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December 10, 2019|Lauren Kristin|Vintage Posters

Vintage Posters: Winter-Spring 2020 Highlights

Ski poster enthusiasts always find something appealing in our winter Vintage Posters auction, but most exciting is the section of rare and important Art Nouveau posters

February 13, 2019 | Vintage Posters

Records & Results: Vintage Posters

Alphonse Mucha & Art Nouveau Lead Vintage Posters at Swann Our February 7 sale of Vintage Posters saw numerous firsts and records. Nicholas D. Lowry, Swann President, noted: “Lively bidding for ski posters and Art Nouveau images set…

January 31, 2019 | Vintage Posters

The Posters on Your Shelf: Scarce Books & Portfolios

At the end of the nineteenth century, the craze of poster collecting was at an all-time high. As a result, publishers formed subscription services in limited runs so that the…

February 25, 2014 | Vintage Posters

Alphonse Mucha’s Decorative Panels

The name Alphonse Mucha is synonymous with extravagant Art Nouveau depictions of beautiful women. And, while he is known for his posters advertising the talents of actresses such as Sarah…

February 21, 2014 | Vintage Posters

The Art of Self Promotion: Posters for Lithography

In Belle Epoch France, posters were used to advertise everything from goods and services to exhibitions and magazines. The result was an all-out poster craze, with collectors putting aside images…