Gruau, RenŽ 15,5 x 23 Rene Gruau (ITALIAN) 1909-2004 - With his stunning, passionate, figures, his arresting use of color and dramatic, explosive element of line, Rene  More »

Gruau, RenŽ 15,5 x 23 Rene Gruau (ITALIAN) 1909-2004 - With his stunning, passionate, figures, his arresting use of color and dramatic, explosive element of line, Rene Gruau developed his distinctive Ã’New LookÓ in the 1940Õs which greatly impacted haute couture, theatre, art, and commercial design. He worked for magazines like Harper's Bazaar and Vogue in the US, Femina, Marie Claire, L'Officiel, L'Album du Figaro and other well known publication in France as well as for internationally known organizations like the Moulin Rouge and Bemberg. With Rene Gruau's trademark use of his powerful minimal line, GruauÕs style combined seductive sophistication with classic beauty, grace and sensual elegance. The quality of the visual appeal of Gruau's glamorous and radiant Ã’beautiful peopleÓ is at once bold and languid. Internationally GruauÕs artwork is celebrated internationally noted for its' exceptional and masterful line, and its' timeless, enduring style.With his stunning, passionate, figures, his arresting use of color and dramatic, explosive element of line, Rene Gruau developed his distinctive Ã’New LookÓ in the 1940Õs which greatly impacted haute couture, theatre, art, and commercial design. With his trademark use of his powerful minimal line, GruauÕs style combined seductive sophistication with classic beauty, grace and sensual elegance. The quality of the visual appeal of his glamorous and radiant Ã’beautiful peopleÓ is at once bold and languid. Internationally GruauÕs artwork is celebrated internationally noted for its exceptional and masterful line, and its timeless, enduring style. Today GruauÕs works are collected and exhibited by the finest art institutions including the Louvre in Paris. (various sources) The poster measures 15.5 x 23.5 inches is linen backed, and in very good condition. #1085   « Less

Jacqueline, J. 15,5 x 23,5 One of the things we love best about posters of the 20's and 30's is their simplicity - the message is delivered in a straightforward but almost  More »

Jacqueline, J. 15,5 x 23,5 One of the things we love best about posters of the 20's and 30's is their simplicity - the message is delivered in a straightforward but almost always charming manner (no subliminal advertising here!). This small poster for the company Stemm is no exception: two deliciously rosy-cheeks children, wearing comfortable clothes and lovely socks... the message is: buy these and your children can look like this too. Simple, but effective. Rendered in wonderful colors which are toned down but stylisticly consistent with the Art Deco period. Produced in France probably during the Art Deco period, this poster is professionally linen backed and measures 15.5 x 23.5 inches. It is signed by the well known and widely respected French artist J. Jacqueine. #1095   « Less

Kentridge, William 26,5 x 38 This poster was given as gift to the former Dutch consul in Montreal when he was posted in South Africa as a gift by the South African  More »

Kentridge, William 26,5 x 38 This poster was given as gift to the former Dutch consul in Montreal when he was posted in South Africa as a gift by the South African government to him at the end of his posting in that country. It is hand signed and numbered by the artist. The poster measures 26.5 x 38 inches and has been professionally mounted on linen to protect its physical integrity. William Kentridge is considered by many to be the greatest living South African artists of this - or any other - time. He is multi-disciplinary: his works encompass print-making (as evidenced in this work), as well as video installations, paintings, full scale opera productions (he just - for the 2010 season - produced an original interpretation of GogolÕs the Nose for New YorkÕs Metropolitan Opera) #1087   « Less

Alphonse Maria Mucha (1860-1939) is most often remembered for the prominent role he played in shaping the aesthetics of French Art Nouveau at the turn of the century. As a  More »

Alphonse Maria Mucha (1860-1939) is most often remembered for the prominent role he played in shaping the aesthetics of French Art Nouveau at the turn of the century. As a struggling and relatively unknown artist of Czech origin living in Paris, Mucha achieved immediate fame when, in December 1894, he accepted a commission to create a poster for one of the greatest actresses of this time, Sarah Bernhardt. Though the printer was apprehensive about submitting Mucha«s final design because of its new unconventional style, Bernhardt loved it and so did the public. «Le style Mucha«, as Art Nouveau was known in its earliest days, was born. The success of that first poster brought a 6 years contract between Bernhardt and Mucha and in the following years his work for her and others included costumes and stage decorations, designs for magazines and book covers, jewellery and furniture and numerous posters. Mucha was much sought after by both private and public clients, and Lefevre Utile used him for more than one type of their biscuits. However, this particular Mucha work is considered quite rare: showing three Italian cities and landmarks in each (Naples=Vesuvius, Venice=canals, Rome=Colosseum), it is highly stylized (as are all Mucha's works), highly colorized (ditto), and signed in each panel. Mucha felt that art existed only to communicate a spiritual message, and nothing more' - one can see in this commercial work that the great master managed to bring a certain spirituality to the most mundane biscuits, and to do it with grace, style and elan, as only he could do. 9 x 11,5 #1109   « Less

Date: 1959 Size: 39.5 x 50.25 Artist: Borer, Albert Notes: Poster, Large Poster, Linen Backed About The Poster: The Brunex company (Swiss) produced Ski fashion  More »

Date: 1959 Size: 39.5 x 50.25 Artist: Borer, Albert Notes: Poster, Large Poster, Linen Backed About The Poster: The Brunex company (Swiss) produced Ski fashion garments. This poster is in very good condition overall and is linen backed. The artist, Alfred Borer, was born in 1910 in Olten, Switzerland. He attended the Ecole Paul Colin in Paris. "In 1936 he opened his own studio in Olten and received commissions from notable firms from Switzerland and abroad, especially in the area of fashion graphics."   « Less

Date: 1970s Size: 26.5 x 36 Notes: Poster, linen backed Artist: Starowieyski Information: For more details, please call 514 656 3301 About The Poster: This  More »

Date: 1970s Size: 26.5 x 36 Notes: Poster, linen backed Artist: Starowieyski Information: For more details, please call 514 656 3301 About The Poster: This poster is part of a large collection of posters amassed by a former diplomat. When in Poland in the 1970's and 80's. At that time in Poland all kinds of barriers of artistic expression where being broken, and these posters are some of the best examples of the period. Never intended to last, they were printed on very cheap paper and in very limited runs: Polish poster stores have taken to reprinting many of these posters and have re-introduced some of the artists featured here to the current adolescent contingent. The posters are lined.   « Less

Date: 1980 Size: 26.5 x 36 inches Notes: Poster, Large Poster, linen backed Artist: Starowieyski Information: For more details, please call 514 656 3301 About The  More »

Date: 1980 Size: 26.5 x 36 inches Notes: Poster, Large Poster, linen backed Artist: Starowieyski Information: For more details, please call 514 656 3301 About The Poster: This poster is part of a large collection of posters amassed by a Dutch diplomat When in Poland in the 1970's and 80's. At that time in Poland all kinds of barriers of artistic expression where being broken, and these posters are some of the best examples of the period. Never intended to last, they were printed on very cheap paper and in very limited runs: Polish poster stores have taken to reprinting many of these posters and have re-introduced some of the artists featured here to the current adolescent contingent. The posters are lined. This poster is by Franciszek Starowieyski, one of the most reknown designers of modern Polish posters. This particular piece can be found in the book "100th anniversary of Polish poster art" by the Biuro Wystaw and Krzysztof Dydo.   « Less

Date: Unknown Size: 26.5 x 38 Notes: Poster, linen backed Artist: Starowieyski Information: Please call 514 656 3301 About The Poster: This poster is part of a  More »

Date: Unknown Size: 26.5 x 38 Notes: Poster, linen backed Artist: Starowieyski Information: Please call 514 656 3301 About The Poster: This poster is part of a large collection of posters amassed by a Dutch diplomat When in Poland in the 1970's and 80's. At that time in Poland all kinds of barriers of artistic expression where being broken, and these posters are some of the best examples of the period. Never intended to last, they were printed on very cheap paper and in very limited runs: Polish poster stores have taken to reprinting many of these posters and have re-introduced some of the artists featured here to the current adolescent contingent. This poster is in good condition and is linen backed.   « Less

Date: 1973 Size: 22.5 x 31.5 Notes: Poster, linen backed Artist: Zunessi, K. Information: For more details, please call 514 656 3301 About The Poster: This poster is  More »

Date: 1973 Size: 22.5 x 31.5 Notes: Poster, linen backed Artist: Zunessi, K. Information: For more details, please call 514 656 3301 About The Poster: This poster is part of a large collection of posters amassed by a Dutch diplomat When in Poland in the 1970's and 80's. At that time in Poland all kinds of barriers of artistic expression where being broken, and these posters are some of the best examples of the period. Never intended to last, they were printed on very cheap paper and in very limited runs: Polish poster stores have taken to reprinting many of these posters and have re-introduced some of the artists featured here to the current adolescent contingent. This poster is in overall very good condition, but does have holes from thumb tacks in all four corners and a small image loss in the top right hand corner. Poster is being sold as is.   « Less

Date: Unknown Size: 26.5 x 36 Notes: Poster, Linen Backed Artist: Starowieyski Information: For more details call 514 656 3301 About The Poster: This poster is part  More »

Date: Unknown Size: 26.5 x 36 Notes: Poster, Linen Backed Artist: Starowieyski Information: For more details call 514 656 3301 About The Poster: This poster is part of a large collection of posters amassed by a Dutch diplomat When in Poland in the 1970's and 80's. At that time in Poland all kinds of barriers of artistic expression where being broken, and these posters are some of the best examples of the period. Never intended to last, they were printed on very cheap paper and in very limited runs: Polish poster stores have taken to reprinting many of these posters and have re-introduced some of the artists featured here to the current adolescent contingent. The poster is linen backed   « Less