Mood: Express Yourself!
Posters mean one thing when they're printed. But then, they take on a life of their own. Color your world – and express yourself! in posters.
PAI-LXXVI: Rare Posters
The auction will be held on Sunday, October 28, 2018 at 11AM EDT at Rennert's Gallery or you may bid online, by phone or by absentee order bid. The sale will…
These Aren’t Posters, but They Are Rare, Vintage, and Cool as Hell
From promotional fans and periodicals to original illustrations and pamphlets, not everything in a Rare Posters auction is a poster. Below we highlight some of the best non-posters available in our June 26 auction.
Ten Top Posters with Reserves Under $1000
One of the biggest misconceptions about buying a vintage poster is that it needs to expensive to be considered a brilliant work of art. Our Creative Director, Jim McCobb picks…
The Circus of Weird
Lions and tigers (oh my!), as well as prancing horses and great parades, populate the posters of the great American circuses: Barnum & Bailey, Ringling Bros., Sells-Floto, and others –…
Loïe Fuller & Josephine Baker: Queens of the Paris Spectacle
Two American women in Paris. Thirty years distant from one another. They each defined radical revolutionary forms of entertainment in the Parisian cabaret, and became the most famous Americans in…
Smoke Break: Cigarette Posters from the Art Deco Period
Smoking isn’t cool any more. But it’s really tough to argue that these Art Deco cigarette posters aren’t impossibly cool. From the stylized faces to minimalist Object posters, they successfully…
Atoms for Peace: Be Constructive, Not Destructive.
There was the world before Hiroshima. And then there was the world after Hiroshima. Much of the world was convinced that civilization-ending nuclear holocaust was inevitable – and sooner, rather…
Les Maîtres de l’Affiche: A Book of Wonders
The poster explosion, which overtook Paris in the 1890s, can be traced to one artist – Jules Chéret (1836-1932) – and the printing house where he produced his work, l’Imprimerie…
