Modern Posters
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Abstract Series Modern Art Print by Leticia Gagetti #02 - Multiple Sizes
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Abstract art print by Leticia Gagetti, printed on 260g high-quality paper with a matte finish that ensures vivid and saturated colors.
Crafted through giclée printing on museum-qual...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Fashion Poster, 'Chanel Pink' by Andy Warhol, 1997
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
The poster is in excellent condition. In 1997, 10 years after the artists death, Chanel re-printed the Original Warhol Chanel images for an advertising campaign. The set of 4 coloure...
Category
1990s Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage David Hockney Exhibition Poster 'New York Film Festival', 1981
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage David Hockney exhibition poster 'New York Film Festival', 1981
Step into the vibrant world of David Hockney, where every stroke of his brush tells a story of boundl...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage French Fashion Poster, 'Bally Gid Femme' 1976
By Raymond Gid
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original Vintage French Fashion Poster, 'Bally Gid Femme' 1976
Step into the world of sophistication with the Bally Gid Femme. This poster tells a story of timeless beauty inspired...
Category
1970s Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster, Loto, by Savignac
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A classic design by Villemot, this poster is advertising the brand of mineral water, ‘Contrex’. Contrexéville water was recognised as a Natural Mineral Water by the French Government...
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Original Vintage Poster, Loto, by Savignac
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage poster for the French Lottery, an iconic poster designed by Raymond Savignac in 1989
"On Holiday’s I am well subscribed"
Artist
Raymond Savignac
Year
1989
Dime...
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Chanel Andy Warhol Purple Poster
By Andy Warhol
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
The poster is in excellent condition. In 1997, 10 years after the artists death, Chanel re-printed the Original Warhol Chanel images for an advertising campaign. The set of 4 coloure...
Category
1990s Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage French Fashion Poster, 'Bally Tango' by Villemot, 1979
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Bernard Villemot was a French graphic artist known primarily for his iconic advertising images for Orangina, Bally Shoe, Perrier, and Air France. This poster is an original poster, l...
Category
1970s Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster 1999 Chanel No. 5 Poster Perfume Bottles
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original Vintage Poster 1999 Chanel No. 5 Poster Perfume Bottles
The Chanel no. 5 bottle is the most iconic perfume bottle of the 21st century, it epitomises elegance and especially...
Category
1990s French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper, Linen
Original Vintage French Advertising Poster, 'Perrier c'est fou...' by Villemot
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A beautiful and rare poster by Villemot for Perrier and a prime example of the artist’s elegant signature style. Known for his sharp artistic vision influenced by photography, Villem...
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Paper, Linen
Original Vintage Fashion Poster, 'Chanel' by Andy Warhol, 1997
By Andy Warhol
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
The poster is in excellent condition. In 1997, 10 years after the artists death, Chanel re-printed the Original Warhol Chanel images for an advertising campaign. The set of 4 coloure...
Category
1990s Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Vintage 1971 Alessandro Nastasio Signed Gallery Poster
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage 1971 silkscreen on paper gallery art show poster for Alessandro Nastasio (b. 1934) Italy. Signed and inscribed in pencil. Unframed, will come rolled, age toning.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Estudios Geométricos Wall Art Print by Leticia Gagetti #03 - Multiple Sizes
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Abstract art print by Leticia Gagetti, printed on 260g high-quality paper with a matte finish that ensures vivid and saturated colors.
Crafted through...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Stranger Than Paradise 1984 Original French Film Poster Directed by Jim Jarmusch
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
This is an original vintage poster promoting the American film, Stranger Than Paradise directed by Jim Jarmusch.
SYNOPSIS
New York layabout Willie forms an unexpected bond with his...
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Art Deco Original Vintage Poster, 'LIBERIA CYCLING', 1934
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Art Deco Original Vintage Poster, 'LIBERIA CYCLING', 1934
This is an original vintage poster from 1934 advertising the French road bike frame, Liberia. This poster is mounted onto ...
Category
1930s French Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Yves Saint Laurent 'LOVE 1998' Original Vintage Poster
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Yves Saint Laurent 'LOVE 1998' Original Vintage Poster
In 1970, Yves Saint Laurent designed the first in a series of greeting cards in poster form that he would send his friends, ...
Category
1990s French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Yves Saint Laurent 'LOVE 1991' Original Vintage Poster
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Yves Saint Laurent 'LOVE 1991' Original Vintage Poster
In 1970, Yves Saint Laurent designed the first in a series of greeting cards in poster form that he would send his friends, ...
Category
1990s French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Yves Saint Laurent 'LOVE 1997' Original Vintage Poster
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Yves Saint Laurent 'LOVE 1997' Original Vintage Poster
In 1970, Yves Saint Laurent designed the first in a series of greeting cards in poster form that he would send his friends, ...
Category
1990s French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Yves Saint Laurent 'LOVE 1998' Original Vintage Poster
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Yves Saint Laurent 'LOVE 1995' Original Vintage Poster
In 1970, Yves Saint Laurent designed the first in a series of greeting cards in poster form that he would send his friends, ...
Category
1990s French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Yves Saint Laurent 'LOVE 1974' Original Vintage Poster
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Yves Saint Laurent 'LOVE 1974' Original Vintage Poster
Every year, Yves Saint Laurent designed and created ‘LOVE’ cards which he gave to his close friends and fellow designers. Th...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
1978 Wayne Thiebaud "Downgrade" Boehm Gallery, Palomar College Exhibition Poster
Located in San Carlos, CA
🎨 Dive into a piece of art history with our stunning poster featuring the iconic work of California artist Wayne Thiebaud! Introducing "Downgrade" or "18th street downgrade," this p...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Tina Turner Rolling Stone: The Photographs - Art Poster
Located in East Quogue, NY
This unique vintage limited-release promotional poster was produced by Simon and Schuster in 1989 to celebrate the publication the art book,"Rolling Stone: The Photographs," featurin...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
53rd Annual Cannes Film Festival 2000 poster
Located in East Quogue, NY
Official promotional poster for the 53rd annual Cannes Film Festival (2000).
Size 33 x 23 inches. Sold unframed. Ships rolled.
The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes), fou...
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Earth Day 1990 New York City - Vintage Pop Art Poster by Seymour Chwast
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Earth Day 1990 New York City" vintage color commemorative poster designed by well-known graphic design Seymour Chwast. Great vintage condition. Offered unframed. Ships rolled. Paper...
Category
1990s American Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Earth Day 1991 New York City - Vintage Pop Art Poster by Seymour Chwast
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Earth Day 1991 New York City" color commemorative poster designed by well-known graphic design Seymour Chwast. Great vintage condition. Offered unframed. Ships rolled. Paper Size 33...
Category
1990s American Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Soviet Poster "The Union is Indestructible" 1967
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Original Vintage Soviet Poster
"The Union is Indestructible"
1967
unframed, some damage, wrinkles and folds, etc. - see images
Category
1960s Russian Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage War Home Front Recycling Poster Bones Make Explosives WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two Home Front recycling poster - Bones Make Explosives Put Out All Bones For Salvage - featuring a great modernist graphic design by Reginald Mount (1906-...
Category
1940s British Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
80's Patrick Nagel Merrill Chase Gallery Chicago Silkscreen Print
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A 1980's stylized framed art gallery poster of a sexy women from that iconic era of disco , Wham and George Michael when life was happening during that period . This highest quality ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Keith Haring Vintage NYC Pop Shop Art Lithograph Poster Dancing Dogs Wolves 1991
By Keith Haring
Located in Studio City, CA
A rare and extremely hard-to-find limited vintage Keith Haring (1958-1990) Pop Art offset lithograph poster featuring one of his more coveted images of two dancing dogs/wolves from a...
Category
1990s American Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Keith Haring Vintage Large NYC Pop Shop te Neues Art Lithograph Poster Pyramid
By Keith Haring
Located in Studio City, CA
A rare and extremely hard-to-find vintage Keith Haring (1958-1990) Pop Shop Art offset lithograph poster (Untitled but often referred to as his "Pyramid, Child, Dog" piece) featuring...
Category
1990s American Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Robert Indiana LOVE Serigraph Framed Poster, 1971
Located in Stamford, CT
Robert Indiana LOVE 1971 serigraph poster. Silk-screen poster designed and created by Robert Indiana and published by Posters Originals.
Newly framed in silver wooden frame.
Frame ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Robert Rauschenberg Limited Edition Lithograph Poster I Love New York, 2001
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, large, richly printed color offset lithograph poster by famed American artist Robert Rauschenberg titled
"I Love New York" which depicts the World Trade Center Towers in...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Savignac, Original Vintage Poster, Maurice Baquet, Cello, Rainbow, Actor, 1980
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
The Maurice Baquet poster was created by the French graphic designer Raymond Savignac in the 1980s.
Artist: Raymond Savignac (1907-2002)
Title : Maurice Baquet
Date: circa 1980
Size...
Category
20th Century French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Keith Haring Vintage NYC Pop Shop te Neues Art Lithograph Poster Red Room, 1993
By Keith Haring
Located in Studio City, CA
A rare and extremely hard-to-find limited vintage Keith Haring (1958-1990) Pop Shop Art offset lithograph poster titled "Red Room" featuring a lounging woman (with her Chanel logo necklace...
Category
1990s American Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Large original poster of Mao Tse Tung, People's Republic of China, circa 1960
Located in Paris, FR
Large 1960s original poster of Mao Tse Toung, People's Republic of China, printed by the n°5 printing press in Beijing.
Recent framework with antireflective plexiglass.
Category
1960s Chinese Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper
Borgogno Barolo Italian poster
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Borgogno Barolo Italiano poster.
Elegant Poster on laminate ready to hang on a wall.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Posters
Materials
Laminate, Paper
Razzia, Original Louis Vuitton Cup, San Fransisco, Sailing Ship, Boat, 2013
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Razzia, Original Louis Vuitton Boat Poster, San Fransisco, 2013
Artist: Razzia
Title: Louis Vuitton Cup – San Fransisco - USA– July – August 2013
Dat...
Category
20th Century French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
1980's The Metropolitan Museum Of Art Georgia O'Keeffe Framed Exhibition Poster.
By Georgia O'Keefee
Located in Miami, FL
1980's The Metropolitan Museum Of Art Georgia O'Keeffe Framed Exhibition Poster.
Features an image of an O'Keefe's 1918 work titled " Music, Pink and Blue" under glass and framed w...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Aluminum
Razzia, Original Louis Vuitton ACTS, Sailing Ship, Boat, Marseille Spinaker 2006
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Razzia, Original Louis Vuitton Boat Poster, ACTS, Sailing Ship, 2006
Artist: Razzia
Title: Louis Vuitton Acts 2004 – 2005 – 2006 – Marseille – Malmö S...
Category
20th Century French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Razzia, Original Louis Vuitton Classic Tuscany, Car Race, Italy, 1995
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Razzia,Original Louis Vuitton Classic Car Poster, Tuscany, 1995
Artist: Razzia
Title: Louis Vuitton Italia Classica – Sulle strade della Toscana –...
Category
20th Century French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Razzia, Original Louis Vuitton Trophy, La Maddalena, Sailing Ship, Boat, 2010
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Razzia, Original Louis Vuitton Boat Poster, La Maddalena, Sailing Ship, 2010
Artist: Razzia
Title: Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena Sardegna
Date: 20...
Category
20th Century French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
BORIS BUCAN Two Sheet Silk-Screen Original Vintage Poster, Zagreb Jazz Fair 1980
By Boris Bucan
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
BORIS BUCAN Two Sheet Silk-Screen Original Vintage Poster, Zagreb Jazz Fair 1980
This is an original vintage poster for the Croatian Jazz Festival, a witty design by poster artist, ...
Category
1980s Croatian Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Vintage Gorilla Wall Chart by Jung - Koch - Quentell
Located in Antwerp, BE
Gorilla wall chart by Jung - Koch - Quentell.
A vintage wall school chart - pull down chart - roll up chart with Gorilla or anthropoid ape - the largest living primate which is a he...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Modern Posters
Materials
Canvas, Paper
Helmut Newton They Ara Coming, Castello di Rivoli 1994, rare and very big poster
Located in Renens, CH
Large poster for an exhibit at the Castello Di Rivoli September 24- November 20, 1994. Published by LEM, Milano
Condition is excellent.
Helmut Newton revolutionized nude photography...
Category
1990s European Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Vintage Art Deco Poster by Leonetto Cappiello Mossant Hats
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Art Deco Framed Painting of Leonetto Cappiello Mossant Hats
This is a poster created by the famous poster artist, Leonetto Cappiello. It wa...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Theatre Poster by BORIS BUCAN 'Zagrebacki Simfonica Rirtz' 1983
By Boris Bucan
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An original poster by the Croatian artist, Boris Bucan. This is an original poster from 1983, it consists of four individual silk-screen panels. This poster is for the second concert...
Category
1980s Croatian Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Silk-Screen Poster by BORIS BUCAN, 'Klub SC Petkom 3 Linija' Circa 1980
By Boris Bucan
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Boris Bucan was a recognised Croatian artist, he created many posters over his career. His distinctive style set him apart and his posters have today become very valuable collector i...
Category
1980s Croatian Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Silk-Screen Poster by BORIS BUCAN, '31ST X WORLD SAVINGS DAY' C. 1980
By Boris Bucan
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A unique poster by the Croatian artist, Boris Bucan. This is a stunning silk-screen poster printed in six individual panels. Boris Bucan was an internationally renowned poster artist...
Category
1980s Croatian Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Silk-Screen Poster by BORIS BUCAN, 'HOTEL PALACE FLINDERS LANE GALLERY'
By Boris Bucan
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A unique poster by the Croatian artist, Boris Bucan promoting the Melbourne gallery, Flinders Lane Gallery. This is a stunning silk-screen poster printed in six individual panels. Bo...
Category
1980s Croatian Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Theatre Poster by BOIRS BUCAN, 'Fidelio' music by BEETHOVEN
By Boris Bucan
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
This is an original six-panel silk screen poster by the Croatian artist, Boris Bucan. This poster by Boris Bucan is for the opera “Fidelio” with music by Beethoven. It tells the stor...
Category
1990s Croatian Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Retro Vintage Film Poster, 'WOODSTOCK' 1970
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original Retro Vintage Film poster, 'WOODSTOCK' 1970
This is the french poster for the classic rock documentary documenting the incredible histroy of t...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Paper, Linen
Boris Bućan, Poster for Miroslav Šutej's Exhibition in Shanghai, Circa 1980
By Boris Bucan
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Boris Bućan, Poster for Miroslav Šutej's Exhibition in Shanghai, Circa 1980
Boris Bućan was a Croatian artist and graphic designer. He studied at the School of Applied Arts in Zagreb, the Academy of Visual Arts in Ljubljana and the Academy of Plastic Arts in Zagreb, graduating in painting in 1972.
He is one of the most well-known Croatian poster...
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1980s Croatian Vintage Modern Posters
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Paper
"Philadelphia" Vintage American Airlines Travel Poster, circa 1960s
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an original American Airlines travel poster from the 1960s advertising Philadelphia as one of their alluring destinati...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Boris Bucan, Original Vintage Poster 'Hrvatsko Narodno Kazaliste Split' C. 1980
By Boris Bucan
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Boris Bucan was an internationally renowned graphic designer from Croatia. His graphic work has been widely exhibited all over the world.
This is an original vintage poster which is...
Category
1980s Croatian Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
"Grand Canyon" Vintage Santa Fe Railroad Travel Poster by Oscar M. Bryn, 1949
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a vintage Grand Canyon travel poster for the Santa Fe Southern Railway, issued in 1949. The poster promotes railroad travel...
Category
1940s American Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Peynet ‘Saint Valentine’ Murat Collection Original Vintage Poster, Circa 1970
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
This is an original vintage poster by the famous french illustrative artist, Raymond Peynet.
Raymond Peynet (1908-1999) was a French artist celebrated ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Original French Vintage Advertising Poster SAVIGNAC 'Laden Automatique'
By A. Schultz
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original Vintage Poster for Savignac Laden Automatique. An advertisement designed in 1966 by Raymond Savignac.
Raymond Savignac was one of France's most iconic and influential poste...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
ORIGINAL Gouache Painting by Raymond Savignac, Circa 1960
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
This is an original work by the famous French artist, Raymond Savignac. Savignac was known for his playful creations and humorous designs.
This work is work has been painted in Gou...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Posters
Materials
Paint
Modern posters for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern posters for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage posters created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern posters made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original posters, popular names associated with this style include OWO Ceramics, Razzia (Gérard Courbouleix–Dénériaz), Georges Mathieu, and Boris Bucan . It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for posters differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $49 and tops out at $19,112 while the average work can sell for $967.
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