Travel Posters Auction on May 20, 2026 by Poster Auctions International in IL
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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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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E. Polbor, CIDNA / Orient Arrow vintage poster: E. Polbor CIDNA / Orient Arrow vintage poster 1930 39.125 h x 25 w in (99 x 63 cm) CIDNA (Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aerienne), a Franco-Romanian airline founded in 1920, operated the
0103: E. Polbor, CIDNA / Orient Arrow vintage posterEst. US$2,000-US$3,000US$1,400
Boulogne-sur-Mer vintage poster: Boulogne-sur-Mer vintage poster c. 1930 41.75 h x 29.75 w in (106 x 76 cm) Melding airplane and train car into a single, impossible mode of transportation, this poster advertises the ease and speed
0110: Boulogne-sur-Mer vintage posterEst. US$800-US$1,200US$600
Jean Even, Air France / Amerique du Nord vintage poster: Jean Even Air France / Amerique du Nord vintage poster 1950 38.25 h x 23.75 w in (97 x 60 cm) As if glimpsed through an airplane window, this poster frames a stylized view of New York City's
0113: Jean Even, Air France / Amerique du Nord vintage posterEst. US$1,200-US$1,800US$900
British European Airways (BEA) vintage poster: British European Airways (BEA) vintage poster c. 1950 39.5 h x 27.5 w in (100 x 70 cm) This simple yet effective poster displays all of British European Airways' featured destinations across
0116: British European Airways (BEA) vintage posterEst. US$1,500-US$2,000US$1,000
Jan Wijga, K.L.M / Royal Dutch Air Lines vintage poster: Jan Wijga K.L.M / Royal Dutch Air Lines vintage poster 1933 39.25 h x 24.5 w in (100 x 62 cm) Jan Wijga, a staff designer for the Amsterdam graphic design firm J. A. Luii & Co., seizes upon the myth
0121: Jan Wijga, K.L.M / Royal Dutch Air Lines vintage posterEst. US$1,600-US$2,000US$1,200
Arjen Galema, KLM / Royal Dutch Air Lines vintage poster: Arjen Galema KLM / Royal Dutch Air Lines vintage poster c. 1932 39.375 h x 25.75 w in (100 x 65 cm) The designer uses an interesting theme-the legendary phantom ship reincarnated in the age of air
0122: Arjen Galema, KLM / Royal Dutch Air Lines vintage posterEst. US$1,500-US$2,000US$1,000