Explore the world of artistic expression with Poster France’s collection of original vintage exposition and gallery posters. Featuring renowned artists like Picasso, Chagall, Miro, Matisse, Cocteau, and Warhol, these posters celebrate iconic exhibitions and the legacy of art history. Bring timeless artistry into your space with these unique pieces that showcase the creativity of the world’s greatest artists.
VIVA DI ROSA – MUSÉE D’ART MODERNE DE LA VILLE DE PARIS – 1988
Original serigraph poster by Hervé Di Rosa created for the exhibition “Viva Di Rosa” held at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris in 1988. Printed by Ville de Paris.
“Viva Di Rosa” took place from October 13 to December 31, 1988 and featured work by Hervé Di Rosa (paintings) and Richard Di Rosa (sculpture). The exhibition was associated with the museum’s programming, including the Musée des Enfants. The museum is located at the Trocadéro in Paris.
Hervé Di Rosa (born 1959, Sète, France) is a French painter and co-founder in 1981 of the Figuration Libre movement, alongside Robert Combas, Rémi Blanchard, and François Boisrond.
This poster is an original 1988 silkscreen printing, not a reproduction.
Artist: Hervé Di Rosa
Printer: Ville de Paris
Year: 1988
Size: 16 x 24 inches / 40 x 60 cm
Print Technique: Serigraph (Silkscreen)
Condition: Excellent A condition
Linen Backing: Unlined
Exposition Daumier Honore Daumier at the Orangerie Paris 1934
Original 1934 exhibition poster for Exposition Daumier, held at the Orangerie des Tuileries and the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. The exhibition paid tribute to Honoré Daumier (1808–1879), one of France’s most celebrated caricaturists, painters, and sculptors.
The event presented an extensive selection of Daumier’s works, including lithographs, paintings, and sculpture, highlighting his keen observations of 19th-century French society and politics during the July Monarchy and the Second Republic. Known for combining artistic mastery with incisive social commentary, Daumier’s influence was the focus of this important cultural occasion.
Exposition Daumier
Artist: Honoré Daumier
Printer: Mourlot, Paris
Size: 15 x 23 in / 38,1 x 58,4 cm
On/Off Linen: On Linen
Print Technique: Stone lithograph
Year: 1934
Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Odalisque #2 (Workshop Proof)
Artist: Jean Tinguely (Swiss, 1925–1991)
Date: 1989
Production Period: 1980–1989
Printer: Caza Imprimerie, Paris
Size: 22 × 30 in. (56 × 76 cm)
Print Type: Serigraphy (Silkscreen)
Materials: Canson Arches watercolor paper, black ink
Condition: Excellent
Comments:
Odalisque #2, workshop proof silkscreen by Jean Tinguely, produced in 1989. This impression is unsigned and unnumbered, issued as a proof. The printing was carried out by Caza Imprimerie in Paris, using Canson Arches watercolor paper and black ink of very high quality.
Jean Tinguely was a Swiss artist recognized for his kinetic sculptures and his extension of the Dada tradition into the late 20th century. His mechanical constructions satirized modern industrial culture and often incorporated movement, sound, and elements of chance. Tinguely’s work was exhibited internationally during his lifetime, with major installations at the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Centre Pompidou (Paris), the Tate (London), and other institutions.
This silkscreen represents his graphic work from the late 1980s and illustrates the playful, energetic line characteristic of his art.
Original poster by Valerio Adami created in 1991 for a Festival de Jazz event. Printed by Alpha Graph.
Jazz festivals in France in the late 20th century typically featured a range of international and European performers, including established American jazz musicians alongside leading French and contemporary European artists. These festivals were important cultural events that brought together traditional jazz, modern jazz, and experimental performances within a summer concert setting.
The composition presents a stylized view of a grand piano from an elevated perspective. The keyboard and interior of the instrument are rendered in Adami’s defined line work and flat areas of color. The piano subject may be of particular interest to collectors of music-related art and to pianists.
Printed by Alpha Graph. Mounted on linen.
Artist: Valerio Adami (b. 1935)
Title: Festival de Jazz
Date: 1991
Printer: Alpha Graph
Medium: Offset lithograph
Size: 16 x 24 inches
Linen: Mounted on linen
Condition: Mint condition
Original silkscreen on wove paper by Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo, known as Corneille (1922–2010), created for Mois de la Photo à Paris in 1990.Corneille was a co-founder of the CoBrA movement (1948–1951). This poster was produced for the Paris biennial photography festival, held each November since 1980.Printed in serigraph (silkscreen) by Seri Poinçon, Alençon. The composition includes a stylized blue bird and camera referencing the festival’s photographic theme.The edition was limited to 100 copies. The present example is outside the edition (H.C.). Signed in the plate in the lower right margin and titled and dated on the stone.
Artist: Guillaume Corneille (1922–2010)
Title: Mois de la Photo à Paris
Date: 1990
Printer: Seri Poinçon, Alençon
Medium: Silkscreen (serigraph)
Paper: Wove paper
Edition: Edition of 100; this example outside the edition (H.C.)
Signature: Signed in the plate, lower right margin
Inscription: Titled and dated on the stone
Condition: Mint condition
Dimensions:
• Sheet size: 70 x 50 cm / 27.5 x 19.6 inches
• Image size: 56.5 x 38.5 cm / 22.2 x 15.1 inches
Grand Theatre de l’Exposition – Palais des Enfants – Jules Cheret – Affiches Illustrees – 1889.
Original small-format color lithographic plate from Les Affiches illustrees, reproducing Jules Cheret’s 1889 poster for the “Grand Theatre de l’Exposition / Palais des Enfants.” The image advertises the children’s theatre and entertainments at the 1889 Paris Exposition, listing opera-comique, ballets, pantomimes, clowneries, and marionettes. Cheret’s composition, with its bright, playful Belle Epoque style, was created for the Exposition venue near the Eiffel Tower and printed by Chaix for the original large poster; this reduced-format plate was issued shortly afterward for collectors in the Affiches illustrees portfolios.
Title: Affiches Illustrees – Grand Theatre de l’Exposition – Palais des Enfants
Artist: Jules Cheret (1836–1932)
Date: 1889 (small-format plate after the original poster)
Publisher/Series: Les Affiches illustrees
Printer: (after Imp. Chaix, Paris, as per the original poster)
Size: approx. 8.5 x 11.8 in. (21.5 x 30 cm) sheet, standard Affiches illustrees plate format
Print type: Original color lithograph, small-format plate
Condition: [insert your grading]
Comments: Cheret’s well-known 1889 Exposition children’s theatre poster in the Affiches illustrees collector’s format; strong period entertainment subject and classic Cheret color.
Festival du Cirque de Demain (1988)
Original French Circus Poster
Designed by Raymond Savignac — Printed by Éts Saint Martin, Asnières
Created by the celebrated French graphic artist Raymond Savignac (1907–2002), this whimsical poster announces the 11th Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain, held in Paris from January 20–27, 1988. The event—literally the “Circus of Tomorrow”—was founded to spotlight new generations of circus artists from around the world, combining innovation and traditional spectacle under the dome of the Cirque d’Hiver Bouglione.
Savignac’s design captures his unmistakable humor and clarity: a simple, colorful composition that conveys joy, movement, and the human element of performance. His ability to distill complex ideas into playful visual symbols made him one of the most beloved French poster artists of the 20th century, known for works for Air France, Perrier, Monsavon, and countless cultural events.
Printed in serigraphy by Établissements Saint Martin in Asnières, this is the original 1988 edition, professionally mounted on linen and preserved in excellent condition.
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Details
Artist: Raymond Savignac
Printer: Établissements Saint Martin, Asnières
Technique: Serigraph (silkscreen)
Year: 1988
Size: 16 x 24 in. (40 x 60 cm)
Linen: Mounted on linen
Condition: Excellent
Comment:
A joyful and collectible original by Raymond Savignac for the 11th Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain, printed in vivid serigraphy by Éts Saint Martin. A fine example of Savignac’s lighthearted visual wit and the enduring charm of French cultural poster art.
