This is what I love about doing this blog : pick an artist and review his work, an absolute delight each day ! Today is a particular treat because its an artist with an absolutely massive oeuvre of high quality work Paul Colin (27 June 1892 in Nancy, France – 18 June 1985 in Nogent-sur-Marne) …
As always we try to add breadth to your poster browsing pintrest fueled experience. Don’t worry, we are not turning into a cinema poster blog Today can I take you to a cold auction room in deepest Nottingham , England Having been lured by the prospect of a cut price copy of John Hassall’s Skegness …
The subject of posters and artists is never ending …… in today’s parlance : literally. As always flicking through the saleroom.com highlights something new , today is no exception : Q. What do you get if you mix an iconic 1960s Isle of Man TT poster with the maestro Geo Ham ? A : Please …
There are a lot of mid century poster artists One of the beauties of this hobby is discovering a new one Looking at the Britiain’s Road series I came across this by Nevin Then flicking through the GCR results I came across this A great very versatile artist and a wonderful play on words as …
I may have already mentioned that this blog will not focus on ‘chocolate box’ railway posters yet in the UK the railwayana auction is a massive factor in the collectables scene. Onslows aside, the two or 3 annual railway auctions give a good indication of the current state of the poster market. Take last months …
Denmarks finest (sorry Suz) shows that original modern posters are fine and affordable. For me, he will always be associated with the 70s but its a tribute to his longevity that he was still producing stunning works well into the noughties Because of the popularity of the artist, there are lots of original items out …
The world of posters is laced with genuine artists and one such is Christopher Nevinson English painter. Son of H. W. Nevinson, the war correspondent and author. His formative years as a student were spent at the Slade School of Art (1909–12) in London. The Futurist Exhibition of March 1912, held at the Sackville Gallery, …
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Moving on from the New York Worlds Fair brings us back to the more homely British Empire Exhibition of 1925 (Only half the world then) There are several outstanding posters from this event but lets take the time to showcase some of the work of HSW one of my favourite artists, Harold Williamson was born …
So far we have not featured Exhibition posters : a fine source for graphic art. No event could be bigger (unless a Universe Fair exists) than the Worlds Fair. These were American based fairs particularly popular through the years of the Great Depression. Yet again my boundaries are expanded, here is a Genuine American Deco …
Ref yesterday’s debate about car hire graphics : there is not a lot out there Does this even count ?
