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Posters For Sale
Brighton Rock
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster for the 1947 Crome thriller Brighton Rock.
This film was directed by John Boulting and starred Richard Attenborough, Hermonie Baddeley, William Hartnell....
Category
1940s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$4,044
The Beatles, A Hard Day
s Night Scenes from the Homonymous Film, 1964, Poster
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The Beatles
A Hard Day's Night Scenes from the Homonymous Film - 1964
Poster
Heavy Card Stock
Some creases and marks to the front
In general good condition
Will look amazing once framed.
Images by Robert Freeman (1936 – 2019)
"Robert Freeman was a British photographer best known for his album cover work with the Beatles. His striking black and white photograph of the Fab Four...
Category
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Edinburgh Festival DFDS Ferries
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for the Edinburgh International Festival held from 22 August to 11 September 1965, featuring a colourful design by the French poet, writer ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Nijni Et Stone
French Ballet
By Obrad Nicolitch
Located in London, GB
Original French poster for Nijni et Stone French ballet poster from the 1930s
This wonderful Art Deco design was created by Obrad Nicolitch (1898-1979) ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Posters
$4,798
Original Vintage Sport Poster Levi
s Moscow 1980 Olympic Games North America Ski
Located in London, GB
Original vintage sport poster published by the Levi Strauss clothing brand (founded 1853) for the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games featuring dynamic artwork depicting a skier in red, white and blue skiing at speed with the white spray of snow lit up over the map of North America highlighted on a globe above small silhouettes of a ski jumper...
Category
1970s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Summer Holiday Travel Poster Spanien Spain Morell Parasols
Located in London, GB
Original vintage summer holiday travel poster for Spanien / Spain featuring a colourful illustration by the Spanish artist Josep Morell (1899-1949) depicting blue, red and green stri...
Category
1930s Spanish Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
1978 Star Wars Original Vintage Poster
By Drew Struzan
Located in Winchester, GB
Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and so many more, Star Wars (retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) was released in 1977 and forever changed the ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Metlicovitz, Original Poster, Flouvella, Sauze Perfume Paris, Naked Woman, 1910
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Poster-L. Metlicovitz-Flouvella Parfum-Sauzé Frères-Luxe, 1910
The Flouvella perfume poster represents a woman dressed with a light veil that ...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Motorsport Poster Hedemora International TT Race Sweden Racing
Located in London, GB
Original vintage motorsport poster for the Internationellt TT Lopp Motorcykler Midgets / International Midgets Motorcycles TT Race i...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
House of Wax / La Maschera di Cera
Located in London, GB
Original exceptionally rare Italian poster, that has only surfaced a few times.
This American colour 3-D horror film was directed by Andre DeToth and stars Vincent Price. It was a r...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Asia Travel Poster Minakami Yuzawa Autumn Leaves Joetsu Japan
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Asia travel poster - Autumn Leaves at Joetsu Border 紅葉の上越国境 - featuring a colourful scenic illustration of a lady with a woven basket on the ground by a river under ...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Car Advertising Poster Oldsmobile Metropolis General Motors
Located in London, GB
Original vintage car advertising poster - En Helt Ny Oldsmobile General Motors Fabrikat / A Brand New Oldsmobile - featuring a colourful Art Deco design depicting two couples in an e...
Category
1920s Norwegian Art Deco Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Libra Funky Features poster 1967
Located in Pasadena, TX
VINTAGE POSTER "Libra" Sausalito 1967 Funky Features Iconic Astrology
Category
Mid-20th Century Posters
Materials
Paper
$808 Sale Price
20% Off
Pierrot Le Fou / Blaznivy Petricek
Located in London, GB
Original Czechoslovakian film poster for the 1965 French New Wave film Pierrot Le Fou.
The film was directed by Jean-Luc Godard and starred Jean-Paul B...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Graf Zeppelin Schreibers Models Junkers Flugzeug G38
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster advertising Schreibers Technische Modellierbogen / Technical Air Modelling kits featuring images of a Graf Zeppelin marked DLZ 127 and Junkers Flugzeug G38 aircraft on a blue background with the measurements and details on the side along with two other models listed, the Dornier-Flugschiff / airship and the Turbinen-Schnelldampfer Bremen Europe steamship with a note that many other models are available - und viele andere - all are described as being Leicht zusammenzubauen, genau garbeitet. Viele Tausende verkauft. Hier zu haben / Easy to put together, made precisely. Many thousands sold. Available to purchase here. Founded in 1831 by Jakob Ferdinand...
Category
1930s German Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
1969 The Who - Premier of Tommy - Ronnie Scotts Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Iconic poster for a legendary gig, this beautiful piece of music history was created in 1969 to promote The Who's live premiere of their fourth album "Tommy". Featuring fantastic art...
Category
1960s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Return of the Jedi
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1983 Third Star Wars film. Staring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher. The Art work is Tim Reamer (dates unknown) This in near mint condition u...
Category
1980s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$1,028
Play It Again, Sam
Located in London, GB
Original silver gelatin semi-gloss double-weight photograph that was taken by Philippe Halsman during production of Woody Allen's Broadway play Play It Again, Sam, featuring Allen an...
Category
1960s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$1,919
Original Vintage Air India Travel Poster Manchester United Maharajah Bobby Kooka
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Air India travel poster - Manchester We're United On This Choice - featuring a fun and colourful design depicting the Air India mascot the Maharajah (created in 1946...
Category
1980s Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Joker Jus Poster-Rick Cursat-Fruit Apple Grapes Mâcon, 1955
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Poster created by Rick Cursat around 1950 for Joker fruit juice.
Artist: Rick Cursat
Title: JOKER - Jus de Fruits - Macon (S et L)
Date: circa 1950-60
Size (w x h): 47.2 x 63 in...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Union Pacific Railway Sun Valley Idaho Ski USA
Located in London, GB
Original vintage winter sport and ski travel poster - Union Pacific's Sun Valley Idaho - featuring illustrations of a smiling lady as an ice maiden wearing a sparkling dress with a f...
Category
1950s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Soviet Propaganda Poster Five Year Plan Sea of Oil USSR Petrol
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster Five-Year Plan is a Sea of Oil! / Пятилетка-ЭТО MOPE нефти! - Design features a man wearing a helmet with an oil rig and black oil in the ba...
Category
1970s Russian Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
20000 Leagues Under The Sea
Original Vintage British Quad Movie Poster, 1955
Located in Devon, GB
A rare British quad poster for the first UK release of Walt Disney's 1954 live-action sci-fi adventure '20,000 Leagues Under The Sea', based on the 1870 novel by Jules Verne. From th...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Original Vintage Poster Paul Bunyan Honestly Great Quality
Pleasure Beer Drink
Located in London, GB
Original vintage drink advertising poster - Paul Bunyan Honestly Great in Quality and Pleasure - featuring a great image of a smiling bearded man in a chec...
Category
1950s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster-Cycles Motos Thomann-Elephant-Bike, 1926
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Cycles Motos Thomann-Elephant-Bike, 1926
Advertising poster to promote the cycles and motorcycles of the Thomann brand created by Alphonse Thomann in 1908.
The poster specifies Thomann ""without the first name"" to A-participating from the mark ""A. Thomann 'or' Alphonse Thomann '. Indeed, Alphonse Thomann sold in 1911 to Gentil and Co. his company, to re-open then another company of bicycles and motorcycles. The company Gentil and Cie forbade Alphonse Thomann to use the brand ""A. Thomann"" which belonged to them after the sale of 1911. Alphonse Thomann decided to create the brand ""Thomann"" with as emblem the orange elephant...
Category
20th Century Posters
Materials
Paper
Vintage Mural Wall Chart Coronation Insignia Holy Roman Empire German Nation
Located in Berghuelen, DE
The vintage pull-down wall chart illustrates the Coronation insignia of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. Published by Verlag der Neue Schu...
Category
1970s German Country Vintage Posters
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paper
Quarez La Baleine 1996 Original Vintage Poster Rare French Poster
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
QUAREZ LA BALEINE 1996
CONDITION
Excellent
FORMAT
Silkscreen Poster Unlined Backed
ARTIST
Michel Quarez
YEAR
1996
DIMENSIONS
117 x 174 cm
Michel Quarez (1938–2021) was a ...
Category
20th Century Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster for Nantucket The New Haven Railroad Ft. 1772 Courthouse
By Ben Nason
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for Nantucket published by The New Haven Railroad featuring a great illustration of the historic Courthou...
Category
1940s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
"The Young Philadelphians / Ce Monde A Part", Original French Movie Poster
By Jean Mascii
Located in London, GB
Original French movie poster for Vincent Sherman's 1959 drama starring Paul Newman, Barbara Rush.
The art work is by the acclaimed French poster designer Jean Mascii (1926-2003) and...
Category
1950s French Vintage Posters
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
20th Century French Made Lms "Best Way" Poster By Henri Mouron Adagp, Paris
By Henri Mouron Editions
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
This is a highly unusual 20th Century French reproduction of a 1928 original artwork, printed by Henri Mouron Adagp in Paris and published by WM Editions in France in 1985.
CONDITIO...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Africa Travel Poster Belgian Congo Leopoldville Kinshasa Zaire
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Africa travel poster for the Congo issued by the Belgian Colonial Tourist Office / Office du Tourisme Colonial Belge featuring artwork by Jean van Noten...
Category
1930s Belgian Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
The Woman in the Window
Located in London, GB
Original Us Original production still for the 1944 Film Noir The Woman In The Window directed by Fritz Lang
and starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett. Th...
Category
1940s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Vintage Kid Creole Concert Poster 1985
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Kid Creole and the Coconuts 1985 concert poster:
This rare Kid Creole and the Coconuts announcement/poster was published on the occasion of his December 26th, 1985 show at Carnegie Hall. This was the band's debut performance at Carnegie Hall, and it was written about in the New York Times: "THE POP LIFE; CARNEGIE HALL DEBUT FOR KID CREOLE" (December 25th, 1985).
Medium: Offset printed concert poster.
Dimensions: 11 x 17 inches.
Good overall vintage condition.
Unsigned from an edition of unknown.
American latin pop band founded by August Darnell aka Thomas Browder in 1980 in New York City. Fronted by Kid Creole (2) backed by the trio of The Coconuts and also featuring Coati Mundi, they enjoyed most of their success in the eighties. Their debut album was critically well-received but not successful commercially. Their second album was a concept album matched with a New York Public Theater stage production; it received positive reviews, with Darnell recognized as a clever lyricist and astute composer, arranger and producer. Their international breakthrough came with their third album, 1982's Tropical Gangsters, which hit #3 in the UK and spun off three Top 10 hits with Stool Pigeon, Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy and I'm A Wonderful Thing, Baby ; Dear Addy also made the Top 40. In the US the album was retitled Wise Guy and reached #145, and I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby flirted with the R&B charts. Dixit Darnell: "In the Savannah Band I’d modelled my style on 1930s/40s jazz singer and showman Cab Calloway, and I created Kid Creole as an extreme version of that, a sort of lounge lizard...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Jan Sluijters, Original Vintage Art Poster, Expressionism Cubism, Amsterdam 1916
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster, Expressionist for an Art Exhibition at the Larensche Gallery in Amsterdam dated 1916 by Jan Sluijters.
This is a very rare poster for an exhibition of Sluijters’ work at the The Larensche Kunsthandel in 1916.
This exhibition poster is by Jan Sluiters.
Jan (Johannes Carolus Bernardus) Sluijters (1881 – 1957) who was a Dutch painter and co-founder of the Moderne Kunstkring (see below 1).
He was a leading pioneer of various post-impressionist movements in the Netherlands and experimented with several styles, including fauvism and cubism, finally settling on a colorful expressionism. His paintings feature nude studies, portraits, landscapes, and still lifes.
The Larensche Kunsthandel was founded in 1905 by Nico van Harpen (1858-1931) and specialised in contemporary Dutch art and represented painters from Laren and the surrounding area, in the tradition of Dutch Impressionism...
Category
1910s Dutch Expressionist Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Pal, Original Poster, Sapho, Opera House, Soprano, Emma Calve, Theatre, 1897
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Poster-Pal-Syndrome Sapho Opera Comique-Théâtre-Lyrique-Soprano,1897
This poster promotes the lyric piece "Sapho" which was performed at the Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique (Par...
Category
19th Century Belle Époque Antique Posters
Materials
Paper
1984 Razzia "Le Touquet" Hand signed Poster
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a large size poster by Razzia.
The poster is a commemorative of London's first indoor pool.
The poster dates 1984.
The poster has been laid down on canvas to preserve it and ...
Category
1980s English Art Deco Vintage Posters
Materials
Canvas, Paper
Roland, Original Food Poster, Elle et Vire, Butter Milk Flowers Countryside 1960
By André Roland
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Advertising poster created by Andre Roland in the 1960s for the Elle et Vire brand.
Artist: Roland André
Title : Elle et Vire – La fraîcheur des champs sur votre table
Date: circa 1...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Hit The Deck Broadway Theater NYC Poster, Circa 1927
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1927 Hit The Deck Broadway Theater Poster mounted to canvas, Circa 1927.
Measurements 80" High X 43" Wide
History
The original production was s...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
James Bond
Goldfinger
Original Vintage British Quad Movie Poster, 1964
Located in Devon, GB
Considered the quintessential and definitive Bond film, the third instalment in EON Productions' James Bond series set the template for many of the subsequent films, with its tongue in cheek humour, extensive use of gadgets and technology and multiple foreign locations. The first Bond blockbuster, 1964's 'Goldfinger' was also the first Bond film to utilise a standalone pre-credits sequence, the first to employ a pop star to sing the theme song and the first to win an Academy Award. The plot saw 007 uncover a plot to contaminate the United States gold reserve at Fort Knox while investigating the smuggling activities of powerful gold magnate Auric Goldfinger.
The film's lasting image is of the gold-painted girl, featured here on the sought after 'Style A' British Quad poster for the original UK release in 1964. Robert Brownjohn...
Category
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Poul Kjaerholm One-Legged or Stacking Chair Working drawing poster 1953 Danish
Located in WIJCKEL, NL
Here is a very rare and desirable vintage Working drawing poster displaying a 1953 prototype representation of the One-Legged or stacking chair by the Danish designer Poul Kjærholm. ...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Advertising Poster Griffon Motorcycle Bike France Design Art
By Hugo D
alesi
Located in London, GB
Original antique advertising poster for Griffon motorcycles featuring artwork by the French artist Frederic-Hugo de Alesi (1849-1906) showing a man...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Bauhaus Exhibition Royal Academy Of Arts
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for 50 Years Bauhaus German Exhibition held from 21 September to 27 October 1968 at the Royal Academy of Arts Piccadilly London W1 featuring minim...
Category
1960s British Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Art Nouveau Vintage French Poster, Linen Backed for Preservation
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Art Nouveau Vintage French Poster, Linen Backed for Preservation
Art Nouveau, ornamental style of art that flourished between circa 1890 and 1910 thro...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Nouveau Posters
Materials
Paper
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
John Lennon
Yoko Ono Art Poster from the ICONS Exhibit
Located in San Diego, CA
John Lennon & Yoko Ono lithograph poster from the legendary ICONS Exhibit after a work by Mr. Brainwash, circa 2010. The piece, which is unframed measures 23" x 35" and is signed in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Art Deco Poster-Andre Galland-Artistic Gymnastics-Athlete, 1928
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Art Deco Poster-Andre Galland-Artistic Gymnastics-Athlete, 1928
Poster for the 28th Federal Festival of the Federation of Gymnasti...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Food Poster Eating Fish Is Healthy Living Jupp Wiertz Art Deco
By Jupp Wiertz
Located in London, GB
Original vintage health food poster - Eating Fish Is Healthy Living! / Fisch Essen Heisst Gesund Leben! - featuring a great design by the renowned German g...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Soviet Perfume MidCentury Design Soyuzkhimexport Moscow
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster - Perfumery Sojuzchimexport Moscow - featuring a mid century modern design depicting a smiling young lady dressed in a blue and white top, brown s...
Category
1950s Russian Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
1940 Barbisio Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Beautiful piece from 1940 for Barbisio Hats featuring stunning artwork. This charming poster with artwork from St. Mingozzi depicts a small white dog walking up to a Barbisio hat and...
Category
1940s Italian 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 Film Poster Alice In Wonderland Walt Disney Cartoon Movie Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage movie poster for the 1981 re-release of the classic Walt Disney animation film Alice in Wonderland - 'Tis brillig! - first released in Technicolor by Buena Vista Dis...
Category
1980s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
The Wild Bunch
Located in London, GB
Original American film poster for Sam Peckinpah's 1969 western The Wild Bunch.
This is one of the best looking American posters for the film with great...
Category
1960s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$1,713
Medical Anatomy Chart Titled
Thin Man
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This is a fantastic double-sided anatomy chart with four separate overlays showing the human body in various layers. Titled the Thin Man this piece was p...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Posters
$1,595 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Antique WWI Poster Reality Of War At Sea Ship Submarine Guerre Sur Mer
Located in London, GB
Original antique World War One poster - The Realities of War at Sea / Les Realites de la Guerre Sur Mer - depicting images of military ships and submarines with a maritime map...
Category
1910s French Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Alexander Calder ANTEATER Anniversary Museum Exhibition Litho Poster
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Original Alexander Calder ANTEATER Anniversary Museum Exhibition Litho Poster
Original 1996 Alexander Calder Exhibition Lithograph Print entitled, "Anteater", honoring the 60th Anni...
Category
1990s Danish Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Go West
Located in London, GB
Original photographic production still for the American comedy Go West directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Groucho Marx, Chico Marx and Harpo Marx.
Thi...
Category
1940s American Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
$479
Original Vintage Art Exhibition Poster Pablo Picasso Pindare Engravings Cardinal
Located in London, GB
Original vintage art exhibition poster - Picasso Gravures Originales pour Illustrer la VIIIe Pythique de Pindare / Original Engravings to Illustrate Pi...
Category
1960s French Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper
Old Art Deco Advertising Poster, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Original poster (no replica), framed,
- 1930s
- Marked by author.
Category
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Posters
Materials
Glass, Paper
$750 Sale Price
20% Off
The Jungle Book
Original Vintage British Double Crown Movie Poster, 1967
Located in Devon, GB
An incredibly rare and charming British Double Crown poster for the 1967 Walt Disney animated classic 'The Jungle Book,' based on Rudyard Kipling's 1894 book of the same name, and th...
Category
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters
Materials
Paper, Linen
Original Vintage Travel Poster Beyrouth Liban Beirut Lebanon Middle East Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Beyrouth Liban / Beirut Lebanon featuring a compass design with arrows pointing to a red dot in the centre, the text ...
Category
1950s Lebanese 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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