Artist : Albert Brenet (1903 - 2005)
Title : Messa...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original 1989 Exhibition Poster by Joan Claret – Sala Gaspar, Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, ES
Original 1989 Exhibition Poster by Joan Claret – Sala Gaspar, Barcelona
Artist: Joan Claret
Exhibition: Sala Gaspar, Barcelona
Year: 1989
Dimensions: 68.5 x 48 cm
Condition: Goo...
Category
1980s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Vintage Anatomical Human Internal Organs Structure Chart, 1951, Germany
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Vintage pull-down anatomical human chart, print of a painting for Dr. Neues & Co Kempen, Germany. The chart is part of the series: Biologisch-hygienisches Unterichtswerk des Deutsche...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
$826 Sale Price
30% Off
Taxi Driver Original Movie Poster Robert De Niro Martin Scorcese 1976
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Taxi Driver Original Movie Poster Robert De Niro Martin Scorcese 1976 USA
Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver iconic original movie lithograph printed in t...
Category
1970s American American Classical Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$1,018 Sale Price
20% Off
Rabier, Original Food Poster, Egg Laying Hen, Rooster, Kitchen, Animal Snow 1928
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Poster created by Benjamin Rabier in 1928 to promote laying hens.
Artist: Benjamin Rabier
Title: La Pondeuse
Date: 1928
Size (w x h): 23.9 x 31.3 in / 60.6 x 79.6 cm
Printer: Litho....
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original 1979 Exhibition Poster by María Simón
Located in Barcelona, ES
Original 1979 Exhibition Poster by María Simón – Sala Gaspar, Barcelona
Artist: María Simón
Exhibition: Sala Gaspar, Barcelona
Year: 1979
Dimensions: 66 x 44.5 cm
Condition: Goo...
Category
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Olivetti Summa 15 Adding Machine G Pintori
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for the Olivetti Summa 15 manual mechanical adding and printing machine designed by Natale Capellaro (1902-1977) and Marcello Nizzoli (1887-1969) ...
Category
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage French Bally Shoe Poster, 'Bally Kick' by Bernard Villemot
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage French Bally Shoe poster - 'Bally Kick'
Bernard Villemot was a French graphic artist known primarily for his iconic advertising images for Orangina, Bally Shoe, Pe...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Lithograph German Travel Poster for Spain by Bernard Villemot c.1952
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Original vintage German travel poster for Spain featuring artwork by French graphic artist Bernard Villemot (1911-1989) depicting a walled Spanish town at night with historic ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Original Movie Poster, 007 James Bond, Thunder ball, Sean Connery Submarine 1980
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This poster highlights the film "Thunderball", the fourth official installment in the James Bond saga, released in 1965. This particular version of the poster is a 1980s re-release.
...
Category
20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Rare Vintage SNCF French Travel Poster “The Chateaux of the Loire, 1956
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Original lithograph vintage poster "The Chateaux of the Loire, Go By Train" by artist J. Jacquelin. Professionally restored and linen backed and ready to frame. This is the mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Picasso Museum Poster of Madamme Canals by Pablo Picasso, circa 1966.
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Picasso Museum Poster of Madamme Canals by Pablo Picasso.
Manufactured in Spain, circa 1966.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful...
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$802 Sale Price
64% Off
"Roi Bleu Et Noir" Galerie Beyeler - Bâle Poster by Antoni Clavé
By Antoni Clavé
Located in San Diego, CA
"Roi Bleu Et Noir" Galerie Beyeler - Bâle Poster by Antoni Clavé, circa 1957. This hard to find Clavé poster is in good vintage condition and mounted on board; it measures 22.25" x ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
Original 1983 Exhibition Poster by Eduardo Arranz-Bravo – Sala Gaspar, Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, ES
This original exhibition poster was created in 1983 to celebrate Eduardo Arranz-Bravo’s solo exhibition at the renowned Sala Gaspar in Barcelona. Featuring the distinctive and emotiv...
Category
1980s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original 1987 Exhibition Poster by Moisès Villèlia – Sala Gaspar, Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, ES
Original 1987 Exhibition Poster by Moisès Villèlia – Sala Gaspar, Barcelona
Artist: Moisès Villèlia
Exhibition: Sala Gaspar, Barcelona
Year: 1987
D...
Category
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original 1985 Exhibition Poster by Moisès Villèlia – Sala Gaspar, Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, ES
Original 1985 Exhibition Poster by Moisès Villèlia – Sala Gaspar, Barcelona
Artist: Moisès Villèlia
Exhibition: Sala Gaspar, Barcelona
Year: 1985
D...
Category
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Mid-Century Karl Fey-Rouger Surrealist Art Exhibition Poster, 1975
By Karl Fey-Rouger
Located in Miami, FL
A fine original midcentury abstract art exhibition poster featuring the work of French listed artist, Karl Fey-Rouger.
The event was held at L' Art Marginal Gallery in Nice, France...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
$250 Sale Price
28% Off
Carlu, Original Movie Poster, Air France Europe, Eiffel Tower, Aviation, 1957
By Jean Carlu
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Poster created by Jean Carlu in 1957 to promote tourism in Europe via the French airline Air France.
Artist: Jean Carlu (1900-1927)
Title: Europe – Air France
Date: 1957
Size (w x h): 24.8 x 39.4 in / 63 x 100 cm
Printer: Imp. S.A. Courbet _ Paris
Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on paper
Linen backing: Yes
Condition: A (Normally designates a poster in very good condition. Colours are fresh and there is very little or no paper loss. Any imperfections are marginal and unnoticeable)
Additional Details:
Different European countries are represented on the poster: France and its Eiffel Tower, Spain with guitar, fan and oranges, Italy and the Tower of Pisa, Great Britain with its flag enthroned on top of a castle surrounded by nature, Switzerland with Lake Geneva and its snow-capped mountains. A deer is also represented as well as a mug of beer accompanied by a pipe. A boat carrying barrels perhaps represents Portugal and its Porto.
Jean Carlu was a French advertising designer and poster designer born in 1900 and died in 1997. In the 1920s and 1930s, Carlu became known for his dynamic and bold posters, characterized by geometric shapes and bright colors, typical of the style Art Deco. He is one of the famous...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
School Wall Chart, City Stockholm
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Innenstadt
Stoccolma (I) - STOCKHOLM - Estocolmo (E)
Photo: Viking-Film, Stockholm - Druck: Herder Druck Freiburg im Breisgau
EUROPA Et Schola. Editio. Alphen aan den Rijin. B...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Folon, Original Aviation Poster, Air France, Clouds, Sky, Angel, Sun, Plane 1986
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Advertising poster created by Folon in 1986 to promote travel by the airline Air France.
Artist: Folon Jean-Michel
Title: Air France – Attitude Plus
Date: 1986
Size: 23 x 31.5 in. /...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern 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 Fernand Leger Art Poster circa 1952-53 from Pompidou Center, Paris
Located in Miami, FL
Original vintage art exhibition poster by Fernand Leger from the Pompidou Center (Centre Georges Pompidou) in Paris, France.
Color art poster by Fernand Leger, circa 1952-53.
Meas...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Pablo Picasso Poster Galerie Madoura 1961 Cannes
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Madoura 1961
Cannes Picasso Poster 61 Linoleum Cut
White matte 20 h x 16 w, art 12 h 9.5 h
Original unrestored vintage condition
Refer to listed images
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Georges Mathieu Reproduction
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Georges Mathieu (français, 1921 - 2012)
Reproduction «Paris, Capitale des Arts», 1966.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Wood, Paper
Psychedelic Vintage Poster, Lecourt, Cora Americano Aperitivo, Liqueur, c.1960
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Psychedelic Vintage Poster created by Michel Lecourt for Cora Americano Aperitivo circa 1960.
Artist: Lecourt Michel
Title: Cora Americano
Date: circa 196...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original French Abstract Art Exhibition Poster for Parisian Galerie Pierre Domec
Located in Miami, FL
Original mid century modern abstract art exhibition poster from Galerie Pierre Domec in Paris, France. This well preserved poster is dated 1963 and is a wonderful example of abstract...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Urgent Return Library Book Tom Eckersley
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster - urgent - please return that overdue library book now - featuring a great graphic design by the notable artist Tom Eckersley (1914-1997) depictin...
Category
1980s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Otl Aicher Olympic Games Munich 1972, Running over Obstacles, Original Poster
By Otl Aicher
Located in Praha, CZ
- rare
- marked
- original
- can be framed and glazed.
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Ben Shahn Original Lithograph Exhibition Poster 1960's, Signed in Plate
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Midcentury Modern 1964 original Ben Shahn lithograph exhibition poster dated March 3-28. This figural abstract art is framed in original brass t...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Metal
William Conlon, "Untitled", Poster, Annual Community Holiday Festival, 1985
Located in Downingtown, PA
William Conlon,
"Untitled "
Framed Poster,
15th Annual Community Holiday Fesitval, 1985.
Signed lower right.
An example from this series is illustrated in Art at Lincoln Center: T...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Branger, Original Vintage Map, Messagerie Maritime, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia 1950
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Poster made by Jacques Branger around 1950 for the Far East line showing the itinerary of the Messageries Maritimes to India, Indochina, China, Indonesia and Japan.
Artist: Branger ...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Brenet, Original Boat Poster, Paris Cafe Opera, Cruise Line, Chargeur Reuni 1950
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This poster of the Compagnie maritime des Chargeurs reunions was produced around 1950 by Albert Brenet to promote tourism in France.
Artist : Albert Brenet (1903 - 2005)
Title : Ver...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Industrial Agricultural Equipment Vouchers Castel France
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster for Industrial and Agricultural Equipment Vouchers / Bons d'Equipement Industriel et Agricole featuring a great graphic design by Raoul Eric Castel (1915-1997...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Fievet, Original Navy Poster, Fraissinet Cyprien Cruise Line, Ship, Africa, 1960
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Poster of the Compagnie de Navigation Fraissinet et Cyprien Fabre created around 1960 by Maurice Fievet to promote maritime tourism to Africa.
Artist : Maurice Fievet
Title : Compag...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Marcel Duchamp Cage Rotorelief Konig Series 133, 1987
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Marcel Duchamp Rotoreliefs, 1987 Konig Series 133.
Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp (French 28 July 1887–2 October 1968) was a French, naturalized Ame...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$3,141 Sale Price
30% Off
Picasso Museum Poster of Mère et Enfant au Fichu by Pablo Picasso, circa 1966.
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Picasso Museum Poster of Mère et Enfant au Fichu by Pablo Picasso.
Manufactured in Spain, circa 1966.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a ...
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$526 Sale Price
73% Off
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Flower London College Of Printing Eckersley
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for the Open Week London College of Printing featuring a colourful illustration by the notable artist Tom Eckersley (1914-1997) depicting a flower...
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Groucho Marx and the Marx Brothers Framed Print Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Original midcentury poster featuring the Marx Brothers.
Signed in the plate, by the artist.
Measures: 30 3/8" H x 24 1/4" W x 1" D
Good vintage condition with slight creases on th...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
$540 Sale Price
36% Off
Original Vintage Drink Advertising Poster Van Nelle Coffee Tea Great Care
Located in London, GB
Original vintage coffee and tea drink advertising poster for Van Nelle featuring a colourful design with the text in black, white and brown lettering on a yellow, red and blue backgr...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Koln Cologne Cathedral Germany Mid-Century Modern
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Koln / Cologne featuring a stunning mid-century illustration by the German artist Werner Labbe (1909-1989) depicting the Cathedral Church of Saint ...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Vintage Original Henry Moore Exhibition Poster Reclining Woman Gallery Maeght
By Henry Moore
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
This vintage, 1984, original, lithograph poster, "Reclining Woman", by iconic Mid Century Modern artist/sculptor, Henry Moore, was created for his 1977-1982 exhibition "Oeuvre Grave...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Swissair Hans Looser Swiss Midcentury
By Hans Looser
Located in London, GB
Original vintage mid-century travel advertising poster for Swissair featuring a colourful painting by the renowned graphic artist Hans Looser (1919-1988) depicting a smiling lady wea...
Category
1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Morvan, Original Travel Poster, TAI South Pacific, Tahiti, Plam Tree, Shell 1955
By Hervé Morvan
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Advertising poster for Intercontinental Air Transport (TAI) created by Hervé Morvan crica 1955 to promote tourism in the South Pacific.
Artist: Hervé Morvan (1917-1980)
Title: Paci...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Advertising Poster State Security Post Office Savings Bank
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster - State Security Post Office Savings Bank - featuring a colourful midcentury design by the notable artist Tom Eckersley (1914-1997) depicting a st...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Posters from Alcoholics Anonymous Design by Ennio Tamburi Bologna Italy
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Four original posters from Alcoholics Anonymous. Printed in Italy at city of Bologna at 80s of the last century. Design by famous graphic designer...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Drink Advertising Poster Van Nelle Coffee Tea Freshly Stocked
Located in London, GB
Original vintage drink advertising poster for Van Nelle featuring a great design with the black, blue and red lettering on a yellow background inside a red and blue frame and stylise...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Vintage Czechoslovakian Pop Art Style Wall Panel (1960s)
Located in Zohor, SK
Striking and vibrant educational wall art from the mid-20th century, produced during the Communist era in Czechoslovakia. This piece, rendered in a bold Pop Art style typical of the ...
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Czechoslovakian Pop Art Style Wall Panel (1960s)
Located in Zohor, SK
Striking and vibrant educational wall art from the mid-20th century, produced during the Communist era in Czechoslovakia. This piece, rendered in a bold Pop Art style typical of the ...
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Czechoslovakian Pop Art Style Wall Panel (1960s)
Located in Zohor, SK
Striking and vibrant educational wall art from the mid-20th century, produced during the Communist era in Czechoslovakia. This piece, rendered in a bold Pop Art style typical of the ...
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Plastic
Original French Cubist Art Exhibition Poster from Galerie Drouant Paris France
Located in Miami, FL
This original art exhibition poster, presented by Galerie Drouant in Paris, showcases a vibrant and dynamic Cubist figurative design. A true mid-century modern masterpiece, it is bur...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
$475 Sale Price
30% Off
Original Vintage Travel Poster Panama Braniff International Airways Fishing
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Latin America travel poster for Panama issued by Braniff International Airways featuring a fun image of a smiling man in a red and white top standing with a swordfis...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern 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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