Vintage Print Guide

Cappiello's Vermouth Vision: Art Nouveau, Aperitivo, and the Cinzano Legacy

Cappiello's Vermouth Vision: Art Nouveau, Aperi...

Leonetto Cappiello's Cinzano poster offers a glimpse into early 20th-century Italy, where Art Nouveau aesthetics met the rising aperitivo culture. This piece showcases Cappiello's mastery and the power of visual...

Cappiello's Vermouth Vision: Art Nouveau, Aperi...

Leonetto Cappiello's Cinzano poster offers a glimpse into early 20th-century Italy, where Art Nouveau aesthetics met the rising aperitivo culture. This piece showcases Cappiello's mastery and the power of visual...

Cappiello's Red-Nosed Revelry: Carpano and the Dawn of Italian Art Deco

Cappiello's Red-Nosed Revelry: Carpano and the ...

Cappiello's spirited advertisement for Carpano offers a glimpse into the vibrant world of 1920s Italian Art Deco. The jovial figure and bold design reflect the era's exuberance and the rise...

Cappiello's Red-Nosed Revelry: Carpano and the ...

Cappiello's spirited advertisement for Carpano offers a glimpse into the vibrant world of 1920s Italian Art Deco. The jovial figure and bold design reflect the era's exuberance and the rise...

A Battle of Symbols: The Striking Design of Germany’s 8th War Bond Poster (1918)

A Battle of Symbols: The Striking Design of Ger...

Designed by Julius Klinger in 1918, this 8th War Bond poster uses abstract symbolism to stir national pride—marking a shift from ornate war art to stark, modernist propaganda. The serpent?...

A Battle of Symbols: The Striking Design of Ger...

Designed by Julius Klinger in 1918, this 8th War Bond poster uses abstract symbolism to stir national pride—marking a shift from ornate war art to stark, modernist propaganda. The serpent?...

From Smoke to Style: The Cultural Legacy of Duke’s King of Hearts Cigarette Card

From Smoke to Style: The Cultural Legacy of Duk...

Originally tucked into tobacco packs as marketing ephemera, this Duke Cigarettes King of Hearts card now lives on as a testament to the golden age of chromolithography, commercial art, and...

From Smoke to Style: The Cultural Legacy of Duk...

Originally tucked into tobacco packs as marketing ephemera, this Duke Cigarettes King of Hearts card now lives on as a testament to the golden age of chromolithography, commercial art, and...

Fresh from the Federal Arts: The 1939 WPA “Fruit Store” Bodega Poster

Fresh from the Federal Arts: The 1939 WPA “Frui...

WPA’s “Fruit Store” Poster: Art, Community & Resilience in Depression-Era New York Introduction: Art as a Public Lifeline In the depths of the Great Depression, as breadlines grew and small...

Fresh from the Federal Arts: The 1939 WPA “Frui...

WPA’s “Fruit Store” Poster: Art, Community & Resilience in Depression-Era New York Introduction: Art as a Public Lifeline In the depths of the Great Depression, as breadlines grew and small...

Dragon Above the Swirling Sea: Utagawa Kuniyoshi’s 1831 Masterwork

Dragon Above the Swirling Sea: Utagawa Kuniyosh...

In 1831, Utagawa Kuniyoshi captured the imagination of Edo with his dynamic nishiki-e print “Dragon Flying Above the Waves.” Merging Neo-Confucian ideals of strength with sensational yōkai lore, Kuniyoshi’s brocade...

Dragon Above the Swirling Sea: Utagawa Kuniyosh...

In 1831, Utagawa Kuniyoshi captured the imagination of Edo with his dynamic nishiki-e print “Dragon Flying Above the Waves.” Merging Neo-Confucian ideals of strength with sensational yōkai lore, Kuniyoshi’s brocade...