CALIFORNIA — UNITED AIR LINES — NICHOLAS WILTON — 2004
Original advertising poster promoting travel to California, produced by United Air Lines as part of a series of contemporary destination posters issued in the early 2000s. The design by Nicholas Wilton highlights California’s vineyard landscape, evoking the state’s well known wine regions and the scenic valleys associated with wine production. The composition reflects Wilton’s painterly style, with strong color and simplified forms suggesting the rolling terrain of vineyards and countryside.
Nicholas Wilton, a California-born artist, spent a number of years traveling through regions of the South Pacific, Southeast Asia, and Mexico before returning to live and work in the San Francisco Bay Area. The varied landscapes of California, including its coastal areas, valleys, and mountains, have been an important source of inspiration for his work.
This poster was produced for United Air Lines to promote travel to California and forms part of a series highlighting destinations served by the airline.
Artist: Wilton, Nicholas
Title: California
Printer: United Air Lines
Origin: United States
Size: 21 x 28 inches / 53 x 71 cm
On / Off Linen: Unlined
Print Technique: Offset lithograph on medium weight glossy paper
Year: 2004
Condition & Comments: Excellent condition. Original United Air Lines promotional poster promoting California’s vineyard region.
Original advertising poster promoting travel to Hawaii, produced by United Air Lines as part of a series of contemporary destination posters issued in the early 2000s. The design by Coco Masuda features a playful tropical scene with a mermaid playing a ukulele set against the colors of a sunset over the ocean. The illustration reflects the relaxed island atmosphere and musical traditions associated with Hawaiian culture.
United Air Lines commissioned a number of artists to create this series of destination posters highlighting regions served by the airline. Each poster interprets its location through contemporary illustration while recalling the spirit of classic airline travel advertising.
Artist: Masuda, Coco
Title: Hawaii
Printer: United Air Lines
Origin: United States
Size: 22 x 28 inches / 56 x 71 cm
On / Off Linen: Unlined
Print Technique: Offset lithograph on heavy poster paper
Year: 2004
Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition. Original United Air Lines promotional poster from the early 2000s destination series featuring a stylized Hawaiian tropical scene.
NEW ENGLAND — UNITED AIR LINES — FRITZ DUMVILLE — 2004
Original advertising poster promoting travel to New England, produced by United Air Lines as part of a series of contemporary destination posters issued in the early 2000s. The design by Fritz Dumville presents an evocative autumn landscape typical of the New England region, with the warm colors of fall foliage suggesting the seasonal beauty that attracts visitors to the northeastern United States.
United Air Lines commissioned a number of artists to create this series of destination posters highlighting regions served by the airline. Each poster reflects the distinctive character of its location through contemporary illustration while recalling the tradition of classic airline travel posters.
Artist: Dumville, Fritz
Title: New England
Printer: United Air Lines
Origin: United States
Size: 21 x 28 inches / 53 x 71 cm
On / Off Linen: Unlined
Print Technique: Offset lithograph on heavy poster paper
Year: 2004
Condition & Comments: Excellent condition. Original United Air Lines promotional poster from the early 2000s destination series depicting the autumn landscape of New England.
Swissair – Japan – Uemura Shōkō, 1968, 25 × 38.5 in
Description
Vintage travel poster commissioned by Swissair in 1968 to promote flights to Japan. The design features a geisha in kimono with the word “JAPAN” printed in metallic gold ink, a printing detail often used in Japanese tourism posters of the period to emphasize luxury and refinement. The artwork is derived from Uemura Shōkō’s 1936 painting Jo no Mai, a study of a Noh dance prelude. Uemura worked in the Nihonga tradition, which fused traditional Japanese painting techniques with modern presentation, making his imagery a natural fit for mid-century cultural promotion. This original offset lithograph was printed in Japan, mounted on linen, and remains in excellent “A” condition.
Artist: Uemura Shōkō
Date: 1968 Printer: Japan Tourist Association (for Swissair) Print Type: Offset lithograph (with metallic gold) Condition: Excellent “A,” linen backed
Comments: Original Swissair travel poster for Japan, featuring Uemura Shōkō’s celebrated Jo no Mai image in the Nihonga style. Linen mounted and in excellent condition.
This original 1985 poster was created by Pegge Hopper for United Airlines to promote travel to Hawaii. Hopper is known for her stylized depictions of Hawaiian women and landscapes, often using simplified forms, strong outlines, and rich color harmonies that recall the work of Paul Gauguin in the South Pacific. The image reflects her distinctive interpretation of island life, emphasizing atmosphere, pattern, and the lush presence of tropical foliage.
Trained in design in California in the 1950s, Pegge Hopper later worked in Milan before settling in Hawaii, where the local environment became the central subject of her work. This airline commission belongs to the broader tradition of mid- to late-20th-century travel posters, combining commercial purpose with an artist’s personal vision of place. The poster is an offset lithograph, printed on paper and professionally mounted on linen, and survives in excellent condition.
Artist: Pegge Hopper
Size: 22.5 x 27 in
On/Off Linen: On linen
Print Technique: Offset lithograph
Year: 1985
Condition: Excellent
Comments: Original United Airlines to Hawaii poster by Pegge Hopper, 1985; clean, well-preserved example on linen with strong color, ready to frame
Artist: Carlu, Jean Printer: Air France, Paris Size: 25 x 39″ / 62 x 100 cm On/Off Linen: On Linen Print Technique: lithograph Year: 1930
Air France Europe by Jean Carlu c1930 on linen excellent
Vignettes of all the place to visit in Europe, eiffel tower, greek vase, etc. The Poster man is hanging posters of all the destinations. The poster shows a stain in the photo but that is only in the photo and not the poster as its another poster. The poster in excellent condition on linen
Air france for travel to Afrique du Nord by Bernard Villemot 1952
Artist: Villemot, Bernard Printer: Hubert Baille, Paris Size: 25 x 39 ” / 62 x 100 cm On / Off Linen: Delay approx 2 weeks to linen-back before delivery Print Technique: lithograph Year: 1952 Condition & Comments: Excellent
Air France poster done in 1952 by Bernard Villemot lithograph
Simplicissimus by Ludwig Kainer airplane 1913 original
Artist: Kainer Printer: Simplicissimus, Austria Size: 11 x 15 ” / 28 x 38,1 cm On/Off Linen: On Linen Print Technique: chromolithograph Year: 1913 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Ludwig Kainer was a painter and worked in cinema as a set designer.
Picture from simplicissimus of people watching an airplane.
Artist: Lancaster, E Printer: Karcher, Paris Size: 25 x 39 ” / 62 x 100 cm On/Off Linen: Delay approx 2 weeks to linen-back before delivery Print Technique: lithograph Year: 1956 Condition & Comments: Excellent
Air France poster travel to Paris with images of the Eiffel Tower, Montmartre, Notre Dame, Trocadero, Arc de Triumph, and violins and assorted images interprets to music and good dining. Printed under the direction of Jean Carlu at the famous Imprimerie Karcher.
Artist: Svenson, Olle Printer: Lolsons, Stockholm Size: 27.5 x 39 ” / 70 x 100 cm On/Off Linen: Delay approx 2 weeks to linen-back before delivery Print Technique: lithograph Year: 1947 Condition & Comments: Excellent
Rare poster perhaps the first to show the newly formed Israel state printed actually in 1947 with artwork by Olle Svenson. The poster was made for the Italian public for travel to the near orient which includes 4 flages Swedish, Turkish, Italian and Israel. I am surprised to find the printed date of the poster as 1947 as Israel was formed in 1948 ? This is the earliest travel poster I know of to Israel. RARE !!
Western Airlines — New York (Chorus Line) – 1979, 27 × 39 in
Description
Vintage travel poster produced by Western Airlines in 1979, featuring a chorus line of dancers in front of the Statue of Liberty and New York City skyline. Likely created to promote flights to New York, possibly timed with the popularity of the Broadway show A Chorus Line. Issued in large format and printed via offset lithography, this example is mounted on linen and in excellent “A” condition.  
Historical & Contextual Details
•Western Airlines was a major U.S. carrier from 1925 until its merger with Delta in 1987. The airline was known for its slogan “The only way to fly!”, and frequently featured landmark destinations in its advertising. 
Artist: Elles Cas
Date: 1979
Printer: Western Airlines
Size: 27 × 39 inches (approx. 70 × 100 cm)
Print Type: Offset lithography
Condition: Excellent “A,” linen backed
Comments: Rare Western Airlines promotional poster for New York. Linen backed and in excellent condition.
