Vintage Posters

Collectors' & Reference Sites

Art and Design from the Merrill C. Berman Collection: Online exhibition of items from a famous American collection of international posters.
International Vintage Poster Dealers Association (IVPDA): The International Vintage Poster Dealers Association (IVPDA) was founded in 1996 by a group of highly respected poster dealers from the United States and Europe. The Association was created to inform and educate the public, collectors and other buyers and to help promote the appreciation of the wide variety of vintage posters from around the globe.
The Association, with more than 60 members, provides strict guidelines to ensure the authenticity of the posters they offer for sale and to promote ethical and fair business practices. A list of members is available on the site.
International Vintage Poster Fair: The "mother lode" of original vintage advertising posters. The vintage posters found here are among the best in the world, offered by the most reputable dealers on two continents. The calendar listings include poster auctions, poster exhibitions, poster fairs and any related antique poster events.
The Great Poster Movement: A General History of Posters: A brief article on the birth of the poster, 1890-1900, and its subsequent development in Europe and America.
The Posters of Toulouse-Lautrec: An online exhibition from the San Diego Museum of Art.
WWI Posters: Easy Targets: Tips for collectors of World War I propaganda posters, from Antiques Roadshow.

La Belle Epoque: A large collection of fine rare antique advertising posters - with over 2000 posters online.
Original Vintage Posters from The-Antique-Shop.com: Vintage and antique posters including 1950s pinups, important Italian Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts movement advertising posters, Patriotic posters from WWI and WWII, as well as American advertising, propaganda and inspirational posters.
Poster Classics: Vintage poster "advertising and cinema" dealers located in Saint Jorioz, France, offering thousands of original vintage French posters and Italian posters.
Vintage Poster Art International: Offering an extensive collection of vintage posters and lithographs in their Orlando gallery and in their online poster gallery.
Yaneff.com: The Yaneff International Gallery was founded in 1975 by the world renowned graphic designer and respected art collector Chris Yaneff. Yaneff International is now a totally Internet based art gallery, Yaneff.com, dealing exclusively in rare vintage posters. Examples from the collection can be seen at international vintage poster fair exhibitions across North America, as well as on the website.