Travel Posters 2026-05-20 Auction - 203 Price Results - Poster Auctions International in IL - Page 8
Charles-Leonce Brosse, Meeting d'Aviation / Nice vintage posterFrench Line / Normandie / Southampton to New York vintage posterDavid Klein, Fly TWA / New York vintage poster
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Travel Posters

Travel posters emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a fusion of art and advertising, promoting railways, steamships, airlines, and global destinations through bold design. Influenced first by Art Nouveau and later defined by the geometric clarity of Art Deco, artists like A.M. Cassandre, Jean Carlu, and Roger Broders elevated the form with striking compositions and modern typography. Postwar designers expanded the style with brighter colors and larger type, capturing the excitement of air travel while shaping how audiences imagined distant places.

PAI's debut Travel Posters auction on May 20th celebrates this lively medium with works by Charles-Leonce Brosse, Paul Colin, Lucien Boucher, Sergei Sakharov, Nikolai Strekalovsky, Norman Wilkinson, Nembhard N. Culin, Leslie Ragan, Edward Eggleston, Stan Galli, David Klein, and several others. Over sixty works from the Seymour Stein Collection are featured at the start of the catalog.
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Otto Ernst, Furka-Oberalp vintage poster: Otto Ernst Furka-Oberalp vintage poster c. 1925 sight: 38.25 h x 24.125 w in (97 x 61 cm) Ernst presents us with a picturesque view of the snow melting on the Swiss Alps. The image advertises the
0269: Otto Ernst, Furka-Oberalp vintage posterEst.
$1,200
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$1,800
SOLD
N. Cramer Roberts, Greatstone vintage poster: N. Cramer Roberts Greatstone vintage poster 1929 39.75 h x 24.875 w in (101 x 63 cm) At a time when bigness seems its own virtue, it's refreshing to see the rail line that connects Romney, Hythe and
0272: N. Cramer Roberts, Greatstone vintage posterEst.
$700
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$1,000
SOLD
Norman Wilkinson, LMS / Glenariff vintage poster: Norman Wilkinson LMS / Glenariff vintage poster c. 1935 sight: 39.25 h x 49 w in (100 x 124 cm) "Norman Wilkinson was commissioned to produce a series of posters illustrating the many different
0274: Norman Wilkinson, LMS / Glenariff vintage posterEst.
$500
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$1,000
SOLD
Norman Wilkinson, Come to Ulster vintage poster: Norman Wilkinson Come to Ulster vintage poster c. 1935 sight: 39.75 h x 49 w in (101 x 124 cm) Renowned for his London, Midland and Scottish (LMS) Railway posters, Norman Wilkinson designed this
0275: Norman Wilkinson, Come to Ulster vintage posterEst.
$500
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$700
SOLD
Norman Wilkinson, LMS / Iona vintage poster: Norman Wilkinson LMS / Iona vintage poster 1928 39.625 h x 49.5 w in (101 x 126 cm) "Norman Wilkinson was commissioned to produce a series of posters illustrating the many different sports and
0276: Norman Wilkinson, LMS / Iona vintage posterEst.
$500
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$700
SOLD
Peter Birkhauser, SBB IHR Wagen vintage poster: Peter Birkhauser SBB IHR Wagen vintage poster 1957 sight: 49.75 h x 35.25 w in (126 x 90 cm) Designed by Swiss artist Peter Birkhauser, a key figure in the Sachplakat (Object Poster) movement, this
0285: Peter Birkhauser, SBB IHR Wagen vintage posterEst.
$1,000
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$1,500
SOLD
Vecoux, Winter Sports in France vintage poster: Vecoux Winter Sports in France vintage poster 1947 sight: 39 h x 24.25 w in (99 x 62 cm) Snow-planted poles, pennants and skis carry the promotional workload in this Vecoux poster for winter sports
0287: Vecoux, Winter Sports in France vintage posterEst.
$600
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$900
Daniele Buzzi, Locarno vintage poster: Daniele Buzzi Locarno vintage poster 1944 39.125 h x 25.75 w in (99 x 65 cm) A remarkable travel poster beckoning one to Switzerland, produced in 1944 in the penultimate year of World War II. The
0288: Daniele Buzzi, Locarno vintage posterEst.
$800
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$1,200
Lot Passed
SOLD
Walter Hofmann, Austria vintage poster: Walter Hofmann Austria vintage poster 1952 sight: 37 h x 24.5 w in (94 x 62 cm) Hofmann created numerous posters for his home country's many outdoor activities. Here, he anthropomorphizes a set
0289: Walter Hofmann, Austria vintage posterEst.
$800
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$1,200