Auction Details
Our 17th bi-annual poster auction includes 386 poster lots of various themes.
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The PROPAGANDA & MILITARY section includes 45 works from World War I through World War II, including a number of US military posters, some rare Russian photomontage and propaganda posters from the inter-war years and several German and Hungarian items. A prime example of the Russian poster graphics is the zeppelin poster (lot 21) titled “Defend the Power of the USSR.” The ADVERTISINGsection includes food & drinks, tobacco and general consumer goods. A small part is entirely dedicated to old beer and Oktoberfest posters (lots 61 - 78). The Art, Design & Culture selection is as diverse as it can be. Following a selection of Art Nouveau posters and Maitres (incl. Alphonse Mucha’s “Sarah Bernhardt la Plume” in lot 185 and Eugene Grasset’s “Grafton Gallery” in lot 188) is a selection of modern graphic design posters from around the globe. Works include rare posters by Max Bill (lot 215), Josef Müller-Brockmann (214), Herbert Bayer (the rare large version of his 1968 Bauhaus poster, lot 213) and Erik Nitsche (the ‘submarine poster from the General Dynamics series, lot 236). The TRAVEL selection is also very broad, including sports,maritime and railway posters. It includes a several works my Southern pacific Rail artist Maurice Logan, a number of Olympic posters and even posters by modern popular artists such as David Klein. A rare poster for the Gordon-Bennett balloon race from 1912 (lot 333) and an 8-panel Hamburg America Line ocean liner poster (lot 3860 are among the highlights.
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161161 VERY OLD Swiss Fair Poster Plakat from 1900sPosterConnection, Inc.
Artist: Monogr. E.S.
Title: Basler Gewerbeausstellung
Printing: Lithograph
Date: 1901
Size: 42.5 x 28.3 in. (108 x 72 cm)
Condition: (
Start Price : 220.00 | Estimate : 220.00 - 360.00
165165 VINTAGE ART NOUVEAU Summer Sale Poster 1900PosterConnection, Inc.
Artist: Valley,
Title: Summer Sale
Printing: Letterprint
Date: approx. 1900
Size: 22 x 35.4 in. (56 x 90 cm)
Condition: (B+)
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
166166 VINTAGE ART NOUVEAU Winter Sale Poster 1900PosterConnection, Inc.
Artist: Valley,
Title: Winter Clearance Sale
Printing: Lithograph
Date: approx. 1900
Size: 22.4 x 35 in. (57 x 89 cm)
Condition: (B+)<b
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
169169 BEAUTIFUL Mucha Magazine Lithograph Poster 1900sPosterConnection, Inc.
Artist: Mucha, Alfons Maria 1860 - 1939
Title: L´Habitation Pratique
Printing: Lithograph
Date: 1903
Size: 14.5 x 12.2 in. (37 x 31 cm)<b
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
170170 ORIGINAL Privat Livemont Maitre Poster SwimmingPosterConnection, Inc.
Artist: Livemont, Privat 1861 - 1936
Title: Cabourg a 5 heures de Paris
Printing: Lithograph
Date: 1897
Size: 11 x 15.3 in. (28 x 39 cm)<
Start Price : 280.00 | Estimate : 280.00 - 500.00