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c1930s. Colour lithograph, signed “Edward Cole” and New Zealand coat of arms in image lower left and right, 76.4 x 50.9cm. Surface cracking with slight creases. Linen-backed. More
c1930s. Colour lithograph, signed “Edward Cole” and New Zealand coat of arms in image lower left and right, 76.4 x 50.9cm. Surface cracking with slight creases. Linen-backed. More
1930s. Colour lithograph, signed “D. [Dorothy] Newsome” in image centre left, 98.1 x 61.3cm. Repaired tears and creases. Linen-backed. Text continues “Printed in India for the Government of India by G. Claridge & Co. Ltd, Bombay.”. More
1930. Colour lithograph, illegible signature in image lower right, 101.9 x 62.4cm. Repaired creases and tears, slight paper loss and old folds. Linen-backed. Text continues “Cannibal chief (releasing victim)...‘I’m their local agent.’ P110/30. S.C. Allen and Company Ltd., 4 Lisle St, London. WC2. 30.10.” “Cooks” refers to the English travel..... More
c1930. Colour lithograph, signed “E. Waters” in image lower left, 100.8 x 63.3cm. Repaired slight tears and creases to edges. Linen-backed. Text continues “Gibbs & Gibbs Ltd, Litho., London.” Illustrated in Alsop et al, Selling the Dream: The Art of Early New Zealand Tourism, 2012, p157. Held in NZNL. More
c1930s. Colour and process lithograph, signed “S.D. Panaiotaky” in image lower right, 104.8 x 67cm. Repaired missing portions, pinholes, slight crazing and stains to edges. Linen-backed. More
c1930s. Colour lithograph, signed “S.D. Panaiotaky, Hong Kong” in image lower right, 79.1 x 109.5cm. Repaired missing portions, repaired tears, old tape marks. Linen-backed. Text continues “For information apply to Hong Kong Travel Association, Hong Kong. Asiatic Printing Press, Hong Kong.” This image is considered to be one of the..... More
c1930s. Colour lithograph, signed “David Paynter” in image lower left, 101.5 x 73.8cm. Missing portions, old folds, tears and creases, stains to left edge. Linen-backed. Text continues “Government Railways Express Train Service, restaurant & sleeping cars. Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London, Dunstable & Watford.” Son of Salvation Army missionaries, David..... More
c1930s. Colour screenprint, signed in image lower right, 76.3 x 50.8cm. Repaired minor tears and creases, ink deposits to margins. Linen-backed. Text continues “All information from the government tourist bureau, Colombo. Printed at the Govt. Press, Ceylon.”. More
c1930s. Colour lithograph, signed in image lower right, 99.6 x 61.3cm. Old folds, repaired major missing portions and tears. Linen-backed. Text includes “I’m taking my family—take yours! For full information apply within.”. More
1932. Colour lithograph, signed “E.M. Lovell-Smith” and dated in image lower right, 100 x 64.3cm. Repaired minor creases or tears to edges. Linen-backed. Text includes “Full information from…the General Manager, New Zealand Government Tourist Department, Wellington, New Zealand. And all travel agencies. Coulls Somerville Wilkie Ltd. Ch’ch Des. et Lith..... More
1933. Colour lithograph, signed “Wells” in image lower right, 101.1 x 63.6cm. Repaired portions including all margins, old folds, creases, tears. Linen-backed. Text continues “Tradition at your service. (10) 1933.” In 1934, one year after this poster was produced, White Star and Cunard shipping companies merged after financial difficulties due..... More
c1935. Colour lithograph, signed in image centre right, 101.3 x 64.8cm. Repaired tears and missing portions. Linen-backed. Text continues “Lake Louise. The pearl of the Canadian Rockies. Canadian Pacific Railway. Union House, Sydney. 59 William St, Melbourne. J.E. Hackett print, Melbourne.” Held in NGA. More
c1935. Colour lithograph, signed “Michael” in image lower right, 101 x 64cm. Repaired missing portions and tears to upper and lower margins. Linen-backed. Text continues “on the London & North Eastern Railway of England and Scotland. Published by the London & North Eastern Railway. Printed in England. R.H. Perry, 20..... More
1936. Colour lithograph, signed and dated in image lower right, 98.9 x 63cm. Repaired minor tears and missing portions. Linen-backed. Text continues “Govt Tourist Dept. G.H. Loney, Government Printer, Wellington.” Held in NLNZ. More
1937. Colour process lithograph, signed and dated in image lower right, 100.4 x 62.5cm. Repaired old folds and tears, slight foxing, stains. Linen-backed. More
1940. Complete set of six colour process lithographs, each titled, signed and dated in image lower left, sizes from 48.2 x 64.1cm to 63.1 x 93.7cm. Slight foxing, repaired tears, creases and old folds to most, some with trimmed or faded text in lower margin. Linen-backed. Titles and plate numbers..... More
c1940s. Colour process lithograph, monogrammed in image lower right, 36.9 x 24.1cm. Old folds and creases, slight foxing. Text continues “B.74. Issued by the Empire Tea Bureau. Printed in England.” Possibly a WWII poster used to boost morale. More
1940. Colour process lithograph, 76 x 50.4cm. Repaired tears to upper left, old folds. Linen-backed. Text includes “The government offers every man and woman the opportunity of assisting in the war effort. Join a branch of the Emergency Reserve Corps, Home guard, Emergency Precautions Scheme, Women’s War Service Auxiliary. There..... More
c1940s. Colour process lithograph with letterpress, initialled “F.” in image lower left, 76.2 x 50.9cm. Repaired tears to edges, minor soiling and paper loss, old folds. Linen-backed. Text continues “Guns to fight Japs being hauled up the Owen Stanley Mountains, GP 3/15/6. Printed in England by Thos. Forman & Sons..... More
1940. Eight colour lithograph posters, each signed in image upper left, 31.8 x 20.4cm (each). Foxing, stains, some water damage. Captions include (1) Strictly between you and me; (2) Strictly between these four walls; (3) But of course it mustn’t go any further!; (4) But for heaven’s sake, don’t say..... More
c1941. Colour lithograph (Australian daybill), 101.3 x 36.8cm. Stains overall, old folds. Linen-backed. Text includes “RKO Radio Pictures presents…Mickey Mouse in technicolor. Featuring Goofy in Baggage Buster. Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures (A’sia) Pty Ltd. Copyright 1937, RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. Property of RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., leased for restricted..... More
c1942. Colour lithograph, 107.5 x 78.3cm. Repaired minor creases to edges, old folds. Linen-backed. Text translated from Chinese includes “November 1st to 30th, 1942.” This very rare propaganda poster was published by the Japanese during their occupation of the northern regions of China during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). The..... More
1942. Colour lithograph, signed and dated in image lower right, 89.8 x 114.2cm. Old stains, minor perforations, repaired folds. Linen-backed. Text includes “Printed in Great Britain by George Philip & Son Ltd, London.” The poster displays a large banner covering the Atlantic Charter between the USA and Great Britain with..... More
1946. Colour process lithograph, 76 x 50.5cm. Minor pinholes, stains and repaired creases. Linen-backed. Text continues “LCC election, Thursday March 7th, 1946. Labour gets things done! Printed by J. Weiner Ltd, Acton, W3 and published by the London Labour Party, 258/262 Westminster Bridge Road, SE.”. More
1948. Colour lithograph, signed in pencil on image lower left, “Marais” watermark upper left, 56.5 x 41cm (image), 63.5 x 48.5cm (paper). Minor scuffs to lower portion, old mount burn. This poster, printed by Mourlot, is a rare proof before the final state, outside the edition of 300. Miró created..... More