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For collectors finding favor with La Belle Epoque (the "Beautiful Era"), the period of French history dating from approximately 1871-1914, we've assembled a very nice collection of vintage French posters. This includes original antique lithograph posters as well as fine replicas of original vintage poster art, beautifully printed in Paris at the famed Mourlot studio.

This 40+ year period was a time of peace in Europe and France's "Third Republic," filled with new discoveries in technology and science. The prosperity in Paris allowed for a flourishing of the arts and the Belle Epoque posters featured here are, in part, a testament to the exhibitions, operas, theater productions, concerts, and large spectacles like the Moulin Rouge and The Folies Bergere taking place at the time. Here you'll find a selection of more than 100 turn-of-the-century posters from artists such as Ibels and Rochegrosse, and many from modern Masters such as Chagall, Miro, Braque, Leger, Dufy, Picasso and Matisse.

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Pablo Picasso lithograph poster Traits, Tete de femme Pablo Picasso lithograph poster and collage | Traits, Tete de femme

Medium: lithograph, collage and stencil poster. This work consists of a lithograph mounted onto brown wove paper, with a collage of hand-cut newsprint letters and stenciled text in red and blue ink. On verso is a stamp stating that this affiche (poster) was issued in a limited edition of 60 and that this is copy number 1 (see photos).

The lithograph itself appears to be a slightly different state of "Tête de femme". It is known that Tete de femme (references Bloch 384; Mourlot 4) was executed by Picasso in 1945 and issued in an edition of 50 with Picasso's red pencil signature but with no plate signature. The lithograph offered here is printed on Arches laid paper and is signed in the stone, but is not hand-signed.

The size of the lithograph portrait is 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches (300 x 210 mm) and the full poster measures 19 3/4 x 13 inches (500 x 325 mm).

Condition: there are pinholes at each corner of the poster, with minor creasing throughout. The lithograph shows a horizontal crease near the top, where it is attached to the support sheet. Extremely rare!

$4,000.00
Allan D'Arcangelo | Paris Review signed numbered silkscreen Allan D'Arcangelo "Paris Review" signed numbered serigraph

Medium: original serigraph. Signed and numbered in pencil 82/150. Executed in 1965 for the Paris Review (catalogue reference: Burchfield 2). The image size is 29 x 25 inches and the full sheet size is 40 x 26 inches. An iconic example of 1960's Pop Art.

Condition: there is some wear around the edges of the sheet.

In 1965 the leading Pop and Abstract artists of the era were commissioned by the Paris Review to contribute original prints. These silkscreens were published in small signed/numbered editions (of 150) and today are quite rare. Artists participating in the project included Motherwell, Warhol, Lichtenstein, Indiana, Dine, Oldenburg, Rauschenberg, D'Arcangelo, Anuszkiewicz, Frankenthaler, Katz, Kelly, Nevelson, Rosenquist and others.

$1,000.00
Toulouse-Lautrec lithograph La Missionnaire Toulouse-Lautrec lithograph "La Missionnaire"

Medium: lithograph (after the theater program). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Image size: 8 x 6 1/2 inches (207 x 164 mm). Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 inches (310 x 230 mm). Signed in the plate with the Toulouse-Lautrec monogram, not hand-signed.

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a library stamp on the back.

$300.00
Jules Cheret lithograph Folies-Bergere from Gazette des Beaux Arts Jules Cheret lithograph "Folies-Bergere"

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). This lithograph (in reduced size) was published in Paris in 1884 by Gazette des Beaux Arts. Size: 10 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches (268 x 170 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a stain in the margin on the right side.

$200.00
French lithograph poster Moulin Rouge Antique 1897 French lithograph poster "Moulin Rouge"

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Sheet size: 9 x 12 1/4 inches (230 x 310 mm). Not signed.

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a library stamp on the back.

$200.00
Jules Cheret lithograph entitled Pan from Gazette des Beaux Arts Jules Cheret lithograph "Pan"

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). This lithograph (in reduced size) was published in Paris in 1884 by Gazette des Beaux Arts. Size: 10 5/8 x 7 inches (265 x 180 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper.

$200.00
Albert Guillaume lithograph poster Albert Guillaume lithograph poster "Theatre des Varietes"

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Size: 17 x 11 inches (430 x 277 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is soiling and aging to the paper, with several folds. There is wear around the bottom left corner.

$150.00
Louis Vallet lithograph poster Louis Vallet lithograph poster "Fallou"

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 inches (310 x 230 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a library stamp on the back.

$150.00
Tancrede Synave lithograph poster Tancrede Synave lithograph "L'Ame invisible"

Medium: lithograph (after the theater program). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 inches (310 x 232 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a library stamp on the back.

$150.00
Tancrede Synave lithograph poster Tancrede Synave lithograph "Mademoiselle Fifi"

Medium: lithograph (after the theater program). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 inches (310 x 230 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a library stamp on the back.

$150.00
Alfred Choubrac lithograph poster Alfred Choubrac lithograph poster 1897

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Image size: 9 1/4 x 6 inches (231 x 156 mm). Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 inches (310 x 227 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a library stamp on the back.

$150.00
Maurice Roubille lithograph poster Maurice Roubille lithograph

Medium: lithograph (after the original). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Image size: 9 x 6 inches (230 x 157 mm). Sheet size: 12 x 9 inches (304 x 227 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a library stamp on the back.

$150.00
Toulouse-Lautrec lithograph poster Goulue Toulouse-Lautrec lithograph poster "Moulin Rouge - La Goulue" plus Color Decompositions

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in Paris in 1950 by Mourlot Freres, this multi-stone color lithograph faithfully reproduces the original Toulouse-Lautrec poster in a smaller-size format. Sheet size (each): 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches (320 x 247 mm). Signed in the plate (not hand-signed).

Moulin Rouge - La Goulue was Toulouse-Lautrec's first poster, executed in 1891. Included with the sale of this lithograph are several other states known as color decompositions (see the photos). This shows how the various lithographic stones were prepared in order to print the final state. There were also two other stones used (a plain red and a plain yellow) but those are printed on the back of two of the others and so are not pictured here.

Condition: all have creasing at one corner (in the margin and not affecting the images).

$150.00
F. L. Mary lithograph poster Foire de Paris F. L. Mary lithograph poster "Foire de Paris"

Medium: lithograph (after the original poster). This striking art deco composition was in Paris in 1932 by Arts et Metiers Graphiques (issue number 30). Lithograph size: 10 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches (270 x 184 mm). This work was mounted by the publisher (along the top edge) onto a larger support sheet. Not signed.

$150.00
Meriman lithograph poster Meriman lithograph poster 1897

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 inches (310 x 227 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a library stamp on the back.

$150.00
Maurice Roubille lithograph poster Moulin Rouge Maurice Roubille lithograph poster Moulin Rouge

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Image size: 9 3/8 x 4 inches (240 x 100 mm). Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 inches (310 x 230 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a library stamp on the back.

$150.00
Maurice Roubille lithograph Circus poster Maurice Roubille lithograph Circus poster

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Image size: 9 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches (240 x 110 mm). Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 inches (310 x 230 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a library stamp on the back.

$150.00
Maurice Neumont lithograph poster "Bal des Incoherents" Maurice Neumont lithograph poster "Bal des Incoherents"

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Image size: 9 1/4 x 7 inches (235 x 170 mm). Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 inches (310 x 230 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a library stamp on the back.

$150.00
Maurice Neumont lithograph poster "Bal des Incoherents" Maurice Neumont lithograph poster "Bal des Incoherents"

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Image size: 9 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 inches (310 x 230 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a library stamp on the back.

$150.00
Marie Laurencin "Opera - Bal des Petits Lits Blancs" Marie Laurencin "Opera - Bal des Petits Lits Blancs"

Medium: pochoir (after the poster). Published in Paris in 1930 by Arts et Métiers Graphiques. Size: 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches (300 x 218 mm). Signed in the plate, not by hand.

$150.00
Jean Carlu original lithograph "La Republique" Jean Carlu original lithograph "La Republique"

Medium: original lithograph poster. This striking art deco piece was printed in 1933 and published in Paris by Arts et Métiers Graphiques. Size: 11 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (290 x 210). Signed in the plate, not by hand.

$150.00
Caran d'Ache lithograph poster Caran d'Ache lithograph poster

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Sheet size: 9 x 12 1/4 inches (230 x 310 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper.

$100.00
French lithograph poster Antique 1897 French lithograph poster "Cabaret des Quat'z'arts"

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Sheet size: 12 x 9 inches (304 x 228 mm). Signed in the plate; not hand-signed.

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a library stamp on the back.

$100.00
Frederic-Auguste Cazals lithograph poster Frederic-Auguste Cazals lithograph poster "Cafe Procope"

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 inches (310 x 230 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a library stamp on the back.

$100.00
Albert Depre lithograph poster Albert Depre lithograph poster 1897

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Image size: 9 3/8 x 6 3/4 inches (238 x 173 mm). Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 inches (310 x 230 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a library stamp on the back.

$100.00
French lithograph poster Antique 1897 French lithograph poster "La Bodiniere"

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Sheet size: 9 x 12 1/4 inches (230 x 310 mm). Not signed.

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a library stamp on the back.

$100.00
French lithograph poster Antique 1897 French lithograph poster "Maison Orientale"

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Image size: 9 3/4 x 7 3/8 inches (248 x 185 mm). Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 inches (310 x 230 mm). Not signed.

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a library stamp on the back.

$100.00
French lithograph poster Antique 1897 French lithograph poster "Olympia"

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Image size: 9 3/8 x 4 5/8 inches (238 x 122 mm). Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 inches (310 x 228 mm). Not signed.

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a library stamp on the back.

$100.00
French lithograph poster Antique 1897 French lithograph poster "Scala"

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Image size: 10 3/8 x 5 inches (263 x 125 mm). Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 inches (310 x 230 mm). Not signed.

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a library stamp on the back.

$100.00
French lithograph poster Antique 1897 French lithograph poster "Scala"

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Image size: 10 1/4 x 5 inches (263 x 125 mm). Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 inches (310 x 230 mm). Not signed.

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a library stamp on the back.

$100.00
French lithograph poster Antique 1897 French lithograph poster "Scala"

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Image size: 10 1/4 x 5 inches (260 x 123 mm). Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 inches (310 x 230 mm). Not signed.

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a library stamp on the back; additionally there is a tear in the margin at the bottom left edge of the sheet.

$100.00
Miro lithograph poster Mourlot Joan Miro lithograph poster "Miro - Matarasso Gallery"

Medium: lithograph (after the original lithograph poster). During the late 1940's and throughout the 1950's, Miro created a series of posters at the atelier of Mourlot Freres. The lithograph offered here was printed by Mourlot in 1959, reproducing the Miro poster in a smaller size. Image size: 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches (220 x 160 mm). Sheet size: 12 x 9 inches (300 x 230 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

$100.00
Matisse lithograph poster Mourlot Henri Matisse lithograph poster "Jazz"

Medium: lithograph (after the original lithograph poster). During the late 1940's and throughout the 1950's, Henri Matisse created a series of posters at the atelier of Mourlot Freres. The lithograph offered here was printed by Mourlot in 1959, reproducing the Matisse poster in a smaller size. Image size: 8 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches (220 x 165 mm). Sheet size: 12 x 9 inches (300 x 230 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

$100.00
Georges Braque lithograph poster Mourlot Georges Braque lithograph poster "G. Braque"

Medium: lithograph (after the original lithograph poster for the Maeght Gallery). During the late 1940's and throughout the 1950's, Georges Braque created a series of posters at the atelier of Mourlot Freres. The lithograph offered here was printed by Mourlot in 1959, reproducing the Braque poster in a smaller size. Image size: 9 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches. Sheet size: 12 x 9 inches (300 x 230 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

$100.00
Henry-Gabriel Ibels lithograph poster "A Bas le Progres" Henry-Gabriel Ibels lithograph poster "A Bas le Progres"

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Sheet size: 9 x 12 3/8 inches (228 x 315 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is aging to the paper and two repaired tears in the margin at the right edge of the sheet.

$100.00
Georges De Feure lithograph poster Octave Uzanne Georges De Feure lithograph poster "Octave Uzanne"

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Image size: 9 x 5 3/4 inches (230 x 150 mm). Sheet size: 12 3/8 x 9 inches (315 x 228 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a repaired tear in the right margin (not affecting the image).

$100.00
Henry-Gabriel Ibels lithograph poster "Le theatre Libre Grappin" Henry-Gabriel Ibels lithograph poster "Le theatre Libre le Grappin"

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Sheet size: 9 x 12 3/8 inches (228 x 315 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper.

$100.00
Henry-Gabriel Ibels lithograph poster "Le theatre Libre Tisserandsr" Henry-Gabriel Ibels lithograph poster "Le theatre Libre les Tisserands"

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Sheet size: 9 x 12 3/8 inches (228 x 315 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a small tear in the margin at the bottom of the sheet.

$100.00
Henry-Gabriel Ibels lithograph poster "Le theatre Libre Le Devoir" Henry-Gabriel Ibels lithograph poster "Le theatre Libre Le Devoir"

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Sheet size: 9 x 12 3/8 inches (228 x 315 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper.

$100.00
French lithograph poster Moulin Rouge Antique 1897 lithograph poster "French Opera House" by Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Sheet size: 9 x 12 1/4 inches (230 x 310 mm). Not signed.

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a library stamp on the back.

$100.00