Vintage Advertising Poster - Wide choice and HD quality

PosterVintage™ is an online store specializing in the reproduction of high quality vintage posters and advertising posters . At first, the term Vintage referred to a quality wine - subsequently this word of Anglo-Saxon origin began to designate something old but brought up to date with a retro style, but with character. Thus, a Porsche 911 type 997 is a vintage car, a wireless set is a vintage radio set and an old advertising poster is a vintage poster - generally it is estimated that the Vintage period is between 1900 and 1970.

The vintage advertising poster: a heritage of more than a century.

Brief history of the advertising poster

At the end of the 19th century, progress in printing (development of lithography) made it possible to use more and more posters for advertising purposes.

It was at the beginning of the 20th century that brands began to massively call on artists to create an effective and inexpensive communication medium: the Poster.

In fact, it is the birth of consumer brands and they use this medium to increase their sales.

Artists at the service of advertising posters

It would be difficult to exhaustively name all the artists who contributed to making the poster a true art form. Among the most famous artists we will name Jules Chéret whose nickname was the father of the poster, the very prolific Leonetto Cappiello or Art Nouveau artists like Alphonse Mucha and Henri de Toulouse Lautrec. For the Art Deco style we can cite Paul Colin or Cassandre. After the Second World War, the Realist style took precedence, particularly in the United States with artists like Norman Rockwell or Christian Leyendecker. True stars in their time, these artists perfectly transcribed all the talent and creativity of their time.

Brands that we remember with nostalgia

Just like artists, it is difficult to name all the advertising brands that come to mind when we think of vintage advertising posters. However, we could safely say that we are thinking of brands like LU, Panzani, La Vache qui rit or Perrier for consumer brands. On the automobile side, we will cite the birth of Renault, Peugeot, Citröen and Michelin (tyres) in France, Chrysler and Ford in the United States. Alcohol brands also feature prominently: Pernod, Ruinart, Pastis 51 and many others.

Iconic vintage advertising posters: 5 posters that made history

Early 20th century - Mucha Vintage advertising poster

Alphonse Mucha was the spearhead of Art Nouveau - he created numerous advertising posters during his career, notably for Ruinart and LU biscuits. Mucha's style is characterized by the use of women as central characters. They are his muses. Patterns with floral arabesques complete the background. The line is precise and the color omnipresent.

Between two wars - The Laughing Cow: Symbol of an original Advertising Poster

The Laughing Cow poster , an iconic icon of French advertising, is a perfect example of an original vintage poster. The design of the laughing cow was inspired by the meat trucks which supplied the German troops during the Second World War and mockingly they were called Wachkyrie which is a joke for the famous German Valkyries. Subsequently Benjamin Rabier took the logo and stylized it with the famous red cow...which laughs.

Second World War - Uncle Sam propaganda poster “I Want you for American army ”

A world famous American poster created by James Montgomery Flagg. The image of Uncle Sam, a national symbol of the United States, personifies the government and the country. The depiction of Uncle Sam in Flagg's poster cemented his status as an American cultural and political icon. Uncle Sam's direct posture and steady gaze in the poster were intended to make direct, personal eye contact with the viewer, creating a more imperative and engaging call to action.

Post-war - Vintage ski advertising poster “Winter sport” - Villemot

After the Second World War, the rise of the French middle class and the reduction in working hours made it possible to devote more time to leisure. Skiing becomes one of the first activities

1960s - Vintage Perrier advertising poster

Perrier advertising posters are a masterclass in advertising communication and are forever engraved in our memories. By combining a subtle blend of audacity, humor and artistic genius, Perrier posters have left their mark on an entire generation. One of the biggest contributors to their success is the ineffable Bernard Villemot, whose work has largely contributed to the success of the sparkling water brand.

Why buy a vintage advertising poster?

The Retro poster - a decorative object of choice

The main objective is to decorate your interior - the diversity of shapes, sizes and colors allows great modularity. A vintage poster or poster can quickly become a central element of your interior decoration for your house or apartment. The reproductions that we offer allow you to adapt the size of the poster and thus give it more or less importance in the room you wish to decorate. You can also adapt its size depending on the frame in which you want to frame it or the wall to be covered. The frames must be chosen carefully - the frame must blend perfectly with the poster or poster for which you intend it.

Quality and service Vintage Poster

We therefore offer 6 poster sizes: from 20x30cm to 84x119cm (A0 format, be careful it's large). You can therefore easily modulate and alternate between poster or small wall poster and large wall poster depending on the room you want to decorate, whether it is the living room, central room of the home, the bedroom, the kitchen, the bathroom or even the toilet.

Since 2018, at PosterVintage™ we have been offering reproductions of vintage posters or posters with excellent value for money, which will allow as many people as possible to acquire these unique decorative objects.

While an original poster can cost several thousand euros via a private sale and therefore strongly limits its acquisition (in addition to the rarity of the pieces), we offer posters with an attractive price of 29eur while ensuring high quality. impeccable printing. Each poster is an exact reproduction of the original work with the addition of a digital restoration of brightness and colors.

The print is made on premium art paper. You should know that unlike the majority of poster sellers, the weight we use is greater than 250gr/M2. The weight This is what determines the robustness and feeling of quality of a sheet of paper. The greater the weight, the heavier and thicker the sheet will be.

At PosterVintage™ each poster is printed to order - so we do not hold stock (except for frames which will soon be back in stock to complete our offer), which avoids printing unnecessarily and overconsuming paper. However, we still have available all the high definition computer files of the 500 products in the catalog (x6 sizes = 3000 files). So once the order is placed we immediately transfer the HD computer file to our factory. The estimated delivery time is 5 to 7 days max after placing the order.

The delivery of your vintage posters and posters is carried out by us. Each poster is delicately packaged in a reinforced tube to protect it from all transport shocks. We are also proud to offer free delivery from 59eur of order (the price below is 5eur) for all of Metropolitan France. Please note that we offer a sticker for all new orders.

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