Category Archives: Art Nouveau/Belle Époque Posters&Graphics

ANIMATING THE SILENCE OF NATURE IN VINTAGE POSTERS and GRAPHIC ART

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Jim Clark

http://www.idesirevintageposters.com/artistic-magazines-womans-home-companion-february-1932.html We tend to regard the presence of nature being largely passive, a stage upon which humankind acts and exploits. However, there is another way to see this matter, and our vintage poster and graphic blog today wants to suggest … Continue reading →

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VINTAGE POSTERS THAT PROVIDE US FOOD FOR THOUGHT!

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Jim Clark

http://www.idesirevintageposters.com/food-beverages-conserves-le-soleil-c.1935.html A feature of our vintage poster collection which we’ve ignored until now, may have surfaced at last, on account of the hard times having defined our days by Covid-19 pandemic. The vast production of food and beverage posters not … Continue reading →

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THEATRE IN VINTAGE POSTER ART

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Jim Clark

http://www.idesirevintageposters.com/travel-londons-offer-1938.html There is a glut of movie posters, although you can’t have too many vintage movie posters as created by the astonishing Stenberg brothers, who rocked in the early years of Soviet Russia. (And, of course, there is a pantheon … Continue reading →

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LITERATURE AFLOAT BY VINTAGE POSTER ART (PART ONE)

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Jim Clark

http://www.idesirevintageposters.com/publishing-le-courrier-francais-1894.html Books still get read (never mind the statistics), but, graphic art no longer seriously joins the push. In the 19th century heyday of ravenous literacy, the subjects of celebrity, history/politics, and science/ technology seldom became a fervid interest. Nor was … Continue reading →

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VINTAGE POSTERS FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR HEALTH

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Jim Clark

http://www.idesirevintageposters.com/products-services-viburniode-giry.html The world of vintage posters tends to lean heavily on joy and stirring adventures. Resorting to the topic of restoring health would be a relatively minor matter; but nevertheless the confrontation of difficulty and malaise is a subject putting … Continue reading →

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CATS AND DOGS (ON A PROMOTIONAL TEAR) IN VINTAGE GRAPHICS AND POSTERS 

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Jim Clark

First of all, the fact that cats and dogs carry a mystique that never ends translates into getting on the good side of prospective customers in the area of graphic art. Their grace and verve install them as powerful sights … Continue reading →

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PUTTING ANOTHER SPOTLIGHT ON THOUGHTFUL GIFTS–VINTAGE GRAPHIC SMALL FORMAT GEMS!

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Jim Clark

http://www.idesirevintageposters.com/artistic-magazines-blanco-y-negro-october-1929.html Our cache of the Spanish vintage news, entertainment and arts magazine, Blanco y Negro (Black and White), offers unique and remarkable designs upon their cover and a cornucopia of black and white photos to ponder a while—just the thing … Continue reading →

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PUTTING THE SPOTLIGHT ON THOUGHTFUL GIFTS–VINTAGE GRAPHIC SMALL FORMAT GEMS!

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Jim Clark

http://www.idesirevintageposters.com/small-format-gems-independence-peugeot-1933.html   http://www.idesirevintageposters.com/small-format-gems-independence-peugeot-1933-anonymous.html The term, “small-format,” tends, it seems, to be a non-starter in the graphic art field, where large-scale poster designs are the beginning and end of the experience. Today (and in several other blogs to come) we’ll try … Continue reading →

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SENSATIONAL DESIGN IN VINTAGE POSTER ART

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Jim Clark

http://www.idesirevintageposters.com/publishing-salon-des-cent-1899.html To say that a priority of flashy sensations is in the air these days is not telling you anything you don’t already know. A recent and generally decried Nicolas Refn film, The Neon Demon (2016), tackles the rabid self-assertion … Continue reading →

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VINTAGE POSTERS–IN HOMMAGE TO A GREAT MEAL!

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Jim Clark

http://www.idesirevintageposters.com/food-beverages-olio-radino-c.1950.html One of our most lasting memories from European travels was the special care given to food, and lingering over a meal. The French phrase, “A table!” [dinner ‘s ready], is like a fanfare for an exciting show and discovery. … Continue reading →

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