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Hugo Wetli (1916-1972) Autumn on Lake Geneva Herbst am Genfersee Douceur automnale du Léman
Original Poster c. 1960s 40x25" If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Pinholes to corners, some soft creases, not backed, generally good. -
Hugo Wetli (1916-1972) Spring on Lake Lucerne Fruhling am Vierwalkstaettersee Printemps au lac des Quatre-Cantons Primavera sul Lago dei Quattro Caontoni Lago de Lucerna
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Anonymous Milan Trade Fair 1975
Original Vintage Poster 98x61cm A cool poster design from Italy, that home of mid-century modern design. We have been unable to trace any other copy of this poster; it is quite possibly the sole survivor. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Some gentle creasing, generally good condition. -
Cyril Kenneth Bird ‘Fougasse’ (British, 1887-1965) Careless Talk Costs Lives V
Lithographic poster c.1940 32 x 20 cm (12.5 x 8 in) Reprinted by the IV Army Corps by the 103rd Engineers Lacking the normal Fougasse edition, the IV Army Corps commissioned their Engineers - the 103rd Engineers - to produce their own edition. Indescribably rare, one of the ones in this series is inscribed 'To Al, with sincerest regards Warren C Guggenheim'. The cartoonist Fougasse, was a British cartoonist who 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 the other posters both for the Ministry of Information, London Underground and others. The Ministry of Information’s wartime poster campaign was soon regarded as dull and uninspiring on account of its hectoring messages such as ‘Keep Calm and Carry On.’ There were posters telling the population how to conduct virtually every minute of their daily lives – for instance by saving old clothes for rags, turning off the lights, saving food, digging for victory, or watching out for spies. With this instruction overload the population ceased paying attention to the posters, so Fougasse offered his services to the Ministry of Information unpaid, with a view to bringing a touch of humour to serious messages. An amusing picture and a pithy caption helped to get the message across to the reader. His distinctive style, with the red border, was adopted by other Ministry artists. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally very good, a few very soft creases as normal. -
Cyril Kenneth Bird ‘Fougasse’ (British, 1887-1965) Careless Talk Costs Lives IV
Lithographic poster c.1940 32 x 20 cm (12.5 x 8 in) Reprinted by the IV Army Corps by the 103rd Engineers Lacking the normal Fougasse edition, the IV Army Corps commissioned their Engineers - the 103rd Engineers - to produce their own edition. Indescribably rare, one of the ones in this series is inscribed 'To Al, with sincerest regards Warren C Guggenheim'. The cartoonist Fougasse, was a British cartoonist who 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 the other posters both for the Ministry of Information, London Underground and others. The Ministry of Information’s wartime poster campaign was soon regarded as dull and uninspiring on account of its hectoring messages such as ‘Keep Calm and Carry On.’ There were posters telling the population how to conduct virtually every minute of their daily lives – for instance by saving old clothes for rags, turning off the lights, saving food, digging for victory, or watching out for spies. With this instruction overload the population ceased paying attention to the posters, so Fougasse offered his services to the Ministry of Information unpaid, with a view to bringing a touch of humour to serious messages. An amusing picture and a pithy caption helped to get the message across to the reader. His distinctive style, with the red border, was adopted by other Ministry artists. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally very good, a few very soft creases as normal. -
Davos, Parsenn Region, Switzerland Vintage Ski Poster (1968)
67 x 53 cm Printed by LooArt Press, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1968 1960s poster for Davos ski resort in Parsenn, Switzerland, featuring a photograph of a skiier jumping off the slope into powder snow. Direct from the surplus stock of the printers, LooArt Press, which closed in the early 1970s. Condition: Excellent -
Mammoth Mountain California Vintage Ski Poster (1967)
67 x 53 cm Printed by LooArt Press, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Vintage travel poster for Mammoth, California ski resort. Includes an illustration of a skiier gliding through the air. Direct from the surplus stock of the printers, LooArt Press, which closed in the early 1970s. Condition: Excellent -
Breckenridge, Colorado Vintage Ski Poster USA (1967)
67 x 53 cm Printed by LooArt Press, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1967 Travel poster for skiing in Breckenridge, Colorado, featuring a photograph of a smiling skier - Trygve Berge sporting Kneissl skis - and a rather cool pair of shades and jumper. Direct from the surplus stock of the printers, LooArt Press, which closed in the early 1970s. Condition: Excellent. -
Lionshead, Vail, Colorado Vintage Ski Poster USA (c.1970) Powder Day
67 x 53 cm Poster Printed by LooArt Press, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1970 Direct from the surplus stock of the printers, LooArt Press, which closed in the early 1970s. Condition: Excellent -
Hart Ski Colorado Original Vintage Poster (c.1970), Roger Staub USA
67 x 53 cm Made in U.S.A Photograph of Olympic Medalist, Roger Staub, photographed by Marvin Newman. Born in 1936, Staub won the gold medal in the Giant Slalom in the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley; his first Olympics having been in 1956 where he finished fourth. Following a brief career as a professional racer he commenced a life as ski school director at Vail, Colorado, just after its opening. He died in 1974 in a ski gliding accident. Condition: Generally excellent, direct from the surplus stock of the printers, LooArt Press, which closed in the early 1970s. -
Taos New Mexico USA Vintage Ski Poster 1974 Victor Frohlich and Tom Carrera
67 x 53 cm Poster Printed by LooArt Press, Colorado Springs, Colorado Direct from the surplus stock of the printers, LooArt Press, which closed in the early 1970s. This features Victor Frohlich in the foreground, who had been at Taos Ski Valley since the start, with Tom Carrera in behind him. This is on the Snakedance fun in 1974. Taos Ski Valley was founded in 1955 by Ernie and Rhonda Blake who lived in an eleven foot camper van prior to the construction of the Hondo Lodge - now the Inn at Snakedance (where they lived without power until 1963!) In 1956 Ernie - together with sixteen men from Taos Puelbo and a mule named Lightning - installed the first lift, the Bridger-Boseman J-Bar, serving the current Snakedance run which at the time was the mountain's only run. Condition: From the printer's surplus stock, in generally excellent condition. -
Aspen Highlands Vintage Ski Poster (c.1970) Maroon Bells Mountains
67 x 53 cm Poster Printed by LooArt Press, Colorado Springs, Colorado Direct from the surplus stock of the printers, LooArt Press, which closed in the early 1970s. Condition: Generally excellent, new-old stock from the 1970s printers. -
Alta, Utah Vintage Ski Poster USA (c.1970)
67 x 53 cm Poster Printed by LooArt Press, Colorado Springs, Colorado, c. 1970 From the surplus stock of the printers, LooArt Press, which closed in the early 1970s. Condition: Excellent -
'BOOM' skibatics in Colorado Poster (c.1970)
67 x 53 cm Original Vintage Poster Printed by LooArt Press, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Features a photograph of acrobatic skier by Steve Knowlton. Direct from the surplus stock of the printers, LooArt Press, which closed in the early 1970s. In generally excellent condition. -
Waimea Bay, Hawaii 1964 Vintage Surfing Poster of Mike Doyle Champion Surfer
67 x 53 cm Poster (lithograph) Printed by Looart Press, Colorado Springs, Colorado (1964) Waimea Bay Hawaii vintage 1964 surfing poster, with photograph of legendary surfer Mike Doyle on a wave on the north coast of Hawaii, taken by the iconic Californian surf photographer Leroy Grannis (1917-2011). Born in California in 1941, Doyle was first capitvated at the age of thirteen by surfing. The epitome of a surfer; tanned, chiseled features, charismatic and permanently smiling. He won readers polls in 1964 and 1965 in Surfer magazine, and in 1966 was voted Surfer's 'Top International Surfer'. Direct from the surplus stock of the printers, LooArt Press, which closed in the early 1970s. The poster is in generally excellent condition. -
Sun Valley
Original lithographic poster c. 1965 76x51cm Published by LooArt Press, Colorado The resort was the first destination winter resort in the US and was developed by W A Harriman, the chairman of the Union Pacific Railroad to increase passenger numbers. The Austrian Count Schaffgotsch was instructed to find a suitable site and Sun Valley was born. Sun Valley was the site of the world's first chairlifts as single-seat chairs were installed in 1936 for the opening. The poster is believed to depict Sigfried 'Sigi' Engl, an Austrian who became director of Sun Valley Ski School in 1952 and made it famous for his innovative instructional methods. A few light creases and small spot towards top right. -
Anonymous Switzerland (Valais, Church of Rarogne) Photo:Giegel/SNTO Photolithographic poster 102x64cm If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Innsbruck: Austria
Lithographic poster Printed Tiroler Graphik 70x50cm If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.ukor call us on 07929 749056. -
Salzburg: Land of Happy Holidays
Lithographic poster 84x59cm If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.ukor call us on 07929 749056. -
Commonwealth Capitals
Anonymous
Commonwealth Capitals Poster
Printed for HSMO by J.Howitt & Son c. 1950 Lithograph 76x50cm If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Foire Internationale de Hanover
Original vintage poster 84 x 59 cm This poster with its highly modern logo advertises the 1960 Hanover Fair. British military authorities organised the trade fair as a bolster to Germany's post-war economy. Over 1,000 exhibitors showed a selection of items made in Germany for overseas export. This version of the poster was designed for display in France. 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 more original vintage posters. -
Edgard Derouet (1910 - 2001)
Loterie Nationale La Marseillaise (1939)
Original vintage poster 59 x 39 cm Derouet's famous "jumping man" motif features on this stylish Art Deco poster which advertises the National Lottery. The figure's pinstripe trousers are in the colours of the French flag, which he also waves animatedly; the figure became the figurehead of the Loterie Nationale. Edgar Derouet was a French painter and poster artist. He studied under the celebrated poster artist Paul Colin, and worked as a poster illustrator for most of his career. During the Second World War he worked for the Vichy government and the German film industry; he became the artistic director of the magazine Art et Industrie when the war ended in 1945. He stopped working as a poster artist in 1954, instead running a print shop. Condition: generally very good; folds as issued; some browning to paper. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage posters. -
Bovril
Lithograph 75 x 73 cm An original advertisement for Bovril, featuring the brand's uniquely shaped amber glass bottle. One of the instructions for preparing the meat paste into a liquid is 'Stir Well from the Bottom', which went on to become a recognisable tagline for Bovril. Condition: old folds as issued; otherwise generally good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage posters. -
Army Gotha "Go 242"
Aeroplane identification poster, published 1942 63 x 47 cm A particularly unusual style of aeroplane identification poster, owing to the very arty images. Most such posters rely on very plain silhouettes, this series - and we have several in this series; view them here - have a much more arty approach to the task with shading and an interesting angle view. The Gotha Go 242 was a transport glider used by the Luftwaffe during World War II. It was designed by Albert Kalkert in response to the request for a heavy transport glider to replace the DFS 230 which was then in service. The requirement was for a glider capable of carrying 20 fully laden troops, or equivalent cargo. Two prototypes flew in 1941 and the type quickly entered production, with a total of 1,528 being built. In service, Go 242s were towed into the air by Heinkel He 111s or Junkers Ju 52s. Most saw service in the Mediterranean, North Africa and Aegean. Ju 87D-2s had strengthened rear fuselage and combined tailwheel and hook for towing the Go 242. Today, there are two surviving 242s - one in the Musée de la Resistance du Vercors in Valence, France, and the other in the Technik Museum and Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr in Berlin, Germany. Condition: generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Navy and Army Grumman "Duck"
Aeroplane identification poster, published 1942 63 x 47 cm A particularly unusual style of aeroplane identification poster, owing to the very arty images. Most such posters rely on very plain silhouettes, this series - and we have several in this series; view them here - have a much more arty approach to the task with shading and an interesting angle view. The Grumman J2F Duck was an American single-engine amphibious biplane. It was used by each major branch of the U.S. armed forces from the mid-1930s until just after World War II, primarily for utility and air-sea rescue duties. It was also used by the Argentine Navy, who took delivery of their first J2F in 1937. Apart from general utility and light transport duties, its missions included mapping, reconnaissance, anti-submarine patrol, air-sea rescue work, photographic surveys, and target tug. Condition: generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Army A-20 A, B, Navy BD- 1, 2, UK "Boston" I, II, III, "Havoc" I, II, French DB-7B Douglas "A-20"
Aeroplane identification poster, published 1942 63 x 47 cm A particularly unusual style of aeroplane identification poster, owing to the very arty images. Most such posters rely on very plain silhouettes, this series - and we have several in this series; view them here - have a much more arty approach to the task with shading and an interesting angle view. The Douglas A-20 was a medium bomber, attack aircraft, night intruder, night fighter, and reconnaissance aircraft of World War II. Designed to meet an Army Air Corps requirement for a bomber, it was ordered by France for their air force before the USAAC decided it would also meet their requirements. French DB-7s were the first to see combat. The A-20 served with several Allied air forces, principally the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), the Soviet Air Forces (VVS), Soviet Naval Aviation (AVMF), and the Royal Air Force (RAF) of the United Kingdom. A total of 7,478 aircraft were built, of which more than a third served with Soviet units. It was also used by the air forces of Australia, South Africa, France, and the Netherlands during the war. Condition: generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
1942 Navy R5D-1 Army C-54A Douglas "Skymaster"
Aeroplane identification poster, published 1942 63 x 47 cm A particularly unusual style of aeroplane identification poster, owing to the very arty images. Most such posters rely on very plain silhouettes, this series - and we have several in this series; view them here - have a much more arty approach to the task with shading and an interesting angle view. The Douglas Skymaster was a four-engine transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces in World War II and the Korean War. Like the Douglas C-47 Skytrain (the Skytrain poster from the same series is also available in our storefront), the Skymaster was derived from a civilian airliner, the Douglas DC-4. To meet military requirements, the first civil production aircraft had four additional auxiliary fuel tanks in the main cabin which reduced the passenger seats to 26. The following batch of aircraft, designated C-54A, were built with a stronger floor and a cargo door with a hoist and winch. The first C-54A was delivered in February 1943. Skymasters used by the United States Navy were designated Douglas R5D. As well as being used for cargo transport, the C-54 also carried presidents, prime ministers, and military staff. Dozens of variants of the C-54 were employed in a wide variety of non-combat roles such as air-sea rescue, scientific and military research, and missile tracking and recovery. During the Berlin Airlift it hauled coal and food supplies to West Berlin. After the Korean War it continued to be used for military and civilian uses by more than 30 countries. Condition: generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
US Naval Aviation Training Division
MIG-3
Aeroplane identification poster, published 1942 63 x 47 cm A particularly unusual style of aeroplane identification poster, owing to the very arty images. Most such posters rely on very plain silhouettes, this series - and we have several in this series; view them here - have a much more arty approach to the task with shading and an interesting angle view. The Mikoyan-Gurevich MIG-3 was a Soviet fighter and interceptor aircraft used during World War II. It was a development of the MIG-1 by the Experimental Design Department of Factory No. 1 to remedy problems found during the MIG-1's development and operations. On 22 June 1941, at the beginning of Operation Barbarossa, some 981 MIG-3s were in service with the Soviet Air Forces, the Soviet Air Defence Forces, and Soviet Naval Aviation. The MIG-3 was difficult to fly in peacetime and much more so in combat. Originally designed as a high-altitude fighter-interceptor, combat over the Eastern Front was generally at lower altitudes, where it was inferior to the German Messerschmitt Bf 109 (a poster of which is available in our storefront) as well as most of its Soviet contemporaries. It was also pressed into service as a fighter-bomber during the autumn of 1941 but it was equally unsuited for this. The losses suffered in combat were very high, in percentage the highest among all the VVS fighters, with 1,432 shot down. Condition: generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
US Naval Aviation Training Division
Messerschmitt BF 210
Aeroplane identification poster, published 1942 63 x 47 cm A particularly unusual style of aeroplane identification poster, owing to the very arty images. Most such posters rely on very plain silhouettes, this series - and we have several in this series; view them here - have a much more arty approach to the task with shading and an interesting angle view. The Messerschmitt Me 210 was a two-seater German heavy fighter and ground-attack aircraft of World War II. Initial development of the 210 was started by Messerschmitt in 1938 at the request of the Luftwaffe. Condition: generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
1943 Blohm und Voss "Ha. 138B"
World War II German Reich reconnaissance plane Original aeroplane recognition poster (1943) 63 x 47 cm A particularly unusual style of aeroplane identification poster, owing to the very arty images. Most such posters rely on very plain silhouettes, this series - and we have several in this series; view them here - have a much more arty approach to the task with shading and an interesting angle view. Condition: generally very good, occasional handling marks. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Printed by Lowe & Brydone Printers (1944)
Great Britain's War Effort No. 6 (Munitions)
50x37cm "Seven-tenths of all munitions for the Armed Forces of the British Commonwealth and Empire were made in the United Kingdom. This picturegraph is based on latest official figures issued by HM Government November 1944." The population of the Empire had to be persuaded that Britain was pulling her weight in World War 2. Bu this poster and others similar could the message be put across. The fine stylised tanks, bombs, ships, guns and other vehicles are stacked up on the left-hand side showing the British contribution. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Folds as issued, otherwise generally excellent. -
Printed by Lowe & Brydone Printers (1944)
Great Britain's War Effort No. 5 (Taxation)
50x37cm "The British people paid two and a half times as much Income Tax in 1943 as they paid in the year before the war. This picturegraph is based on latest official figures issued by HM Government November 1944." Pre-war taxation: £472,000,000 War-time £1,169,000,000 The population of the Empire had to be persuaded that Britain was pulling her weight in World War 2. By this poster and others similar could the message be put across. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Folds as issued, otherwise generally excellent. -
Printed by Lowe & Brydone Printers (1944)
Great Britain's War Effort No. 2 (Men in the armed forces)
50x37cm "Of the ten million men who served in the Commonwealth's Armed Forces five-and-a-half million men were from the United Kingdom alone. This picturegraph is based on latest official figures issued by HM Government November 1944." The population of the Empire had to be persuaded that Britain was pulling her weight in World War 2. By this poster and others similar could the message be put across. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Folds as issued, otherwise generally excellent. -
Anonymous Moss Gouache original design for poster
30x33cm c. 1930s Sadly the artist is unknown, but this rather good example of commercial artwork cleverly places the images of two impeccably dressed horse riders upon tremendously handsome horses. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally good condition, a few old losses as may be seen in picture. -
 The Royal Dragoons - Men in Armour
c. 1960 Lithographic poster 76x51cm A soldier, headphones to his ear, binoculars in his hand, and beret on his head is shown before a tank, an army helicopter, and an armoured vehicle. Worsley was a war artist during World War II who was captured by the Germans and then an illustrator for Eagle comic. Click here for further biographical details and other posters by Worsley. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
John Worsley (1919-2000)Â (attributed)
Join the Regular Army through a Junior Leaders' Unit
Printed for H.M. Stationary Office by Carillon Press Ltd, Bournemouth. (c. 1959) Prepared for the War Office by the Central Office of Information Lithographic poster 76x51cm Young soldiers in a clearing in a forest read a map as a canoe is lowered into the river behind them. Worsley was a war artist during World War II who was captured by the Germans and then an illustrator for Eagle comic. Click here for further biographical details and other posters by Worsley. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Attributed to John Worsley
Join the New Regular Army - A Real Man's Life
Published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. Printed by Chromoworks Limited, 1959 Lithographic poster 75x50cm Worsley was a war artist during World War II who was captured by the Germans and then an illustrator for Eagle comic. Click here for further biographical details and other posters by Worsley. The Soldier of the Queen depicted is a tank commander. At the time the poster was printed the main location for deployment of tanks was West Germany. In 1946 the British Army of the Rhine was created to protect Germany - and indeed Europe - from a Soviet invasion. Numbering up to 80,000 soldiers it was estimated that in the event of war the life expectancy of a tank commander would be less than two days. A Real Man's Life indeed. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
John Worsley (1919-2000)
Join the Regular Army
Printed for H.M. Stationary Office by Leonard Ripley & Co. (1959) Lithographic poster 76x51cm Worsley was a war artist during World War II who was captured by the Germans and then an illustrator for Eagle comic. Click here for further biographical details and other posters by Worsley. This image is titled A Royal Signals Technician Repairing a Radio and the original oil painting is in the Royal Signals Museum in Blandford Forum. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Brendan Neiland (b.1941)
Kings Cross Intercity Poster
Original Vintage Poster - lithograph 102x64cm (40×25 inches) each 1991 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. -
Tanks (1939 - 1945)
Original vintage poster 74 x 51 cm A copy of this poster is held by the Victoria and Albert Museum (E.2134-1946). Issued by the National Savings Committee, London, the Scottish Savings Committee, Edinburgh, and the Ulster Savings Committee, Belfast. Printed for HM Stationery Office by Fosh & Cross Ltd, London. This poster was designed during the Second World War and published by the Government to promote saving. Posters like this encouraged people to save via National Savings, with the promise that the funds saved would be used to support the war effort. Condition: generally very good, a couple of short repaired edge tears and crease to middle. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage posters. -
Out of stock
Well Saved!
Original vintage poster 76 x 51 cm Printed for HM Stationery Office by GCM Printing Service Ltd, Leicester. This poster, published by the Government and designed to promote saving, encourages us to save via the Post Office Savings Bank, the Trustee Savings Banks, and National Savings. Like the young football player pictured, we too can succeed by saving. Condition: generally very good; a few very short repaired edge tears and pin holes to corners. All would hide under a mount. 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. -
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. -
Soviet Union pro-Lenin Marxist Bulgarian propaganda poster design (circa 1950s)
Gouache on board 20 x 11.5 cm After a Communist takeover in 1945, Bulgaria was a Soviet ally during the Cold War, and maintained good relationships with Russia until the Revolutions of 1989. From 1945 to 1948, the country became entrenched within the Soviet sphere of influence under the control of the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP) which oversaw a program of Stalinization in the late 1940s and 1950s. Both countries are Slavic nations, and are bound together by a common Orthodox Christian culture. This poster design is a piece of Leninist propaganda, designed to make Bulgarians associate Lenin and Soviet Marxist rule with efficiency and plenty. It is inscribed to the reverse in Bulgarian 'To grow plants in rows next to each other - the thickest row with straight cobs'. The Pirin Mountains referred to in the top left-hand corner are a mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria. Condition: very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Soviet Union socialist irrigation Bulgarian propaganda poster design (circa 1950s)
Gouache on board 18 x 11 cm After a Communist takeover in 1945, Bulgaria was a Soviet ally during the Cold War, and maintained good relationships with Russia until the Revolutions of 1989. From 1945 to 1948, the country became entrenched within the Soviet sphere of influence under the control of the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP) which oversaw a program of Stalinization in the late 1940s and 1950s. Both countries are Slavic nations, and are bound together by a common Orthodox Christian culture. This poster design features huge juicy vegetables, grown as the result of newly-implemented irrigation systems. Socialist farming practices in Bulgaria were commonplace during its time as a Soviet ally or 'satellite'; the government was keen to encourage well-yielding farming practices and to be seen as a protector of agricultural infrastructure turing this turbulent period of the 20th century. Condition: very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Bulgarian pro-natalist propaganda poster design (circa 1950s)
Gouache on board 17 x 12 cm After a Communist takeover in 1945, Bulgaria was a Soviet ally during the Cold War, and maintained good relationships with Russia until the Revolutions of 1989. From 1945 to 1948, the country became entrenched within the Soviet sphere of influence under the control of the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP) which oversaw a program of Stalinization in the late 1940s and 1950s. Both countries are Slavic nations, and are bound together by a common Orthodox Christian culture. This poster design, painted in warm pink-purple tones and depicting a Bulgarian soldier holding a toddler aloft, was designed as post-war pro-natalist propaganda (likely from the 1950s). Bulgaria and its Soviet allies had lost a huge number of men during the war, and this design for a poster was intended to encourage Bulgarians to have more children. Condition: very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Royal Horse Artillery Drivers 1900 uniform
Lithograph 50 x 31 cm Produced for the Institute of Army Education. Printed for HM Stationery Office by I A Limited, Southall 51. These posters were produced by the Institute of Army Education, likely for display in barracks. Created in the 1950s, they illustrate the 'vintage' uniforms worn by the Corps during the First World War. Condition: punched holes to corners as issued; otherwise generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage Institute of Army Education uniform posters. -
Tank Corps (now Royal) Captain (Fighting Order) 1917 uniform
Lithograph 50 x 31 cm Produced for the Institute of Army Education. Printed for HM Stationery Office by I A Limited, Southall 51. These posters were produced by the Institute of Army Education, likely for display in barracks. Created in the 1950s, they illustrate the 'vintage' uniforms worn by the Corps during the First World War. Condition: punched holes to corners as issued; otherwise generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage Institute of Army Education uniform posters.
