Explore the world of artistic expression with Poster France’s collection of original vintage exposition and gallery posters. Featuring renowned artists like Picasso, Chagall, Miro, Matisse, Cocteau, and Warhol, these posters celebrate iconic exhibitions and the legacy of art history. Bring timeless artistry into your space with these unique pieces that showcase the creativity of the world’s greatest artists.
Original serigraph poster created by Japanese artist Tadashi Kawamata for the 1997 Festival d’Automne in Paris. Printed by the renowned Atelier Caza / Imprimerie Graficaza, Paris, the poster promoted the annual Paris arts festival featuring theatre, music, cinema, dance and exhibitions.
Born in Hokkaido in 1953, Tadashi Kawamata is known internationally for his large-scale architectural and environmental installations. Major projects and exhibitions include Destroyed Church at Documenta in Kassel (1987), Working Progress in Alkmaar (1996–99), Le passage des Chaises for the Festival d’Automne in Paris (1997), and Tokyo in Progress (2010–2013).
Printed as a serigraph in France for the Festival d’Automne.
Details
Artist: Tadashi Kawamata
Title: Festival d’Automne
Year: 1997
Printer: Atelier Caza / Graficaza, Paris
Medium: Original colour serigraph
Size: 47 x 63 inches
Country: France
Condition: Excellent condition
Format: Original vintage exhibition poster
Original serigraph poster created by Japanese artist Tadashi Kawamata for the 1997 Festival d’Automne in Paris. Printed by the renowned Atelier Caza / Imprimerie Graficaza, Paris, the poster promoted the annual Paris arts festival featuring theatre, music, cinema, dance and exhibitions.
Born in Hokkaido in 1953, Tadashi Kawamata is known internationally for his large-scale architectural and environmental installations. Major projects and exhibitions include Destroyed Church at Documenta in Kassel (1987), Working Progress in Alkmaar (1996–99), Le passage des Chaises for the Festival d’Automne in Paris (1997), and Tokyo in Progress (2010–2013).
Printed as a serigraph in France for the Festival d’Automne.
Details
Artist: Tadashi Kawamata
Title: Festival d’Automne
Year: 1997
Printer: Atelier Caza / Graficaza, Paris
Medium: Original colour serigraph
Size: 15.75 x 23.5 inches
Country: France
Condition: Excellent condition
Format: Original vintage exhibition poster
Original poster by Valerio Adami created in 1991 for a Festival de Jazz event. Printed by Alpha Graph.
Jazz festivals in France in the late 20th century typically featured a range of international and European performers, including established American jazz musicians alongside leading French and contemporary European artists. These festivals were important cultural events that brought together traditional jazz, modern jazz, and experimental performances within a summer concert setting.
The composition presents a stylized view of a grand piano from an elevated perspective. The keyboard and interior of the instrument are rendered in Adami’s defined line work and flat areas of color. The piano subject may be of particular interest to collectors of music-related art and to pianists.
Printed by Alpha Graph. Mounted on linen.
Artist: Valerio Adami (b. 1935)
Title: Festival de Jazz
Date: 1991
Printer: Alpha Graph
Medium: Offset lithograph
Size: 16 x 24 inches
Linen: Mounted on linen
Condition: Mint condition
Original silkscreen on wove paper by Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo, known as Corneille (1922–2010), created for Mois de la Photo à Paris in 1990.Corneille was a co-founder of the CoBrA movement (1948–1951). This poster was produced for the Paris biennial photography festival, held each November since 1980.Printed in serigraph (silkscreen) by Seri Poinçon, Alençon. The composition includes a stylized blue bird and camera referencing the festival’s photographic theme.The edition was limited to 100 copies. The present example is outside the edition (H.C.). Signed in the plate in the lower right margin and titled and dated on the stone.
Artist: Guillaume Corneille (1922–2010)
Title: Mois de la Photo à Paris
Date: 1990
Printer: Seri Poinçon, Alençon
Medium: Silkscreen (serigraph)
Paper: Wove paper
Edition: Edition of 100; this example outside the edition (H.C.)
Signature: Signed in the plate, lower right margin
Inscription: Titled and dated on the stone
Condition: Mint condition
Dimensions:
• Sheet size: 70 x 50 cm / 27.5 x 19.6 inches
• Image size: 56.5 x 38.5 cm / 22.2 x 15.1 inches
Foire de Lyon – Hubot – 1920 – Original French Railway Poster
Original French lithographic poster created by the artist Hubot in 1920 to promote the celebrated Foire de Lyon (Lyon Trade Fair), one of France’s most important commercial and industrial exhibitions. Published in connection with the Paris-Lyon-Mediterranee (PLM) Railway, the poster advertised the fair’s two annual sessions, held March 1-15 and October 1-15.
The striking composition features an allegorical male figure seated upon a monumental pedestal, holding a shield bearing the historic coat of arms of Lyon, including the city’s heraldic lion and fleurs-de-lis. Behind him, the rooftops and distinctive towers of Lyon rise against a brilliant golden-yellow sky. The dramatic combination of warm reds, golden yellow, and deep blue creates a powerful image celebrating the city’s commercial vitality and industrial importance.
Established in 1916, the Foire de Lyon quickly became an important showcase for French manufacturing, commerce, and international trade. The PLM Railway helped promote the fair through colorful lithographic posters designed to attract visitors from throughout France and beyond. This impressive 1920 design, signed and dated Hubot 20 in the lithographic image, is an excellent example of French railway and exhibition advertising from the period.
Title: Foire de Lyon Artist: Hubot (signed in the lithograph) Printer: Cornille & Serre, Paris Year: 1920 Size: 30 x 40 inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm) Technique: Original Color Lithograph Linen: Professionally backed on linen Condition: Excellent (A)
Grand Theatre de l’Exposition – Palais des Enfants – Jules Cheret – Affiches Illustrees – 1889.
Original small-format color lithographic plate from Les Affiches illustrees, reproducing Jules Cheret’s 1889 poster for the “Grand Theatre de l’Exposition / Palais des Enfants.” The image advertises the children’s theatre and entertainments at the 1889 Paris Exposition, listing opera-comique, ballets, pantomimes, clowneries, and marionettes. Cheret’s composition, with its bright, playful Belle Epoque style, was created for the Exposition venue near the Eiffel Tower and printed by Chaix for the original large poster; this reduced-format plate was issued shortly afterward for collectors in the Affiches illustrees portfolios.
Title: Affiches Illustrees – Grand Theatre de l’Exposition – Palais des Enfants
Artist: Jules Cheret (1836–1932)
Date: 1889 (small-format plate after the original poster)
Publisher/Series: Les Affiches illustrees
Printer: (after Imp. Chaix, Paris, as per the original poster)
Size: approx. 8.5 x 11.8 in. (21.5 x 30 cm) sheet, standard Affiches illustrees plate format
Print type: Original color lithograph, small-format plate
Condition: [insert your grading]
Comments: Cheret’s well-known 1889 Exposition children’s theatre poster in the Affiches illustrees collector’s format; strong period entertainment subject and classic Cheret color.
Festival du Cirque de Demain (1988)
Original French Circus Poster
Designed by Raymond Savignac — Printed by Éts Saint Martin, Asnières
Created by the celebrated French graphic artist Raymond Savignac (1907–2002), this whimsical poster announces the 11th Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain, held in Paris from January 20–27, 1988. The event—literally the “Circus of Tomorrow”—was founded to spotlight new generations of circus artists from around the world, combining innovation and traditional spectacle under the dome of the Cirque d’Hiver Bouglione.
Savignac’s design captures his unmistakable humor and clarity: a simple, colorful composition that conveys joy, movement, and the human element of performance. His ability to distill complex ideas into playful visual symbols made him one of the most beloved French poster artists of the 20th century, known for works for Air France, Perrier, Monsavon, and countless cultural events.
Printed in serigraphy by Établissements Saint Martin in Asnières, this is the original 1988 edition, professionally mounted on linen and preserved in excellent condition.
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Details
Artist: Raymond Savignac
Printer: Établissements Saint Martin, Asnières
Technique: Serigraph (silkscreen)
Year: 1988
Size: 16 x 24 in. (40 x 60 cm)
Linen: Mounted on linen
Condition: Excellent
Comment:
A joyful and collectible original by Raymond Savignac for the 11th Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain, printed in vivid serigraphy by Éts Saint Martin. A fine example of Savignac’s lighthearted visual wit and the enduring charm of French cultural poster art.
Original period color plate from Les Affiches Illustrees, published by G. Boudet in Paris in 1896, reproducing Eugene Grasset’s 1893 design for an exhibition of French decorative art at London’s Grafton Gallery. A young woman with flowing red hair gathers flowers in a stylized garden, surrounded by irises, trees, and sweeping ribbons of pale blue fabric. Bold black outlines and softly contrasting colors give the composition a stained-glass quality characteristic of Grasset’s Art Nouveau work.
Artist: Eugene Grasset (1845–1917)
Publisher: G. Boudet, Paris
Publication: Les Affiches Illustrees
Year: 1896
Original Design: 1893
Sheet Size: 8.5 × 11.8 inches / 21.5 × 30 cm
Image Size: Approximately 5.5 × 8 inches / 14 × 20.3 cm
On/Off Linen: Unlined
Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
