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Monthly Archives: August 2014
ENCHANTED FORESTS IN VINTAGE POSTERS
A visit, last weekend, to one of the many forested areas not far from Toronto, has directed our attention to the unique qualities of vintage graphic art taking its bearings from the sensuous magic of such subtly robust places.
Posted in Art Nouveau/Belle Époque Posters&Graphics, Modernist Posters&Graphics, Poster&Graphic Art, Poster&Graphic Artists
Tagged Donald Brun, Harold Hussey, Heinrich Steiner, Jupp Wiertz, Lucien Metivet, original vintage transportation posters, original vintage travel posters, orinignal vintage animal posters, Stanley Galli
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COMING OF AGE—ON THE SILVER SCREEN AND IN ORIGINAL VINTAGE POSTERS
Buy U.S. War Stamps Bonds 1942; Al Parker; 20” x 14 ¼”; A-,L The film, BOYHOOD, is a coming-of-age creation, with a difference. It particularly reminds us that in the golden era of graphic design (and right up to the present) this irresistible … Continue reading
Posted in Art Deco Posters&Graphics, Art Nouveau/Belle Époque Posters&Graphics, Avant-Garde Posters&Graphics, Current Events, Modernist Posters&Graphics, Performance Art, Poster&Graphic Art, Poster&Graphic Artists, Surrealist Posters&Graphics
Tagged Austin Cooper, contemporary film, Donald Brun, iPod poster, original entertainment posters, original vintage travel posters, Richard Linklater
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VINTAGE ILLUSTRATED BOOKS BY PERE CASTOR
Bravo, Tortue(Bravo Tortoise), 1950; 7″ x 8 1/4″ Last week we met, Christina, working at our beloved Cafe Neuf—here in Toronto for a 1 year hiatus from work at the Paris publisher, Flammarion. On hearing this from her, it was … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration Art, Illustrators
Tagged illustrated books, pere castor, Rojan, Romain Simon, vintage children's books
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THE ELEMENT OF DARKNESS IN VINTAGE GRAPHIC DESIGN
Chicago Go Greyhound c. 1960 ; Rod Ruth; 40” x 30”; A-, P Nocturnal imagery has a long-standing record of providing special impacts. In the vintage poster shown above, it lends an aura of mystery to the skyline of Chicago, the better to illuminate … Continue reading
Posted in Art Deco Posters&Graphics, Art Nouveau/Belle Époque Posters&Graphics, Modernist Posters&Graphics, Poster&Graphic Art, Poster&Graphic Artists, Surrealist Posters&Graphics
Tagged Adolph Treidler, David Klein, Jean Dominique van Caulaert, Leonetto Cappiello, Lucien Boucher, original vintage Spanish Fiesta posters, original vintage travel posters, Pal, Rod Ruth
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