IV CONCORSO IPPICO NAZIONALE – SALERNO – 1956 – Horse Show Jumping
Original Italian exhibition poster for the IV Concorso Ippico Nazionale, a national show jumping competition held in Salerno in April 1956. The poster was issued under the authority of the Ente Provinciale per il Turismo (EPT Salerno) and ENIT, the Italian national tourism organization, and printed by Lito Di Mauro, Cava. The design depicts a mounted rider in silhouette set against a view of the Gulf of Salerno, referencing the equestrian show jumping event. This is an original 1956 printing, not a reproduction. The poster measures approximately 26.5 x 37 inches (67.3 x 94 cm) and has been professionally mounted on linen. A copy of this poster is held in the collection of the Museo Nazionale Collezione Salce, Treviso. The poster is in excellent condition.
Details
Title: IV Concorso Ippico Nazionale – Salerno
Event: National Show Jumping Competition
Year: 1956
Location: Salerno, Italy
Printer: Lito Di Mauro, Cava
Sponsors: EPT Salerno / ENIT
Print Technique: Lithographic / photomechanical process
Size: 26.5 x 37 inches / approx. 67.3 x 94 cm
On / Off Linen: Mounted on linen
Condition & Comments: Excellent
Original vintage travel poster for Air France promoting Rome, Italy, designed by Jacques Nathan-Garamond in 1957. The composition features a stylized architectural arch set against a simplified cityscape, evoking the timeless grandeur of ancient Rome. With a refined post-war graphic approach, Nathan-Garamond reduces classical forms into bold geometric planes, reflecting influences of Bauhaus design and modernist precision. The result is a striking and elegant interpretation of Rome’s historic identity, created for Air France during the golden age of air travel.
Details:
Artist: Jacques Nathan-Garamond
Title: Air France Rome
Date: 1957
Printer: Perceval, Paris
Medium: Lithograph
Size: 24 3/4 x 39 in
Condition: Excellent
Backing: Linen-backed
Artist: Verbaere, Herman Size: 25 x 39 ” / 62 x 100 cm On/Off Linen: Delay approx 2 weeks to linen-back before delivery Print Technique: lithograph Year: 1950
Join the Sun on a Ski-Run in France — Jacques Dubois — circa 1955
Original French travel poster by Jacques Dubois promoting winter sports in France. The design features a stylized sun figure seated on a chairlift above a snow-covered alpine landscape, with clear skies and mountain peaks in the background. The composition reflects the graphic style of mid-century tourism advertising, using simplified forms and strong color contrasts for clarity and impact.
Issued by the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Tourism (Commissariat Général au Tourisme), the poster was produced to promote skiing in the French Alps during the post-war expansion of winter tourism.
Jacques Dubois (1912–1994) was a French graphic artist active in the mid-20th century, known for his work in travel and promotional posters.
Printed in France by Imprimerie S.A. Courbet, Paris, this lithographic poster is an original example of 1950s French tourism material.
Details
Title: Join the Sun on a Ski-Run in France
Artist: Jacques Dubois
Year: circa 1955
Printer: Imp. S.A. Courbet, Paris
Size: 24.5 x 39.5 inches / 62 x 100 cm
On / Off Linen: On linen
Print Type: Lithograph
Condition: Excellent A
Comments: Original vintage poster issued by the French Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Tourism promoting skiing in France.
Gregg Skis by Sacha Maurer
Artist: Sascha Maurer
Date: c. 1950s
Printer: —
Size: 21.25 × 31.5 in. (54 × 80 cm)
Print Type: Offset Lithograph
On Linen: Yes
Condition: Excellent “A”
Comments:
Poster Gregg Skis by Sascha Maurer, produced in the 1950s to promote the Gregg brand of skis. Gregg was an American manufacturer based in St. Paul, Minnesota, active in the mid-20th century, known for producing wooden skis and equipment as skiing grew in popularity in the United States.
Sascha Maurer (1897–1961) was a German-born artist who emigrated to the United States and became recognized for his bold graphic posters. He created striking images for American railroads, airlines, and sporting goods companies, including ski equipment manufacturers such as Northland and Gregg. His posters are notable for their strong compositions and vivid color, capturing the energy of outdoor recreation during the postwar years.
This example, Gregg Skis, is mounted on linen and preserved in excellent condition.
Artist: Anon Printer: United Artists Size: 160 x 240 cm / 95 x 63 inches On/Off Linen: Delay approx 2 weeks to linen-back before delivery Print Technique: lithograph Year: 1958 Condition & Comments: Yellowing at folds, some restorations, colors excellent normal for such a large and rare original piece
Very Rare poster for the original release of the Vikings in 1958. Film starring Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. Fantastic and most impressive image from this movie featuring all the important stars and the size of the poster which is 95 inches longtheboat is almost life size. Some yellowing along folds, some restorations but presents excellently and would make any home cinema room a special place
