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Art Deco

May 14, 2019|Kelsie Jankowski|Vintage Posters

Dramatized Sales Methods: How to close a sale in 1930

The art of salesmanship has long been dissected in search of methods to effectively and efficiently hook customers and close a deal. Our upcoming Graphic Design auction on May 23…

April 17, 2019 | Maps & Atlases

Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books

At Auction June 6 Complete Catalogue Exhibition Open June 1 – June 6 The exhibition is free to attend and open to the public. We welcome special and educational groups…

March 1, 2019 | Vintage Posters

Graphic Design

At Auction May 23 Complete Catalogue Graphic Design continues to be a favorite among our poster auctions, with work by important designers like A.M. Cassandre, Charles Loupot, Ludwig Hohlwein, Jean…

December 26, 2018 | Books

Upcoming Highlights: Fine Illustrated Books & Graphics

At Auction January 29 Complete Catalogue Taking place during Bibliography Week in New York City, this auction focuses on fine twentieth-century livres d’artiste. Among a large number of Art…

October 30, 2017 | Vintage Posters

Records & Results: Rare & Important Travel Posters

Our annual auctions of Rare & Important Travel Posters are destinations in and of themselves. On October 26, we offered more spectacular examples that embodied a century’s worth of technological development.…

May 7, 2012 | Vintage Posters

Among Modernist Posters – Typography Masterpieces

Thursday’s sale of Modernist Posters features several examples of modernist typography from major innovators of the form, including Max Bill, Walter Dexel and Jan Tschichold, all associates of the Bauhaus. Versions…

May 6, 2011 | Vintage Posters

Top Lots: Modernist Posters

Jean Dupas’s Bal des Étudiants was the highest priced lot in yesterday’s Modernist Posters auction. The work, which sold for $36,000, is the essence of French Art Deco. Dupas is known for his…