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Fine Art - June 2025
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Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, 1963. Offset lithographic exhibition poster for 'The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition', held from 4 May to 18 August 1963. Features a dramatic silhouette of the statue of Sir Joshua Reynolds in the Annenberg Courtyard of Burlington House, off Piccadilly, Westminster, London. This classical image, printed in striking red, pink, and in black screen-print style design, also shows the pop art influence on institutional poster design of the early 1960s. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 51cm. Condition: Good.
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Royal Academy, Painting in England 1700-1850, 1964-1965. Lithographic exhibition poster designed by Theo Ramos (Spanish, 1928-2018), featuring 'White Poodle in a Boat' by George Stubbs A.R.A. Printed by Balding-Mansell for the Royal Academy's 'Painting in England 1700-1850' exhibition, held 1964-1965, from 'The Collection of Mr and Mrs Paul Mellon.' Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 51cm. Condition: Good, slight foxing and creases visible, commensurate with age.
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Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Announcement, 1964. Original letterpress announcement poster for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition held from May 2 to August 16, 1964. Features the Royal coat of arms and detailed submission instructions for artists. The poster outlines specific receiving dates for different works: water colours (March 20), oil paintings (March 21 & 23), and sculpture (March 24). Signed (printed) by Humphrey Brooke as Secretary. Black text on cream paper with decorative treble-lined rectangular border. Single sided, unframed. 63.5 x 48cm. Condition: Good.
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Royal Academy Final Year Students Exhibition c. 1963. Lithographic exhibition poster advertising the RA Final Year Students exhibition, taking place on June 18-23 in the Diploma Galleries. The thirty graduates are photographed with their numbered silhouettes and corresponding names beneath. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 51cm. Condition: Generally good, some foxing and creasing.
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Harrogate Opera House, Diversion Exhibition c. 1963. Lithographic exhibition poster advertising the 'Diversion' exhibition, taking place on Sunday April 21 at Harrogate Opera House. An image of pegged stockings rendered in black and metallic sheen. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 51cm. Condition: Generally good, clear image. Some foxing, corner pinholes, creasing and marks commensurate with age.
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The King's War & The King's Peace, C.V. Wedgwood, 1964. Offset lithographic poster promoting Fontana Library's paperback history series, 'History in Paperback', featuring historian C.V. Wedgwood. Central image: 'Charles I at the Hunt' by Anthony van Dyck(c. 1635). The exhibition ran from 12 December 1964 to 28 February 1965, covering the period 1700-1850. Single-sided, unframed. 61 x 38.5cm. Condition: Good, creasing commensurate with age, one clear fold mark going from left to right across poster; where it has been folded in half.
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Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, 1964. Lithographic exhibition poster designed by Theo Ramos (Spanish 1928-2018), displaying a photomontage of Burlington House gateway and courtyard. Printed by Mount Pleasant Studios. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 51cm. Condition: Good, with strong saturation. minor creases and marks commensurate with age.
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Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, 1965. Lithographic exhibition poster designed by Theo Ramos (Spanish, 1928-2018), based on 'Meeting in the Country' by Leonard Rosoman. Printed by Balding-Mansell for the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 51cm. Condition: Generally good, colour strong. Minor creases / folds / slight marks commensurate with age, visible tear to top left hand side margin measuring 2cm in length, tear is approximately 15cm down from top left corner.
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Masterpieces from the Print Room, British Museum, 1965-66. Lithographic exhibition poster for 'Masterpieces from the Print Room', British Museum, 17 July 1965 - 10 January 1966, featuring the 'Bust of a Warrior' by Leonardo da Vinci. Produced for the department of prints and drawings, showcasing works from the museum's permanent collection spanning the 15th to 19th centuries. Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Lowe & Brydone, London. Single-sided, unframed. 73 x 48cm. Condition: Fair, creasing / general wear commensurate with age, foxing and stains visible to margin to the right of image, two tears to top left and right corners, have both been repaired.
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Dilemma of the Art Gallery Director in the 1960s, Richard Demarco. Offset lithographic poster for 'Dilemma of the Art Gallery Director in the 1960s' by Richard Demarco at Leeds City Art Gallery, 'tuesday thirtieth january, lecture theatre 40-40 p m.' Features an abstract halftone dot pattern in gold/yellow with purple dots, reflecting the op art and psychedelic design aesthetics of the 1960s. Richard Demarco was a significant figure in contemporary Scottish art and international art exchanges. Single-side, unframed. 57 x 47cm. Condition: Good, creasing visible / enhanced due to printing technique: shiny/gloss finish, minor tear to lower right hand side (approximately 1cm in length).
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Royal Academy, Portuguese Art 800-1800, Exhibition 1955-56. Offset lithographic exhibition poster for 'Portuguese Art 800-1800' at the Royal Academy of Arts, 29 October 1955 to 19 February 1956. Designed in red with a central monochrome reproduction; Detail from the 'Surrender of St Vincent.' Printed by Harrison & Sons Ltd. by appointment to Her Majesty the Queen. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 50.5cm. Condition: Good, slight folding marks to corners and edges.
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Royal Academy, British Portraits, 1956-57. Offset lithographic exhibition poster for the British Portraits exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts from 24 November 1956 to 3 March 1957. The central image is a monochrome reproduction of a late 19th century British portrait painting by Sir John Singer Sargent RA (1856-1925). Printed by Harrison & Sons Ltd, London. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 51cm. Condition: Good, commensurate with age, very minor wear / tear visible to edges (tear at bottom less than 1cm in length).
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Russian-Soviet, Constructivist Poster. 'Prozodezhda Aktepa No.7, 1921.' Reproduction. Translation: 'Production Clothing for Actor No. 7, 1921.' Lithographic reproduction poster based on a work by Soviet-Russian avant-garde artist Lyuboc Popova, a costume design made for a theatrical play called 'The Magnanimous Cuckold' (c.1920s). Single-sided, unframed. 65.5 x 51cm. Condition: Good.
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Russian-Soviet Constructivist Typography Poster. Lithographic Russian-Soviet avant-garde poster featuring bold red geometric text blocks arranged in dynamic diagonal composition on white paper. The text includes fragmentary words in the revolutionary constructivist style, '235 mm' is faintly printed to the left hand side of the bolder text. Poster exemplifies the radical typography experiments of the early Soviet period, with strong geometric forms and asymmetrical layout characteristic of the movement. Single-side, unframed. 76 x 49cm. Condition: Good, very minor tears to left hand side (3 tears less than 1cm in length).
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Royal Academy, Flemish Art 1300-1700, Exhibition 1953-54. Offset lithographic exhibition poster for 'Flemish Art 1300-1700' at the Royal Academy of Arts, December 5, 1953 to March 6, 1954. Designed on a blue background with central monochrome reproduction from Jan van Eyck's 'The Artist's Wife.' Printed by Harrison & Sons Ltd., London. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 51cm. Condition: Good, creasing / surface marks commensurate with age, colours and typography vibrant / strong.
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Modernist Abstract Landscape Poster c.1950s-60s. Screen / block printed modernist poster, likely mid-century 1950s-60s, British, rendered in vivid tones of crimson, orange, and ochre. Abstract composition appears to depict a semi-rural / industrial scene - scattered tools, ladders, wheels, and organic motifs are layered in a collage-like manner suggestive of both destruction and decay. The work is stylistically reminiscent of the School of London printmakers, blending expressionism with post war abstraction. Single-side, backed on another piece of paper, unframed. 72 x 47cm. Condition: Fair to poor, colour strong, tears and surface marks throughout.
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Atelier 17, Leeds College of Art, 1964. Screen-print exhibition poster for 'An exhibition of prints from ATELIER 17' in arrangement with Editions Alecto, at Leeds College of Art, 5-27 November 1964. Features a bold abstract design in green, navy blue, gold, and white, printed in dynamic overlapping layers evocative of the gestural, experimental ethos of Atelier 17. A fine example of British post-war design and print culture. Single sided, unframed. 76 x 50.5cm. Condition: Good to fair, slight surface marks mainly visible against white background,faded white mark to bottom right over blue printing, generally condition is commensurate with age.
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'Protest Art and Protest Culture' - Edward Lucie-Smith Lecture c.1960s. Screen-print poster advertising: 'a lecture by Edward Lucie-Smith, 4.30pm Tuesday 21st May, Leeds City Art Gallery.' Organised by Leeds College of Art. Features an abstract halftone dot pattern with purple dots on a red paper with Jimi Hendrix the central figure in the background, the design is reflective psychedelic design aesthetics of the 1960s and the impact of 'Rock n Roll'. Single-sided, unframed. 47 x 39.5cm. Condition: Good.
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Chinese Export Porcelain. A Travelling Exhibition, Harrogate Art Gallery. Screen-print exhibition poster for 'Chinese Export Porcelain - A Travelling Exhibition arranged by the circulation department of the Victoria and Albert Museum at Harrogate Art Gallery, 23rd March - 19th May, Weekdays 9.30 a.m. - 7 p.m. Sundays 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Admission Free.' 74 x 48.5cm. Condition: Good.
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Royal Academy, European Masters of the 18th Century, 1954-55. Offset lithographic poster for the 'European Masters Of The Eighteenth Century' at the Royal Academy of Arts, November 27, 1954 To February 27, 1955, Weekdays 10-7, Sundays 2-6, Admissions 2/6'. Designed on a orange / red background, central image a monochrome reproduction of Francois Boucher's 'The Toilet of Venus'. Printed by Harrison & Sons Ltd., London. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 51cm. Condition: Generally good, two minor tears to bottom left (approx. 2.5cms in length), colours image strong.
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Royal Academy - 'Goya and his times', 1963-64. Offset lithographic exhibition poster designed by Theo Ramos (Spanish, 1928-2018) for the 'Goya and his times' exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts from 9 December 1963 to 1 March 1954, 'The first major exhibition of the art of Francisco Goya to be held in Great Britain...' The central image is a monochrome reproduction of Francisco Goya's 'Conde de Fernan Nu–ez'. Printed by Balding & Mansell, London. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 51cm. Condition: Good.
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Carlton and Eldridge, Paintings & Prints, 1974. Screen-print poster advertising the Ryde Gallery exhibition, 29 October - 11 November, 1974. Executed with a silver pigmented sheen on purple. Single-sided, unframed. 46 x 35cm. Condition: Generally good, with minor scratches and folds, and some staining to top left corner.
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An Arts Council Exhibition, Delacroix 1964. Lithographic exhibition poster depicting Delacroix's 'Medea About to Kill Her Children' (1862), a fine work encapsulating the spirit of Romanticism. An Arts Council Exhibition arranged in association with the Edinburgh Festival Society, taking place at the Royal Academy of Arts from 1 October to 8 November 1964. Shenval Press. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 51cm. Condition: Good, wear commensurate with age.
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Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art, Durham University c.1960-1975. Offset lithographic promotional poster for the Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art, part of Durham University Printed by The City Printing Works (Chester-le-Street) Ltd. Design features a Chinese dragon in metallic gold and a magenta figure of an Asian deity or scholar, offset against a an off-white background. The text promotes the museum's 'superb collections of paintings, sculpture, porcelain, jades, bronzes, lacquer and antiquities' at its Elvet Hill location 76 x 51cm. Condition: Good, fold marks, minor tears to edges (pin holes in corners), creasing and surface marks throughout, commensurate with age.
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Peter Schmidt - Curwen Gallery, 1966. Original exhibition poster for Peter Schmidt 'Paintings and prints' at the Curwen Gallery, London W1, held from 3-26 February 1966. Poster designed by Philip Thompson, printed by P & B Graphics Ltd. Bold modernist design features a dynamic abstract motif in tonal greys radiating concentrically from the top right, emblematic of Schmidt's interest in systems and process. A rare piece of post-war British art ephemera. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 51cm. Condition: Good - OK. minor wear / creasing / colour fading / tears (very minor, less than 1cm in length) to edges, very small holes in corners where pins probably used. Image strong.
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Ready Steady Nouveau c.1967. Lithographic poster with a striking psychedelic sign in deep purple, orange, black and grey, advertising the club 'Nouveau' at 69 Albion Street. Featuring concentric rings and bold, distorted typography characteristic of the 1960s British underground graphic design. The title, "Ready Steady Nouveau," likely riffs on the popular TV show Ready Steady Go!, anchoring the poster firmly in the swinging 60s London countercultural scene. Single-sided, unframed. 75 x 49.5cm. Condition: Ok, white surface marks present, minor creasing / tears (less than 1cm) present at top of poster.
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Vincent van Gogh Exhibition Poster, The Hayward Gallery, 1968-69. Lithographic exhibition poster with Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' (1888) as the central image. He created two series of sunflower paintings, the second series, painted in Arles in 1888, is the most famous and the one depicted in this poster. Exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, South Bank, 24 October 1968 to 12 January 1969. Daily 10.30-7, Sunday 10-6, Admission 5s, organised by The Arts Council. Printed in the Netherlands, Photo-offset Smeets. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 49.5cm. Condition: Generally good, colour strong, tear to upper right edge in margin, image unaffected.
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Tate Gallery Cubist Art from Czechoslovakia Exhibition, 1967. Offset lithographic exhibition poster for 'Cubist Art from Czechoslovakia' at the Tate Gallery, running from 15 September to 29 October, featuring works by Kupka, Gutfreund, Picasso, Braque and others. The poster displays a dynamic black and white cubist artwork with geometric circular and spiral forms against an architectural background, printed on a bright yellow background. This is an Arts Council Exhibition poster typical of major British museum exhibitions in the 1960s. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 50.5cm. Condition: Good / ok, minor (red) surface marks to lower right, creasing / minor tears commensurate with age.
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Lunch-time Lectures at The British Museum c.1970s. Original British Museum promotional poster advertising lunchtime lectures, likely dating from the 1970s or early 1980s. Featuring minimalist modernist typography in white on a black background, with a bold central image of a intricately decorated classical silver dish likely from the museum's collection. Printed for H.M.S.O. by Swindon Signcraft Ltd., Dd. 142301. Designed by H.M.S.O. Single-sided, unframed. 74 x 48cm. Condition: Tear to top left hand corner, other creasing / marking commensurate with age, text and image strong.
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Charles Biederman - A Retrospective, Hayward Gallery, 1969. Original exhibition poster for 'Charles Biederman - A Retrospective', held at the Hayward Gallery, South Bank, from 18 September to 23 October 1969, this exhibition placed special emphasis on his Structurist works from 1936 to 1969. Published by the Arts Council, the poster features a high-contrast black and white photographic image of Biederman's Red Wing studio in Minnesota, printed above minimalist silver and red typography, the design captures both the conceptual clarity and rural introspection often associated with Biederman's output. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 50.5cm. Condition: Good, creasing commensurate with age.
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City Art Gallery, Bruce Lacey, 1968. Lithographic poster advertising Bruce Lacey's exhibition, taking place on January 16th in Leeds. A tetraptych of kinetic sculptures features at the top, illustrating Lacey's artistic practice combining elements of humour, technology and social commentary. Single-sided, unframed. 76.5cm x 56cm. Condition: Small rips at the base and top, with marks and creases commensurate with age.
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The Seligman Collection of Oriental Art Exhibition, 1969. Offset lithographic exhibition poster for 'The Seligman Collection of Oriental Art' at City Art Gallery and Museum, Carwright Hall, Bradford 9, 13 July - 14 December 1969. Exhibition featured Chinese, Central Asian and Luristan bronzes, Chinese jades and sculptures, and Chinese and Korean Ceramics. Poster shows dramatic black silhouette of ornate Chinese ritual bronze vessel against white background with green border. Designed by Gordon House. Published by Lund Humphries. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 50.5cm. Condition: Good, creasing / minor tears (pin holes in corners) commensurate with age, fold marks visible.
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Central School of Art & Design Design Exhibition, 1969. Offset lithographic exhibition poster for the 'Diploma Exhibition' at Central School of Art & Design, Southampton Row, London, WC1, 1-9 July 1969, 10.30-8. Poster features a modernist design with white rectangular grids creating a three-dimensional optical illusion against vibrant green background, exemplifying late 1960s op-art aesthetics. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 50cm. Condition: Good, creasing / minor tears (pin holes in corners) commensurate with age, fold marks visible.
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Hornsey College of Art Diploma Exhibition, 1969. Offset lithographic exhibition poster for 'The Hornsey College of Art Diploma Exhibition' held at the Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, N.22 on 10th and 11th July 1969, 10am to 6pm. Poster features a design with a black and white fisheye-lens photograph of Alexandra Palace's distinctive Victorian architecture, dramatically enhanced with a vibrant rainbow arc emerging from the building's dome against a white background. The design reflects late late 1960s psycheldelic and pop art aesthetics. poster includes small text listing various departments including Foundation, Visual Research, Three Dimensional Studies, Fine Art, Fashion/Textiles, Graphics, Advanced Studies/Film/Teacher Training. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 51cm. Condition: Good to ok, creasing / minor tears (pin holes in corners), generally condition commensurate with age, fold marks visible, surface marks around text visible.
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Art Spectrum Ulster. A Contemporary Art Exhibition, 1971. Colour offset lithographic exhibition poster for 'Art Spectrum Ulster', an exhibition of contemporary art in Ulster: Belfast, Arts Council Gallery, 27 May - 19 June 1971. Organised by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. This exhibition in Ulster (Belfast), as 1/7 regions used throughout the UK to exhibit, others; North (Leeds, Newcastle, Manchester), Central (Leicester, Coventry, Lincoln), South (Southampton, Folkestone, Bristol), London, Scotland (Aberdeen, Glasgow, Dundee) and Wales (Cardiff, Bangor, Newtown). Exhibition poster designed by Richard Eckersley, printed by Graphis Press, photo by Bill Patterson. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 51cm. Condition: Fair to poor, typography strong, tears to each corners, creasing and surface marks visible throughout.
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The Travelling People' - A Lecture by Gratton Puxon c.1970s. Photographic monochrome poster advertising a lecture by activist and writer Gratton Puxon at Leeds City Art Gallery Lecture Theatre, Tuesday 13th February at 4.30pm, c.1970s. Features a striking image of a young man leaning on a bicycle in front of traditional Romani wagons. Puxon has campaigned for Gypsy Roma Traveller (GRT) rights for over 50 years. Single-sided, unframed. 37.5 x 47cm. Condition: Good, commensurate with age.
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Surrealist Pictures from the Edward James Collection Exhibition, 1969. Offset lithographic exhibition poster for the 'Surrealist Pictures from the Edward James Collection', held at Leeds City Art Gallery, organised by the Arts Council (UK). Poster features a reproduction of Rene Magritte's enigmatic painting 'La reproduction interdite', alongside the names of major surrealists such as Giorgio de Chirico, Salvador Dal’, Max Ernst, LŽonor Fini, Paul Nash, Pablo Picasso etc... Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 51cm. Condition: Good, minor creasing / surface marks commensurate with age, small pin holes to corners.
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Bill Brandt photographs, Hayward Gallery, 1970. Photographic exhibition poster for 'Bill Brandt - photographs' held at The Hayward Gallery, London, 1970. Exhibition poster was created for Bill Brandt's retrospective exhibition in 1970 in the UK by the British Arts Council and reproduced by The Hayward Gallery, originally, An Arts Council Exhibition organised by the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Poster reproduces Brandt's 'Tic-Tac Men, Ascot Races' (1935). Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 51cm. Condition: Fair, minor surface marks throughout, signs of repaired tears / damage to edges.
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Royal Academy Diploma Galleries Student Exhibition, 1971. Original poster for 'An exhibition of paintings by students of the The Royal College of Art, Slade School of Fine Art & Royal Academy Schools at the Royal Academy Diploma Galleries, March 11-17. Hours: 10-5.30 (Sunday 2-5.30). Minimalist design featuring simple blue text on pint paper, reflecting the conceptual art aesthetic of the early 1970s. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 51cm. Condition: Good, very small tear to bottom left hand side corner, measuring less than 1cm in length.
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Satire. Rugby: A Hooligan's Game Played by Gentlemen, 1971. Screen-print poster produced by the Poster Workshop, London, 1971. Features a sequence of photomontage images and typewritten-style text in alternating panels of vivid red and cyan blue against and black background. The work presents a critical commentary on rugby's tribalism and social ritual, with satirical captions such as 'The traditional enemies of the village-dwellers... like themselves in language, dress and custom.' From a noted critic: 'A critique of the misguided superiority complex that rugby has over other sports, based on class, and baseless in nature.' A striking example of early 1970s countercultural graphic art, combining political undertones with experimental design. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 52cm. Condition: Good, image / colour strong, creases to edges commensurate with age.
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'Midseason' Kensington Exhibition Centre, 1983. Colour offset lithographic promotional poster for 'Midseason', an exhibition held at Kensington Exhibition Centre, Derry Street, London, W8, from June 7-9, 1983. Poster features distinctive 1980s graphic design with a silhouetted figure from behind wearing a geometric chevron-patterned jacket in red, blue, and yellow against a white background with blue accent elements. Exhibition hours were Tuesday - Wednesday, 9.30-7.00 and Thursday 9.30-6.00, with £3 admission and further information available from Dreswell at 27 Queensdale Place, London W11. Single-sided, unframed. 64 x 45cm. Condition: Good, creasing / surface marks commensurate with age, colours and typography vibrant / strong, minor tears to top corners.
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Modern Prints, Bethnal Green Museum, 1973-1974. Offset lithographic exhibition poster for 'Modern Prints: Recent Acquisitions from the Department of prints and Drawings, Victoria and Albert Museum, held at the Bethnal Green Museum, 22 November 1973 - 27 January 1974', artwork featuring a replication of the screen-print (serigraph) 'Left to Right 4' by Ruth Blench, 1972. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 51cm. Condition: Good, clean / strong image, slight creasing visible in parts commensurate with age.
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Carlton and Eldridge, Paintings & Prints, 1974. Screen-print poster advertising the Ryde Gallery exhibition, 29 October - 11 November, 1974. Executed with a silver pigmented sheen on red sugar paper. Single-sided, unframed. 47 x 35cm. Condition: Good, with a crease and 1cm tear on the left edge.
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Fine Art Diploma Show - Portsmouth College of Art & Design c.1980s. Offset lithographic poster advertising a student diploma exhibition at Portsmouth College of Art & Design, dated 25 June - 2 July (year unspecified, like 1980s). The artwork, signed 'D.B.' in the corner, features a bold cartoon-like seaside scene rendered in a style reminiscent of comic books or zine art, with chunky outlines and halftone shading. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 51cm. Condition: Good, fold marks, minor tears to edges (pin holes in corners), creasing and surface marks throughout, commensurate with age.
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Leeds College of Art, Graphic Design Diploma Show, 1967. Photographic monochrome poster advertising the Graphic Design Diploma Show at Leeds College of Art, 3 to 8 July. The informal image of the class of 1967 is positioned centrally, with equipment, such as a poise lamp, COW gum etc. featuring at the base of the foreground. Single-sided, unframed. 51 x 37.5cm. Condition: Good, corner pinholes and minor border marks.
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Barry John Wilkinson 'Illustration' Advertising Poster c.1970s. An art nouveau-inspired monochrome lithographic promotional poster by Barry John Wilkinson, advertising his services in 'visuals, storyboards, (and) finished art.' Likely dating from the early to mid 1970s, this poster channels the flowing, organic line work and decorative aesthetic of Alphonse Mucha, repurposed here for commercial illustration in a post-psycheldelic area. The elegantly intertwined female figures and ornamental typography reflect a deliberate nod to turn-of-the-century poster design, popular again in counterculture graphic art of the 1960s-70s. Single-sided, unframed. 76.5 x 50.5cm. Condition: Good, slight foxing / marks to paper and creases commensurate with age, typography strong.
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Bruce Bernard Exhibition - Artists and Their Studios, 2005. Monochrome offset lithographic poster advertising a National Touring Exhibition at Wingfield Arts, Suffolk, 30 April - 3 July 2005. Bernard (British, 1928-2000) was a reknowned photographer with his prints currently housed in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Design features the iconic 1984 image of Francis Bacon seated among the authentically chaotic state of his studio. Single-sided, unframed. 42 x 29cm. Condition: Good, minor creasing and one clear fold mark going from left to right across poster where it has been folded in half.
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J. Christopher Jones, Industrial Design Technology c.1960. Screen-print poster advertising the Industrial Design Technology lecture at City Art Gallery, Tuesday 20th February. John Christopher Jones was an internationally renowned researcher who applied ergonomics within engineering design, his portrait can be seen beneath the geometric composition. Yellow pigment on white. Single-sided, unframed. 59 x 49.5cm. Condition: Good, minor marks commensurate with age.
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Summit Photographic Advertisement c.1980s. Advertisement for Summit Photographic, 1-5 Poland Street, London, showcasing their graphic conversions services in black & white and multicolour. Poster demonstrates various photographic processing techniques applied to the same image of a 1980s couple, displaying halftone screening effects including denim, random dot, straight line, weave-plus highlight mark, wavy line, tone line/burn out, fine mezzo etc..., along with texture effects such as flake, basswood, burlap, walnut, twill, cherry, walnut swirl, birch, fibril, terry, mesh, and brackets. These represent pre-digital commercial printing and photographic techniques used for converting photographs into various graphic treatments for commercial and artist applications during the 1980s. Sindle-sided, unframed. 65 x 44cm. Condition: Good, crease / surface marks commensurate with age, very small pin holes in corners, typography strong.
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J. Christopher Jones, Industrial Design Technology c.1960. Screen-print poster advertising the Industrial Design Technology lecture at City Art Gallery, Tuesday 20th February. John Christopher Jones was an internationally renowned researcher who applied ergonomics within engineering design, his portrait can be seen beneath the geometric composition. Pastel yellow pigment on black. Single-sided, unframed. 59 x 51.5cm. Condition: Good, with minor folds at corners.
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Peter Blake, Tate Gallery, 1983. Lithographic exhibition poster designed for the Tate Gallery's Peter Blake retrospective, held 9 February - 20 March 1983. Published by the Tate Gallery Publications Department, featuring a montage of key works including 'Babe Rainbow', 'A Little Museum for Tom Phillips' and 'The Beatles 1967' etc... Printed by The Hillingdon Press, UK. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 51cm. Condition: Good, minor surface marks / creases to surface commensurate with age.
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Graham Sutherland, Tate Gallery Exhibition, 1982. Lithographic exhibition poster designed by Sue Fowler, based on Graham Sutherland's 'Thorn Tree' (1945-46). Published by the Tate Gallery publications department. Printed by The Hillingdon Press, UK. Single-sided, unframed. 76 x 51cm. Condition: Generally good, colour strong. Minor foxing / tears to edges, four pin holes in each corner, creasing from centre down and half way up and across due to folding.
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18th century School, possibly Irish 'Portrait miniature of a naval officer' facing right, wearing a powdered wig en queue, blue coat with epaulettes and frilled chemise, signed S 78 3.8 x 3.2 cm. Condition: Irish family collection and thence by descent
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Attributed to Frederick Buck of Cork (Irish, 1771-1840) Portrait miniature of an Infantry Officer, 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot, facing right wearing a red coat with cream facings, gold epaulettes, frilled chemise, and and badge white sash, watercolour on ivory, oval gold locket frame with glazed compartment verse containing plaited hair 6.8 x 5.3cm. Condition: Good condition. brooch fitting lacking pin Irish family collection and thence by descent
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Attributed to Frederick Buck of Cork (Irish, 1771-1840) a double sided portrait miniature of an Infantry officer and a lady, the officer facing right wearing a red coat with cream facings, silver epaulettes, white sash and frilled chemise, the lady facing right with long curled and powdered hair, wearing a bonnet and white dress dress with blue ribbons, watercolour on ivory, oval, gold frame with chased decoration 6.2 x 4.8cm Condition: Good condition Irish family collection and thence by descent
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Attributed to George Engleheart (British, 1750-1829) Miniature portrait of a gentleman oval, on card, handwritten labels and retailer label verso, framed height 7.5cm Condition: Provenance: A Private Collection Boswell's, London
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