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
Simplicissimus by Marcello Dudovich women on the beach 1913 original
Artist: Dudovich, Marcello Printer: Simplicissimus, Austria Size: 11 x 15 in / 28 x 38.1 cm On/Off Linen: On Linen Print Technique: Chromolithograph Year: 1913 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Marcello Dudovich went to Austria during 1913 and did many illustrations for Corso Italia and Simplicissimus a Journal of the times in Austria. Its rare to find any of these as not so many survived. Beach scene by Marcello Dudovich. In Excellent condition
Simplicissimus by Marcello Dudovich Die Novize 1913 original
Artist: Dudovich, Marcello Printer: Simplicissimus, Austria Size: 11 x 15 in / 28 x 38.1 cm On/Off Linen: On Linen Print Technique: Chromolithograph Year: 1913 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Marcello Dudovich went to Austria during 1913 and did many illustrations for Corso Italia and Simplicissimus a Journal of the times in Austria. Its rare to find any of these as not so many survived. Beach scene by Marcello Dudovich. In Excellent condition
Simplicissimus by Marcello Dudovich At the beach 1913 original
Artist: Dudovich, Marcello 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
Marcello Dudovich went to Austria during 1913 and did many illustrations for Corso Italia and Simplicissimus a Journal of the times in Austria. Its rare to find any of these as not so many survived. In Excellent condition
Original 1926 travel poster for Cattolica, a seaside resort on the Adriatic coast near San Marino. Designed by Livio Apollini and printed by Novissima in Rome, the poster depicts a lively beachfront with rows of bungalows connected by walkways across the sand in classic Italian style. A distinctive “boat-tail” automobile is shown arriving at one of the beach houses, situating the scene firmly in the leisure culture of the 1920s.
Printed as a lithograph, this design reflects both the elegance of Italian holiday destinations and the rise of seaside tourism in the interwar years. This example is preserved in excellent “A” condition, professionally backed on linen, with strong colors and crisp detail.
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Details
Title: Catollica Riviera Adriatica
Artist: Livio Apollini
Date: 1926
Printer: Novissima, Roma
Size: 27.5 x 39 in.
Print Technique: Lithograph
Linen: On linen
Condition: Excellent A
Simplicissimus by Ludwig Kainer Beach scene 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.
Simplicissimus by Ludwig Kainer Nervenfutter 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.
Simplicissimus by Ludwig Kainer Sailing 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 fashionable people sailing.
Corso Italia by Marcello Dudovich 1913-1914 original
Artist: Dudovich, Marcello Printer: Langen, Munich Size: 12 x 16 ” / 30 x 40 cm On/Off Linen: On Linen Print Technique: chromolithograph Year: 1913-1914 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Corso Italia was a collection of 30 Polychromatic lithography plates depicting some of the works for Simplicissimus but in a “Plate” format as a print. These 30 plates were sold as an Album printed with a very fine binding. RARE this one depicting family at the beach or spiaggia.
Corso Italia by Marcello Dudovich 1913-1914 original
Artist: Dudovich, Marcello Printer: Langen, Munich Size: 12 x 16 ” / 30 x 40 cm On/Off Linen: On Linen Print Technique: chromolithograph Year: 1913-1914 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Corso Italia was a collection of 30 Polychromatic lithography plates depicting some of the works for Simplicissimus but in a “Plate” format as a print. These 30 plates were sold as an Album printed with a very fine binding. RARE this one depicting woman at the beach with wind.
Scena Illustrata founded in 1894 Florence – c1900 original
Artist: Anichini, Giuseppe Printer: Scena, Florence Size: 11 x 16 ” / 28 x 40.65 cm On/Off Linen: On Linen Print Technique: chromolithograph Year: 1900 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Scena Illustrata Or The Illustrated Scene was created in Florence with information about the Arts and Music scene. Many important artists contributed to the publication ie: Anichini, Mataloni, etc. It also contained the latest on literature, theatre, current affairs and even sports. The cover was always exceptional artwork which is offered here.
Saint Aubin sur Mer Calvados by Andre Galland c1930
View on the Sea in Calvados France
Artist: Galland, Andre Printer: Editions Mayeux, 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: 1935
