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Anonymous
Holland via Harwich Original Vintage Poster
Lithograph 98.5x61cm 102x64cm including frame If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally good, slight water mark in upper left corner. -
France - les vins de Bourgogne Le Clos de Vougeot Cote d'Or
Original vintage poster 61 x 40 cm An original poster depicting the Château du Clos de Vougeot vineyard in Burgundy during the grape harvest. Men and women pick the grapes outside the Château. Standing in the very heart of Burgundy's vineyards, Clos de Vougeot was originally a wine farm, built in the 12th century by monks from the nearby Abbey of Cîteaux. In the 16th century, a Renaissance style château was added to the existing buildings. Even though the Chateau du Clos de Vougeot does not produce wine anymore, it stays the symbol of a millenary of Burgundy's History. Condition: generally very good, small crease to top corner. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for more original vintage posters. -
France - Cathedrale d'Albi, Toulouse
Original vintage poster 60 x 40 cm The Basilique Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi (Cathedral Basilica of Saint Cecilia), also known as Albi Cathedral, is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Albi. First built in the aftermath of the Albigensian Crusade, the grim exterior resembles a fortress, but the interior is lavishly decorated with art and sculpture, a very ornate choir screen, and walls in bright blues and golds, in the Toulousian or Southern French Gothic. It was begun in 1282 and was under construction for 200 years. It is claimed to be the largest brick building in the world. In 2010 the cathedral, along with its episcopal buildings, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its unique architecture and the remarkable consistency in its design. Condition: small tear to lower left corner; some wear to corners. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird, 1887 - 1965)
'I'm very glad Jones offered me a lift home as the rain certainly seemed to get much heavier!' (1966)
Pen and ink 32 x 24 cm Signed upper right. Cyril Kenneth Bird, under the name Fougasse, was a British cartoonist. He was art editor of Punch 1937 - 1949, and subsequently editor until 1953. He is best known for his ‘Careless Talk Costs Lives’ series of posters, and produced many other posters for the Ministry of Information and London Underground. His pen and ink cartoons for Punch are some of his gentlest and funniest works. Provenance: The Fine Art Society Ltd., 148 New Bond Street, June 1966. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Cyril Kenneth Bird ‘Fougasse’ (British, 1887-1965)
Careless Talk Costs Lives
Lithographic posters c1940 32 x 20 cm (12.5 x 8 in) Set of eight and individual posters available, please call for current stock. Further biographical details and items by Fougasse are available here. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
For the Future of our Nation - Save Now
Original vintage poster 73 x 49 cm Issued by the National Savings Committee, London, the Scottish Savings Committee, Edinburgh, and the Ulster Savings Committee, Belfast. An original vintage WW2 poster encouraging Britons to save via the National Savings scheme; by saving, the couple in the picture can ensure a good future for their three children. James Henry Dowd was born in 1884. He worked as a draughtsman, etcher and painter. Dowd was a regular contributor to the The Daily Graphic and in 1906 began to have his work published in Punch Magazine. Condition: generally very good. Not backed. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage National Savings posters. -
Brownbridge (flourished 1930s - 1940s)
For Fireside Comfort, High Beam Gas Fires brochure design
Gouache, mixed media art, and collage 21.5 x 14 cm From a small archive of works by Brownbridge, a member of the Society of Industrial Artists. A design for a brochure advertising Radiation's high beam gas fires. Brownbridge's design combines a photograph of a mother and child with hand-painted text; the red and yellow colour palette project warmth and cosiness. The mother's hair is fantastically 1930s, and she reads a copy of 'Patsy Ann: Her Happy Times' by Mona Reed King (first published in 1935) to her son. Society of Industrial Artists correspondance (photographed above) is not included; please enquire separately. Condition: generally very good; lacking 'The Serene' collaged photograph. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other designs by Brownbridge. -
Food Study
Original Poster 51x76cm If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Brownbridge (flourished 1930s - 1940s)
Fletcher Gas Fires brochure design (1937)
Lithographic brochure 21.5 x 14 cm From a small archive of works by Brownbridge, a member of the Society of Industrial Artists. An original gouache design for a brochure advertising Fletcher Russell and Co. gas fires. The futuristic style of the boldly blue-, black-, and orange-coloured poster, as well as the dynamic diamond-shaped badge containing the initials F and R (for Fletcher and Russell) combine to make this a highly modern piece of 1930s design. Society of Industrial Artists correspondance (photographed above) is not included; please enquire separately. Condition: generally very good; gentle crease to top right corner. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other designs by Brownbridge. -
FHK Henrion (1914 - 1990)
Where Coal Comes From (circa 1945)
Original vintage poster 51 x 76 cm Signed in plate. Issued by the Ministry of Fuel and Power; printed for HM Stationery Office by Field Sons & Co Ltd, Bradford. We have been unable to identify any other copy of this poster by this renowned designer in any public collection - it is possibly the only remaining copy. A Ministry of Fuel poster encouraging the public to use less fuel. FHK Henrion was a German graphic designer who moved to Paris after leaving school, studying with the poster designer Paul Colin and then moving to London in 1936. Interned in the Isle of Man during the Second World War, he went on to design posters for the Ministry of Information and the US Office of War Information. After the War he started his own design agency, pioneering the concept of corporate identity. Clients included KLM, Giro, The Post Office, Tate & Lyle. The Ministry of Power and Fuel existed from 1942 to 1957 to control the nation's use of the scarce resources during and after the Second World War. Condition: centre folds as issued with a little wear to the extremities of the folds; generally very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
FHK Henrion (1914 - 1990)
What Comes from Coal (circa 1945)
Original vintage poster 51 x 76 cm Signed in plate. Issued by the Ministry of Fuel and Power; printed for HM Stationery Office by Field Sons & Co Ltd, Bradford. We have been unable to identify any other copy of this poster by this renowned designer in any public collection - it is possibly the only remaining copy. A Ministry of Fuel poster encouraging the public to use less fuel. FHK Henrion was a German graphic designer who moved to Paris after leaving school, studying with the poster designer Paul Colin and then moving to London in 1936. Interned in the Isle of Man during the Second World War, he went on to design posters for the Ministry of Information and the US Office of War Information. After the War he started his own design agency, pioneering the concept of corporate identity. Clients included KLM, Giro, The Post Office, Tate & Lyle. The Ministry of Power and Fuel existed from 1942 to 1957 to control the nation's use of the scarce resources during and after the Second World War. Condition: centre folds as issued with a little wear to the extremities of the folds; generally very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
James Hart
Festival of Britain
Lithographic poster map 45 x 58 cm Folding map published for London Transport and British Railways for visitors to the 1951 Festival of Britain, featuring the Abram Games logo, details of water bus services, a detailed plan of the Lambeth exhibition area by Waterloo Bridge. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Ernest William Fenton (b. 1922)
Transport for London: Kew Palace, Eltham Palace, Hatfield Old Palace, Richmond Palace
Printed for London Transport Lithographic poster 40x25 inches Educated at Selby College of Art, Leeds College of Art and the Royal College of Art, William Fenton designed posters for London Transport from 1952-1976. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.ukor call us on 07929 749056. -
Anon.
Farnborough Hospital Routemaster
Slipboard Poster c.1970 Screenprint poster 64x9cm In a black hand-finished frame. Printed for London Transport for use on Routemaster or RT buses. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Excellent. -
Guy Georget (1911 - 1992)
Espagne - Riders
Original vintage poster 100 x 62 cm One of Georget's fantastic posters designed for the Spanish tourist board. Three riders in traditional dress, with the ladies riding side-saddle, and one with sherry in hand, pose mounted in front of a red and white striped background. The bold, bright colours make the poster typically Georget. Guy Georget was a commercial designer; most of his poster designs were published in the late 1940s. Hired by the tourist boards in their post-war spree of tourism encouragement, Georget designed posters influenced by the styles of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. Condition: generally very good; a few tiny repaired edge tears. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for more original vintage travel posters. -
Guy Georget (1911 - 1992)
Espagne - Pilgrims
Original vintage poster 100 x 62 cm One of the fantastic posters Georget designed for the Spanish tourist board. Two pilgrims progress towards a typically Spanish church; Georget makes uses vibrant tones of bright blue, pink, and yellow to illustrate the scene. Guy Georget was a commercial designer; most of his poster designs were published in the late 1940s. Hired by the tourist boards in their post-war spree of tourism encouragement, Georget designed posters influenced by the styles of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. Condition: generally very good; a few repaired edge tears including one at the top c. 80mm, one to left side c. 25 mm. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for more original vintage travel posters. -
José Ortega (1921 - 1990)
"Don Quixote" Espagne
Original vintage poster c. 1960 99 x 65 cm Printed in Barcelona for the Publications de la Direccion General del Turismo. Ortega's poster is an abstract depiction Don Quixote (the Spanish hero written by Miguel de Cervantes), complete with his distinctive hat and spear. Ortega designed the poster for the Spanish tourist board, using an illustrious figure from Spain's literary heritage to encourage people to visit Spain. José García Ortega was born in Arroba de los Montes and was a member of the Communist Party. He worked as a painter and sculptor, studying at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid. In 1953 he went to France to study art, funded by a French government scholarship. He returned to Spain throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and became a commercially successful artist. Some of his most famous designs include the posters which the Spanish tourist board commissioned from him circa 1960. Condition: generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for more original vintage travel posters. -
Ernest Bendell-Bayly Lancaster Bomber
Oil on paper laid on board 39x38cm Design for a poster 1940s If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Ernest Bendell-Bayly was a partner in the Bayly-Souster advertising agency, employer of, amongst others, Owen Miller. They produced many posters for the Ministry of Aircraft Production during the war. -
Eric Fraser For Progress in the Future Save Now
75x51cm Original Vintage Poster Issued by the National Savings Committee If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Backed to linen, small edge tears to right side as visibile in image.
