Italian & French Products Posters
Discover the timeless artistry of vintage advertising posters at Poster France. Our collection from France and Italy showcases iconic brands and celebrated poster artists, blending art and commerce seamlessly. These original posters offer a glimpse into the advertising world’s golden age, featuring the work of renowned creatives who defined poster art. Explore a treasure trove of vintage designs that continue to captivate collectors and art lovers alike. Own a piece of history with Poster France’s exquisite selection of original vintage advertising posters!
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Artist: Erberto Carboni
Printer: , Italy
Size: 27.5 x 39 in / 70 x 100 cm
On/Off Linen: On Linen
Print Technique: Offset lithograph
Year: 1950
Condition & Comments: Excellent
Artist: Dupin, Leon
Size: 39 x 55 in / 100 x 140 cm
On/Off Linen: On Linen
Print Technique: Lithograph
Year: 1924
Condition & Comments: Excellent
Biere Phenix by Leon Dupin 1924 excellent
Original lithograph printing from 1924. The poster is on linen and in excellent condition.
Cruwell – Tabak – Taj Mahal – 1930
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.
Original 1970s edition of René Gruau’s celebrated design Le Rouge Baiser. First created in 1950 for the French cosmetics brand, the image has become one of Gruau’s most enduring works, with its striking silhouette of a woman in a red headscarf and bold lipstick. This later printing was produced in offset lithography at a smaller format (17.5 × 22 in) and has been professionally mounted on linen for preservation and display.
This example is in Excellent “A” condition, with rich color and well-preserved surfaces.
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Details
Title: Le Rouge Baiser
Artist: René Gruau
Date: 1970s printing
Size: 17.5 × 22 in / 44 × 56 cm
Print Type: Offset lithograph
Linen: On linen
Condition: Excellent “A”
Liquore Del Reno
Designed in 1909 by Italian artist Remg (Remo Branca), this lithograph promotes the Liquore del Reno, a liqueur produced by the Giulio Tartarini distillery in Pieve di Cento, Ferrara. The company was active in the early 20th century and proudly displayed its Grand Prix Medaglia d’Oro from the 1909 Florence exposition.
This 1940 printing is in lithography, just as the original was, and depicts a finely dressed woman enjoying a glass of the liqueur, accompanied by elegant period typography.
The poster is linen-backed and in excellent condition, preserving both the design and printing quality.
Liquore del Reno
Artist: Remg (Remo Branca)
Date: 1909 design, printed 1940
Size: 14.25 × 21.5 in / 36.1 × 54.6 cm
Print Technique: Lithograph
On Linen: Yes
Condition: Excellent (A)
Artist: Meunier
Printer: Chaix Imprimerie, Paris
Size: 12 x 16 in / 30.5 x 40.6 cm
On/Off Linen: Unlined
Year: 1895-9
Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
PAPIER CIGARETTE BY MEUNIER FOR LES MAITRES DE L’AFFICHE
Les Maitres de l’affiche were stone lithographs printed by the Chaix Imprimerie in paris between the years 1895 and 1899. The celebrated the masters of the posters of that period. Paris for 4 plates to arrive every month. The plate is in excellent condition.
This large-format advertising poster was issued by Philips to celebrate a decade of innovation from 1963 to 1973, using the slogan “des années de satisfaction” (“years of satisfaction”). It depicts a sleek Philips television set from 1973, reflecting the optimism and design sensibility of France’s consumer boom during the early 1970s.
Printed in stone lithography by Elvinger, Paris, the poster exemplifies the clean, modern aesthetic typical of European industrial advertising of that era. Though unsigned, the composition follows the minimalist corporate style Philips used internationally throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. A fine and well-preserved example of French mid-century commercial art.
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Details
Artist: Anonymous
Printer: Elvinger, Paris
Technique: Lithography (on stone)
Year: 1973
Size: 45 x 61 in. (114 x 155 cm)
Linen: Mounted on linen
Condition: Excellent
Comment:
A vibrant and technically refined original Philips poster celebrating ten years of innovation—an impressive example of 1960s–70s European industrial advertising.
Original 1970s edition of René Gruau’s celebrated design Le Rouge Baiser. First created in 1950 for the French cosmetics brand, the image has become one of Gruau’s most enduring works, with its striking silhouette of a woman in a red headscarf and bold lipstick. This later printing was produced in offset lithography at a smaller format (17.5 × 22 in) and has been professionally mounted on linen for preservation and display.
This example is in Excellent “A” condition, with rich color and well-preserved surfaces.
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Details
Title: Le Rouge Baiser
Artist: René Gruau
Date: 1970s printing
Size: 17.5 × 22 in / 44 × 56 cm
Print Type: Offset lithograph
Linen: On linen
Condition: Excellent “A”
Rouge Baiser poster designed by the renown fashion poster artist Rene Gruau was the world’s first “kiss-proof” lipstick. It was designed to provide long-lasting color that didn’t smudge, even after eating or kissing. This was groundbreaking for the time. Its innovative formula, developed by chemist Paul Baudecroux, used a type of cosmetic dye that stained the lips, offering durability far beyond traditional lipsticks. Women seeking bold, smudge-proof, and long-lasting lip color
ENCRE MARQUET — Eugène Grasset – 1896
Original stone-lithograph plate printed circa 1896 at Imprimerie Chaix (Paris) for Les Affiches Illustrées. This plate presents Eugène Grasset’s elegant advertising design for Encre Marquet, a French ink manufacturer. Grasset, one of the pioneers of Art Nouveau, was celebrated for his graceful line work, flattened color harmonies, and stylized decorative compositions that drew on medieval and Japanese sources. His poster for Encre Marquet exemplifies this refined approach, transforming a simple commercial product into a work of artistic sophistication.
Les Affiches Illustrées (1896–1899) was one of the earliest journals devoted exclusively to poster art, issued in limited numbers for collectors. Published under the artistic direction of Jules Chéret at the Chaix atelier, each issue contained stone-lithograph reductions of major affiches, printed on fine paper using the same techniques as the large-format originals. These plates offered collectors access to authentic poster art by the leading designers of the Belle Époque in a more practical and collectible format.
Grasset’s Encre Marquet remains an iconic example of French poster design in the 1890s, combining functionality, elegance, and the stylistic innovation that defined Art Nouveau.
Title: Encre Marquet
Artist: Eugène Grasset (1845–1917)
Date: c.1896 (after the original advertising poster)
Printer: Imprimerie Chaix, Paris (Les Affiches Illustrées)
Size: 21.5 × 30 cm (approx. 8.5 × 11.8 in)
Print Type: Stone lithograph
Condition: Excellent “A,” near-mint on fine wove paper
Comments: Authentic plate from Les Affiches Illustrées, produced at Chaix under Jules Chéret. Strong, clean impression with vivid color. A classic Art Nouveau design by Grasset, highlighting his refined decorative style in commercial poster art.
Designed in 1989 by the celebrated French poster artist Bernard Villemot (1911–1989), this original French advertising poster was created for the Loterie Nationale to promote its summer holiday drawing, offering a potential jackpot of 33 million francs. Villemot portrays a reclining mermaid with a numbered tail, lounging on a beach under a radiant sky—a witty, elegant image of chance and seaside leisure.
Printed by A. Karcher, Aubervilliers, this large-format work represents one of Villemot’s final poster designs, completed in the year of his passing. It exemplifies his hallmark blend of graphic simplicity, strong color, and visual charm that defined postwar French poster art.
Details
Artist: Bernard Villemot (1911–1989)
Title: French Loto – Mermaid Poster
Year: 1989
Printer: A. Karcher, Aubervilliers
Printing Technique: Offset lithograph
Size: 47 x 69 inches
Linen: Unlined
Condition: Excellent
Comments
Original 1989 French Loto poster by Bernard Villemot featuring a mermaid reclining on a beach, created for the national lottery’s holiday drawing. Printed by A. Karcher, Aubervilliers. Excellent condition, vivid color, and an iconic late example by Villemot.
Artist: Villemot, Bernard
Size: 12 x 16″ / 30.5 x 40.6 cm
On/Off Linen: Delay approx 2 weeks to linen-back before delivery
Print Technique: lithograph
Year: 1980c
Condition & Comments: Excellent
SNCF location by Bernard Villemot 1974 original on linen excellent
The poster is an original 1974 poster by Villemot. The poster is on linen and in excellent condition.
Artist: Piet
Printer: Champenois, Paris
Size: 12 x 16″ / 30.5 x 40.6 cm
On/Off Linen: Unlined
Year: 1897
Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Un marche en Zelande by Piet for the Estampe Moderne
Estampe Moderne was a series of plates that were delivered to your home in 1897 via the Post. You subscribed to the Imprimerie Champenois Paris for 4 plates to arrive every month. The plate is in excellent condition.
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Philips 1963–1973, des années de satisfaction (1973) Original French Televison Advertising Poster