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Carlos Ruano Llopis (1878-1950) Original Vintage Bullfighting Poster August 1955 107cm x 53cm Carlos Ruano Llopis was born in 1878 in Orba, Spain where he would become a celebrated painter and bullfighting poster artist. He began his career in a fan-making workshop to support his family. In 1909, he won the gold medal at the Regional Exhibition, allowing him to enjoy a scholarship to further his studies in Italy. From here onwards, he began to develop his characteristic bullfighting motif. This obsession with bulls was perhaps borne out of his own desire to pursue glory as a matador, an ambition he only curbed in deference to his beloved mother. The vivacity of his bullfighting posters became his trademark and, on one occasion, the prodigious matador Joselito “Gallo” even proclaimed, ‘the artist who painted this knows how to bullfight, even if he has never fought bulls before.’ Bright colours, movement and a sense of passion bring these posters to life, offering a uniquely Spanish charm. This 1955 edition advertises a bullfighting event in Valencia, featuring Rafael Ortega, Isidro Ortuño Jumillano, and the much celebrated Antonio Chenel Antoñete. This poster is striking in the vibrancy of the colours and the strong sense of movement, as Llopis masterfully captures the force of the bull charging through the matador's cloth. -
Mackinley
Back up the Fighting Forces
Lithograph 38 x 26 cm Propaganda poster produced for H.M. Stationery Office by J. Weiner LTD. STATIONERY OFFICE BY J. WEINER LTD. This poster dates to 1940, the early days of engagement by the United States in the Second World War. It played a part in a larger effort to encourage support for the war effort, particularly focusing on providing aid, resources, and supplies to the military forces. Propaganda posters like this were used to rally citizens to contribute to the war in various ways, including buying war bonds, working in factories, and volunteering for service. This particular poster depicts three servicemen: one member of the airforce, one marine and one naval soldier, together representing the different branches of the US military effort. Condition: Generally very good, small pinholes to each corner. For other examples of propaganda posters, click here. -
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Kerry Lee (1903-1988)
'Cambridge' Original Poster Map c. 1950
45x58cm Original Vintage Lithographic poster Published by Pictorial Maps Limited, Kerry Lee's own company This edition of the map was produced around 1950, depicting the historical centre of Cambridge and 20 Cambridge colleges around the edges with their founders. Well known as a creator of pictorial maps of British cities from the mid 20th century, he generally draws a self-portrait in the bottom corner by his signature - as here, where he is seen painting (mustachioed and bearded, and clad in a green tunic) with his ever-faithful dog Jim. Educated at Reading Schools of Arts and Science, the Slade and the Sorbonne in Paris, he subsequently assisted his step-father, an architect named Mr Harvey, as draftsman. Following the Depression Lee set up 'Associated Artists' at Blandford Studios off Baker Street, with a group of other commercial artists. During World War 2 he was based in Hertfordshire creating detailed cut-away drawings of German aircraft, and after the war - still at Blandford Studios - published a series of pictorial maps, both those for British Rail and also his own publications. -
Owen Miller (1907-1960)
They need spares to use their wings
Original poster c. 1943 76x51cm Printed for HMSO by Multi Machine Plates Ltd for the Ministry of Aircraft Production Damaged Spitfires are pictured waiting in a hanger for spares to arrive, encouraging the workers in the factory to work harder in order to keep the aeroplanes in the air. Click here for biographical details and other works by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Carlos Ruano Llopis (1878-1950) Original Vintage Bullfighting Poster June 1947 107cm x 53cm Carlos Ruano Llopis was born in 1878 in Orbs, Spain where he would become a celebrated painter and bullfighting poster artist. He began his career in a fan-making workshop to support his family. In 1909, he won the gold medal at the Regional Exhibition, allowing him to enjoy a scholarship to further his studies in Italy. From here onwards, he began to develop his characteristic bullfighting motif. This obsession with bulls was perhaps borne out of his own desire to pursue glory as a matador, an ambition he only curbed in deference to his beloved mother. The vivacity of his bullfighting posters became his trademark and, on one occasion, the prodigious matador Joselito “Gallo” even proclaimed, ‘the artist who painted this knows how to bullfight, even if he has never fought bulls before.’ Bright colours, movement and a sense of passion bring these posters to life, offering a uniquely Spanish charm. This 1947 edition advertises a bullfighting event in Granada, featuring Domingo Ortega, Agustin Parra Parrita, and the famous socialite Luis Miguel Dominguin. -
Harry Charles Beck (1902-1974) London Underground Railways Pocket Map September 1933 Lithograph 14.5 x 20.5 cm An edition from the first year of publication of Beck's iconic map, precursor to all other similar maps globally. This reimagining of the tube map constituted a veritable departure from earlier maps, stripping the sprawling Tube network down to a neat diagram of coloured, criss-crossing lines. Harry Beck was a technical draughtsman who worked for the London Metro Signal Office. Following being fired, he created the first diagrammatic Tube map in 1931. Having submitted it to the Publicity Office at London Transport, it was rejected. However an updated proposal was accepted, being published in January 1933 in an edition of 700,000 pocket maps - most of which were consigned to the dustbin within hours, days or weeks. Those that survive are rare. Immediately popular it was adopted and similar maps have been used ever since by London Transport - and indeed many other rail systems worldwide. Beck was inspired whilst creating an electrical circuit diagram to apply the same concept to the Underground system, in the understanding that passengers on the network were more interested in how the lines related to each other, than in how they related to the topography of the city. Beck worked on the map in his spare time, and was - depending on the story you believe - either not paid for his work, or was paid a mere five or ten guineas. These days his work is acknowledged on all published London Transport maps. -
British Airways Holidays
Concorde Vacations (1999)
Original Vintage Lithographic Poster 92 x 61 cm Original vintage travel poster, advertising Concorde Vacations by British Airways Holidays and featuring an image of an iconic Concorde plane flying through the night. This unique edition a stunning image of the supersonic passenger plane Concorde, set against a night-time backdrop and framed almost as if a rocket shooting through space. The aircraft was originally developed and manufactured jointly between the British Aircraft Corporation and the French airline company Sud-Aviation. The aircraft was capable of flying at a maximum speed over twice the speed of sound (taking less than 3.5 hours to fly the London to New York route but costing over 30 times more than a regular plane ticket). Although the venture ultimately ended in tragedy, with the fatal crash in July 2000, their speed and luxury distinguished the planes as an icon of modernity. -
Hubert Mathieu
Téléferique du Béout: Lourdes (1952)
Lithographic poster 100x62cm Complete with a ski cable car in the place famous as a place of Roman Catholic pilgrimage. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Uxbridge Station Poster c.1930 Printed by HMSO
Lithograph 100x62cm This four coloured lithograph was printed in extremely limited numbers for London Transport by HMSO. These maps detailed station entrances and were placed along the underground network to inform commuters exactly where they were in London. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally very good, slight bruising to the very edges in places, and a little touching in of the red border. -
Anonymous
Draughts Eat Coal - Stop All Draughts! Save Fuel for Production
Lithographic poster 76 x 50cm Issued by the Ministry of Fuel and Power Printed for HM Stationery Office by J Weiner Ltd, London WC1 Fuel was needed for production of munitions and machinery, as well as to drive the machinery. The population was therefore exhorted not to waste fuel. Successful Home Front propaganda posters, as Fougasse proved, needed to amuse the watcher; cartoonists were accordingly highly regarded for this task. -
Walther Koch (1875-1915) Zug Berg und Strassenbahn
Original lithographic poster (1914) 40x30" Printed in Zurich by Anstalt Gebr Fretz If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Excellent. -
'Bisto for all Meat Dishes'
Original vintage poster 55 x 202 cm This original vintage poster is an excellent opportunity to acquire a piece of British advertising history. Bisto is an instantly recognisable brand today, and has been throughout the 20th century; the catchphrase on the poster here, "Bisto for all meat dishes" was used in the 1950s. The first Bisto product, in 1908, was a meat-flavoured gravy powder which rapidly became a bestseller in the UK. It was added to gravies to thicken them and give a richer taste and aroma. Invented by Messrs Roberts & Patterson, it was named "Bisto" because it "Browns, Seasons and Thickens in One". As of 2005, Bisto Gravy Granules had a British market share of over 70%. Nearly all British grocery outlets stock a Bisto product.
