Original c.1900 French railway poster for Beausoleil, a resort on the Côte d’Azur, issued by the Paris–Lyon–Méditerranée (PLM) railway company while it was still formally known as the Chemins de Fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée. The design, by an anonymous artist, promotes Beausoleil as a premier Mediterranean destination at the turn of the century.
The poster was produced using chromolithography, a demanding color printing process employed by only a handful of French ateliers around 1900. This technique allowed for richly layered tones and subtle gradients, giving the image a depth not achievable through simpler lithographic methods of the period.
Highly sought after as both a travel and railway collectible, this example is professionally backed on linen and survives in excellent “A” condition, retaining strong color and sharp detail.
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Details
Title: Beausoleil
Artist: Anonymous
Date: c.1900
Printer: Robaudy, Cannes, France
Size: 30 x 40 in.
Print Type: Chromolithography
Linen: On linen
Condition: Excellent “A”
This is an original Italian advertising poster designed by René Gruau for Bemberg, promoting the brand’s rayon jacket linings. The slogan translates roughly as “Bemberg – the lining that goes fast.”
Gruau depicts motorcyclists wearing jackets opened in motion to reveal vividly colored linings, making the interior fabric the central visual element. Rather than focusing on the motorcycle itself, the image emphasizes movement, style, and the contrast between the outer garment and its lining.
The poster was part of a campaign that repositioned Bemberg linings from a hidden functional detail to a visible design feature. Gruau’s graphic style—bold shapes, limited palette, and strong sense of motion—fits naturally with the motorcycle theme while remaining rooted in fashion illustration. This work reflects his long involvement with luxury and apparel advertising and is a good example of his later commercial posters.
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Title: Bemberg – La fodera che va forte
Artist: René Gruau
Date: 1973
Size: 39 × 55 inches (99 × 140 cm)
Linen backed: Yes
Comments: Original Italian poster. Archival linen backing. Excellent condition
Artist: Antonioni Printer: Rotolitografica Size: 39 x 55 in / 100 x 140 cm On/Off Linen: On Linen Print Technique: Offset lithograph Year: 1970 Condition & Comments: Excellent A Blowup by Antonioni original 1970 Poster on linen
Cinema Poster printed for the Film Blowup, staring David Hemmings and Vanessa Redgrave. Poster is on linen and in excellent condition. There were 2 printings by the same company rotolito and rotolitografica as the company changed names during those years. The first was in 1967 and then this one a second printing done by rotolitografica circa 1970. Poster has been linenbacked by museum quality professional.
Artist: Cappiello, Leonetto Printer: Ricordi, Italy Size: 39 x 55 in / 100 x 140 cm On/Off Linen: On Linen Print Technique: Offset lithograph Year: 1950 Title: Vintage Campari L’Aperitivo Poster by Leonetto Cappiello – 1950s
Description: Experience classic Italian aperitifs with this rare 1950s reprint of Leonetto Cappiello’s 1921 poster for Bitter Campari. Featuring the memorable Pierrot wrapped in an orange peel, this poster showcases Cappiello’s unique artistic style and creativity in advertising.
Condition: In excellent condition, preserved on linen and rated A for its high quality.
Value: This rare 39×55 size has previously sold for $1400 at New York City auctions, making this offer a great deal.
Perfect For: Collectors, Italian aperitif enthusiasts, and fans of vintage art. Ready to enhance any collection or decor. Feel free to contact us for more details.
Cigale, Theatre de l’Opera-Comique
Artist: Maurice Leloir
Date: 1904
In this elegant 1904 poster for the French ballet Cigale, artist Maurice Leloir captures the frigid fate of one of the story’s central figures with remarkable sensitivity. The ballet, written by Henri Cain and set to music by the celebrated composer Jules Massenet, was performed at the Théâtre de l’Opéra-Comique in Paris. Leloir’s lithograph was printed by Imp. Devambez, one of the foremost Parisian art printers of the early 20th century. The poster announced the première of Massenet’s Cigale—a divertissement-ballet evoking the poetic melancholy and grace typical of fin-de-siècle French theater.
Details
Artist: Maurice Leloir
Title: Cigale – Divertissement-Ballet de Henri Cain. Musique de J. Massenet
Date: 1904
Printer: Imp. Devambez, Paris
Theater: Théâtre de l’Opéra-Comique, Paris
Size: 35 × 22 ¼ in (90 × 56 cm)
Print Type: Stone Lithograph
Condition: Nice Condition overall
Comments: Poster for the première of Jules Massenet’s Cigale, composed by one of the most popular French composers of his time.
Original lithograph poster designed by Jean Raoul Naurac for Cognac Normandin, a French cognac producer founded in 1872. The poster dates from 1928 and was printed in France by Bouchet, Paris.The design features a single central figure and reflects the graphic advertising style used for French spirits in the late 1920s. It was produced using the stone lithograph printing process.This example is an original printing, not a reproduction. The poster has been mounted on linen and is in excellent condition, with strong color and no noted issues.
Details
Artist: Jean Raoul Naurac
Title: Cognac Normandin Printer: Bouchet, Paris Year: 1928 Size: 55 × 78 inches / 140 × 200 cm
Print Technique: Lithograph
On / Off Linen: On linen
Condition & Comments: Excellent
G. Contratto Canelli – Tonic Aperitivo Digestivo Mario Gros, 1938
Original large-format Italian advertising poster for the Contratto wine and aperitif house in Canelli, designed by Mario Gros and printed in 1938 by Gros-Monti & Cie., Torino. The text reads “G. Contratto Canelli / Tonic / Aperitivo Digestivo,” promoting Contratto’s tonic and digestif apéritif. Printed in a very large 55 x 78 in format for public display, this is an original 1938 lithographic poster. It has been professionally mounted on linen and is in excellent condition, with a clean image and strong overall appearance.
Title: G. Contratto Canelli – Tonic / Aperitivo Digestivo
Artist: Mario Gros
Year: 1938
Printer: Gros-Monti & Cie., Torino
Country: Italy
Size: 55 x 78 in / 140 x 198 cm
Print technique: Original lithographic poster
Material: Poster on paper, mounted on linen
Linen backing: Yes (professionally linen backed)
Condition: Excellent condition on linen; colors strong, image clean
Subject: Drinks – wines, aperitifs, digestifs (Contratto, Canelli)
Comments: Original 1938 Italian advertising poster for Contratto’s tonic / aperitivo digestivo, large 55 x 78 in format, linen backed and ready for framing
Category: Tobacco / Cigarettes
Year: 1930s
Country: Germany
Size: 15 × 9 in. (38 × 23 cm)
Print Type: Printed on heavy board (point-of-purchase display)
Condition: Excellent
Comments:
Original German advertising poster for Crüwell Tabak, c. 1930s. The design shows a nighttime view of the Taj Mahal, linking the tobacco brand with imagery of the East. The text reads Gebr. Crüwell Spezialfabrik für Rauchtabak Gegr. 1717 Bielefeld (“Crüwell Brothers, Special Factory for Smoking Tobacco, Established 1717, Bielefeld”).
Crüwell was a long-established German tobacco manufacturer with origins in the 18th century. By the early 20th century the company issued a number of decorative posters and point-of-purchase displays to promote its pipe tobacco products. This example was printed on heavy board for shop display rather than wall posting, and is smaller in scale than typical lithographic advertising posters.
La Cigarette by Editions Desastre by Rene Gruau on linen 1983
Poster is a an original printing done for the Editions desastre known as La Cigarette. It is in excellent condition and mounted on linen. Rene Gruau was the most famous graphics artist for fashion house and the world of fashion in the 1970’s and 1980’s working with Dior and others.
Artist: Fischer Printer: Das Moderne Plakat Size: 8.25 x 11.3 in / 21 x 28.7 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1897 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
DIE ALTE STADT BY FISCHER FOR DAS MODERNE PLAKAT 1897
Das Moderne Plakat were stone lithographs printed by Jean Louis Sponsel in Germany in 1897. It celebrates the masters of the posters of that period recreating the famous posters of the period by the famous artists of the period. The plates came out in book form. Each is a stone lithograph. In Excellent condition
Artist: Warhol, Andy Printer: Commune di Venezia, Italy Size: 27.5 x 39 in / 70 x 100 cm On/Off Linen: On Linen Print Technique: Offset lithograph Year: 1987
“Elvis+ Arte Americana Anni Sessanta by Andy Warhol 1987 on linen
Arte Americana Anni Sessanta or Americana art from the 1960’s was a show that took place in Venise in 1987 with works by Andy Warhol of which this was the poster.
This original 1989 exhibition poster features Andy Warhol’s celebrated portrait of Elizabeth Taylor, issued for a show organized by the Fondazione Antonio Mazzotta and held at Castel Mareccio in Bolzano, Italy. The image presents Taylor in Warhol’s characteristic pop style, with a close-up, simplified portrait that emphasizes her status as a Hollywood icon. Printed as an offset lithograph by the Comune di Genova on heavyweight paper, the poster has been professionally mounted on linen for stability and preservation.
The piece sits at the intersection of fine art and popular culture, reflecting Warhol’s ongoing interest in movie stars and mass media imagery. As an authentic period exhibition poster on linen, it offers both a strong decorative presence and a direct connection to Warhol’s late-20th-century exhibition history in Italy.
Artist: Andy Warhol
Printer: Comune di Genova, Italy
Size: 27.5 x 39 in / 70 x 100 cm
On/Off Linen: On linen
Print Technique: Offset lithograph
Year: 1989
Condition: Excellent
Comments: Original 1989 exhibition poster for Andy Warhol’s Elizabeth Taylor, issued for the Bolzano, Castel Mareccio show organized by Fondazione Antonio Mazzotta; clean, well-preserved example on linen.
