Il grande campione (The Champion) – Rinaldo Geleng, 1949
Original Italian 4-fogli poster for Il grande campione (Champion), the 1949 boxing drama starring Kirk Douglas, distributed by United Artists. Artwork by Rinaldo Geleng and printed in Rome by S.A.G.A. This is the large-format 140 x 200 cm poster issued for the Italian release, promoting the film’s story of a professional boxer’s rise and moral decline. The poster is an original first printing from 1949. It is in B / B+ condition with restorations and light fold wear, but with excellent, strong colors and a good overall presentation for display.
Title: Il grande campione (Champion)
Year: 1949
Country: Italy
Artist: Rinaldo Geleng
Starring: Kirk Douglas
Distributor: United Artists
Printer: S.A.G.A., Roma
Size: 55 x 78 in / 140 x 200 cm (Italian 4-fogli)
Print technique: Lithographic film poster
Condition: B / B+ – restorations and light folds; colors excellent; presents well
Comments: Original first Italian printing for the 1949 release. Large-format film noir boxing poster, scarce in this size and in this condition.
Original vintage French advertising poster for Ryst Armagnac by Raymond Savignac (1907–2002). Savignac was one of the most recognized French poster artists of the 20th century and worked early in his career under the influence of the celebrated designer A. M. Cassandre before developing his own distinctive graphic style. His work is known for its clarity of design, effective simplicity, and subtle humor, characteristics that made his advertising imagery highly recognizable.
This poster was created to promote Ryst Armagnac. Armagnac is a traditional French brandy produced in the Gascony region in southwest France, notably in the departments of Gers, Landes, and Lot-et-Garonne. The RYST-DUPEYRON house was founded in 1905 by distiller Joseph Dupeyron to produce and market Armagnac from the region. Savignac’s work for advertising campaigns has become part of the visual heritage of French commercial art.
This is an original printing.
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Artist: Raymond Savignac (1907–2002)
Country: France
Year: 1943
Size: 46.5 x 63.5 inches
On/Off Linen: on linen
Print Technique: Lithograph
Condition & Comments: Excellent condition.
Description
Advertising poster for Socovel motorcycles, printed in Brussels in 1948. Socovel (Société pour l’étude et la construction de véhicules électriques) was a Belgian manufacturer best known in the 1940s for its electric motorcycles, developed during World War II when petrol was scarce. By the late 1940s, the company also promoted small petrol-powered machines as fuel supplies normalized. This lithograph poster was printed by Imprimerie Marci, Bruxelles and is professionally mounted on linen in excellent condition.
Artist: Anonymous
Date: c.1948
Printer: Imprimerie Marci, Bruxelles
Size: 34 × 25 inches (approx. 86 × 64 cm)
Print Type: Lithograph
Condition: Excellent “A,” on linen
Comments: Original motorcycle advertising poster for Socovel, printed in Brussels in 1948. Linen backed and in excellent condition.
