Original Willi’s Wine Bar poster created by Wayne Ensrud in 2000, published in Paris as part of the long-running artist poster series commissioned by Willi’s Wine Bar. Printed by serigraphy on Vélin paper, this first-edition poster was issued in a limited print run of 100 signed copies.
Wayne Ensrud (b. Minnesota, USA) is an American painter and printmaker whose career has spanned several decades. He studied at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and became the youngest Art Director of the Department of Motion Pictures and Television at the University of California. Ensrud’s work reflects a lifelong engagement with color, composition, and the world of wine, frequently portraying people and places connected to wine culture without compromising his artistic principles or personal style.
Artist: Wayne Ensrud
Date: 2000
Technique: Serigraphy on Vélin paper
Publisher: Willi’s Wine Bar, Paris
Edition: Limited to 100 copies
Dimensions: 27.5 x 39.5 in. (70 x 100 cm)
Signature: Signed in the plate
Condition: Mint (A+)
Notes: First edition; printed in Paris for Willi’s Wine Bar.
Original 1997 Willi’s Wine Bar poster designed by Sophie Herxheimer and printed in Paris by Caza Imprimerie. Since 1984, Willi’s Wine Bar has commissioned a different artist each year to create a poster celebrating wine, resulting in a long-running series now considered highly collectible.
This edition is a serigraph on thick paper. Herxheimer’s lively, illustrative style conveys the convivial and spirited atmosphere of Willi’s, combining bold color and playful design.
The poster is unlined and remains in excellent condition.
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Details
Title: Willi’s Wine Bar
Artist: Sophie Herxheimer
Year: 1997
Printer: Caza Imprimerie, Paris
Size: 27.5 x 39 in / 70 x 100 cm
Print Technique: Serigraph on thick paper
Linen: Unlined
Condition: Excellent
The poster is unlined and remains in excellent condition.
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Details
Title: Willi’s Wine Bar
Artist: Sophie Herxheimer
Design Year: 1997
Print Year: 2000
Printer: Caza Imprimerie, Paris
Size: 27.5 x 39 in / 70 x 100 cm
Print Technique: Serigraph on vélin
Linen: Unlined
Condition: Excellent
Original 1997 Willi’s Wine Bar poster designed by Sophie Herxheimer and printed in Paris by Caza Imprimerie. Since 1984, Willi’s Wine Bar has commissioned a different artist each year to create a poster celebrating wine, resulting in a long-running series now considered highly collectible.
This edition is a serigraph on vélin paper, a fine wove stock often chosen for limited artist prints. Herxheimer’s lively, illustrative style conveys the convivial and spirited atmosphere of Willi’s, combining bold color and playful design.
The poster is unlined and remains in excellent condition.
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Details
Title: Willi’s Wine Bar
Artist: Sophie Herxheimer
Year: 1997
Printer: Caza Imprimerie, Paris
Size: 27.5 x 39 in / 70 x 100 cm
Print Technique: Serigraph on vélin
Linen: Unlined
Condition: Excellent
The poster is unlined and remains in excellent condition.
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Details
Title: Willi’s Wine Bar
Artist: Sophie Herxheimer
Design Year: 1997
Print Year: 2000
Printer: Caza Imprimerie, Paris
Size: 27.5 x 39 in / 70 x 100 cm
Print Technique: Serigraph on vélin
Linen: Unlined
Condition: Excellent
A whimsical and imaginative original lithograph created by Daniel Pudles in 1991 for Willi’s Wine Bar, located in the heart of Paris. The image features two anthropomorphic wine bottles — a man and a woman — each with expressive faces, wings, arms, and shoes. At the bottom appears the playful phrase “Solamente a Parigi” (Only in Paris!), a fitting tribute to the bar’s creative spirit.
Printed on Canson watercolor paper, this edition combines fine art lithography with the warmth of textured paper, typical of Willi’s early high-quality artist commissions. The poster is signed in the plate in the lower right margin and remains a collector favorite for its humor and Parisian charm.
Artist: Daniel Pudles
Date: Circa 1991
Technique: Lithograph on Canson watercolor paper
Printer: Atelier Michel Caza, Paris (Serigraphy)
Dimensions: 40.5 x 28.5 in. (103 x 72 cm)
Edition: Limited printing
Condition: Excellent (A)
Published by: Willi’s Wine Bar, Paris
Notes: First edition; printed for Willi’s Wine Bar series of contemporary artist posters.
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🖋️ About the Artist
Daniel Pudles is an award-winning French illustrator, born in Paris and educated at the École Supérieure d’Arts Graphiques. His work has appeared internationally in publications and galleries, blending wit and social observation through bold, graphic imagery. He currently lives and works in Brussels.
Willi’s Wine Bar – Frédéric Voisin, 1988 – Original First Edition Poster
Original first edition Willi’s Wine Bar poster created by Frédéric Voisin in 1988. Printed in a limited run of 1000 copies, size 68 × 88 cm (26.9 × 34.6 in). One of the earliest examples of computer-assisted poster design, produced in collaboration with Apple Computer. This edition represents a pioneering use of digital tools in commercial art, combining early computer graphics with traditional poster printing.
Details:
Artist: Frédéric Voisin
Date: 1988
Publisher: Willi’s Wine Bar, Paris
Edition: First Edition, Print Run 1000
Print Type: Offset lithograph with computer-assisted design
Size: 68 × 88 cm / 26.9 × 34.6 in
Condition: Excellent
Comments: Original 1988 first edition poster for Willi’s Wine Bar by Frédéric Voisin, among the earliest examples of computer-aided poster design, produced in association with Apple Computer.
Original Willi’s Wine Bar poster created by Hanabusa Lyu in 2001, published in Paris as part of the Willi’s Wine Bar artist poster series. Printed by serigraphy on vellum paper, this first edition was issued in a limited run of 100 copies and is signed in the plate.
This was Hanabusa’s second design for Willi’s Wine Bar, created shortly after the events of September 11, 2001. The artist conceived the work as a message of peace and humanity, expressed through the theme “For peace, love & good wine in the new millennium.” The central image draws inspiration from Antonio Canova’s sculpture “Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss”, housed in the Louvre.
Lyu Hanabusa, born in Osaka, Japan, is a photographer and artist whose body of work includes portraiture, travel, and fine art photography, as well as collaborations with writers and cultural figures. His portraits include Simone de Beauvoir, Agnès Varda, Julie Delpy, Françoise Hardy, Dalida, and Barbara, among others.
Artist: Hanabusa Lyu
Date: 2001
Technique: Serigraphy on vellum paper
Publisher: Willi’s Wine Bar, Paris
Edition: Limited edition of 100
Printer: Michel Caza, Paris
Signature: Signed in the plate
Dimensions: 39.4 x 27.6 in. (100 x 70 cm)
Condition: Mint (A+)
Notes: First edition; second design by the artist for Willi’s Wine Bar; message “For peace, love & good wine in the new millennium.”
This original 1996 poster was created by Mister King for Willi’s Wine Bar in Paris, part of the long-running series of annual wine-themed posters commissioned by the bar. Printed as a serigraph on vélin paper by Caza in Paris, it was designed as a contemporary promotional image rather than a re-edition or reproduction.
The poster remains in excellent condition and is unlined, with fresh color and strong graphic presence. It is a good example of the modern phase of Willi’s Wine Bar commissions, which have become a small collecting field of their own for wine and restaurant enthusiasts as well as poster collectors.
Artist: Mister King
Printer: Caza, Paris
Size: 27.5 x 39 in / 70 x 100 cm
On/Off Linen: Unlined
Print Technique: Serigraph on velin paper
Year: 1996
Condition: Excellent
Comments: Original 1996 Willi’s Wine Bar poster by Mister King, printed by Caza in Paris. Bright, clean example with no restoration, ready to frame.
Original poster created for Willi’s Wine Bar, Paris, in 1990 by the artist Palliser Anthony. Printed on BFK Rives paper and signed in the plate. This is the first edition, published by Willi’s Wine Bar and printed by Graficaza in an edition of 2000 copies. The poster is in mint condition and represents one of the early designs from the long-running Willi’s Wine Bar series featuring contemporary artists.
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Artist: Palliser Anthony
Date: 1990
Publisher: Willi’s Wine Bar, Paris
Printer: Graficaza
Paper: BFK Rives
Edition: 2000 copies – first edition
Print Type: Offset lithograph
Size: 39.4 x 27.6 in
Condition: Mint
Comments: Original first edition poster on fine BFK Rives paper, signed in the plate and published by Willi’s Wine Bar in 1990.
Original French poster created for Willi’s Wine Bar, Paris, in 1998 by the Spanish artist and designer Xavier Mariscal. Printed in a special edition on Canson watercolor paper by Michel Caza Imprimerie, Paris, using high-quality serigraphy (silkscreen). This edition differs from the standard run, produced in limited numbers as part of Willi’s Wine Bar’s annual artist poster series that celebrates wine and contemporary art.
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Artist: Xavier Mariscal
Date: 1998
Printer: Michel Caza Imprimerie, Paris
Technique: Serigraph / Silkscreen on Canson watercolor paper
Size: 27.5 × 39.25 inches (70 × 100 cm)
Condition: Excellent “A”
Comments: Original printing for Willi’s Wine Bar, Paris. Special edition on Canson paper printed by Michel Caza. Authenticated example from the official Willi’s Wine Bar artist poster series.
Original poster created for Willi’s Wine Bar in Paris in 1992. Designed by the artist Arthur Cefai and printed at Michel Caza Imprimerie, Paris, using high-quality serigraphy (silkscreen) on heavy paper. Issued by Willi’s Wine Bar as part of its continuing artist poster series linking contemporary art with wine culture. Authenticated original printing.
Arthur Cefai, described by Willi’s Wine Bar as a multi-disciplinary artist who developed low-tech mechanical processes to create his paintings, exhibited his work in several Paris galleries during the 1990s.
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Artist: Arthur Cefai
Date: 1992
Printer: Michel Caza Imprimerie, Paris
Technique: Serigraph / Silkscreen on heavy paper
Size: 27.5 × 39.5 in (70 × 100 cm)
Condition: Excellent “A”
Comments: Original first edition printed in Paris by master printer Michel Caza for Willi’s Wine Bar. Authenticated and documented example from the official Willi’s poster series.
