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Aquatic & Beach

The beach and the sea have been reliable subjects for commercial illustration since the late 19th century, when railways and steamship lines needed imagery that could make a destination feel irresistible at a glance. Travel posters led the way, but the subject ran through magazine covers, resort advertising, and sporting prints as well. What drew artists back repeatedly was the light: coastal scenes rewarded bold, flat color in ways that suited lithography particularly well. The pieces shown here are period originals from that tradition.

Aquatic & Beach

The beach and the sea have been reliable subjects for commercial illustration since the late 19th century, when railways and steamship lines needed imagery that could make a destination feel irresistible at a glance. Travel posters led the way, but the subject ran through magazine covers, resort advertising, and sporting prints as well. What drew artists back repeatedly was the light: coastal scenes rewarded bold, flat color in ways that suited lithography particularly well. The pieces shown here are period originals from that tradition.

Ride the Wild Surf, Australian Daybill - Original Vintage Poster
Ride the Wild Surf, Australian Daybill c.1964 $525.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 30.0" x 12.75"

Year: c.1964

Visit Holland - Original Vintage Poster
Visit Holland c.1950 $700.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 39.0" x 24.0"

Year: c.1950

Lucky God, Soap Ad- Japanese Handbill - Original Antique Print:
Lucky God Soap- Japanese Hikifuda Ad c.1910 $130.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 9.75" x 14.25"

Year: c.1910

August, Esquire Calendar - Original Antique Print:
August, Esquire Calendar by Vargas c.1944 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 8.25" x 11.75"

Year: c.1944

Collier's Weekly- 5
The Seaside Girl- Collier's Weekly c.1904 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 14.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1904

HISWA Goed Camp, Amsterdam - Original Vintage Poster
HISWA Goed Camp, Amsterdam c.1963 $300.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 21.75" x 15.25"

Year: c.1963

Courseulles-Sur-Mer, Normandy - Original Vintage Poster
Courseulles-Sur-Mer, Normandy c.1930 $1,350.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 39.0" x 24.25"

Year: c.1930

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Pearl of the Mediterranean- Alexiandria, Egypt - Authentic Vintage Poster
Pearl of the Mediterranean- Alexiandria, Egypt c.1959 $950.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 40.0" x 28.0"

Year: c.1959

Puck Illustration 34 - Original Vintage Illustration
Unemployed Thespians- Puck Magazine c.1890 $75.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 9.5" x 12.0"

Year: c.1890

Seafood Ad, Japanese Tide Calendar - Original Antique Print:
Seafood Ad, Japanese Tide Calendar c.1903 $160.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.75" x 15.0"

Year: c.1903

Saint Aubin - Original Vintage Poster
Saint Aubin c.1930 $400.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 39.25" x 24.5"

Year: c.1930

Secret Service in Darkest Africa - Original Vintage Poster
Secret Service in Darkest Africa c.1943 $875.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 79.0" x 41.0"

Year: c.1943

Little Suzanne- La Vie Parisienne - Authentic Vintage Cover Art
Little Suzanne- La Vie Parisienne c.1911 $45.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.25" x 10.0"

Year: c.1911

Visit the Caribbean, Beachcomber Cruises - Authentic Vintage Poster
Visit the Caribbean, Beachcomber Cruises c.1964 $575.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 41.0" x 27.5"

Year: c.1964

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Basking Shark- Fishes of the British Islands - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Basking Shark- Fishes of the British Islands c.1878 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

Submarine Seahawk - Authentic Vintage Poster
Submarine Seahawk c.1959 $350.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 41.0" x 27.0"

Year: c.1959

The Touchstone, L'Assiette au Beurre. - Original Vintage Illustration
The Touchstone, L'Assiette au Beurre c.1906 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 11.75" x 8.75"

Year: c.1906

American Airlines - Miami - To Everywhere Under The Sun by Anonymous, 1991 - Original Vintage Poster
Visit Miami, American Airlines c.1991 $475.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 14.0" x 46.0"

Year: c.1991

Miami- National Geographic Ad - Authentic Vintage Vintage Ad
Miami- National Geographic Ad c.1965 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Vintage Ad

Size: 10.0" x 6.75"

Year: c.1965

Egypt, Gift of the Nile - Original Vintage Poster
Egypt, Gift of the Nile c.1956 $1,200.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 39.5" x 27.0"

Year: c.1956

Popular Mechanics Cover 7 - Original Vintage Cover Art:
Wave Runner- Popular Mechanics c.1934 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 9.25" x 6.5"

Year: c.1934

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Helgoland, Sea Resort Service - Original Vintage Poster
Helgoland, Sea Resort Service c.1964 $560.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 23.5" x 16.5"

Year: c.1964

Thrasher Shark- Fishes of the British Islands - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Thrasher Shark- Fishes of the British Islands c.1878 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

Kupferberg Gold, Lithograph - Authentic Vintage Vintage Ad
Kupferberg Gold, Lithograph c.1930 $375.00 USD

Item Type: Vintage Ad

Size: 11.5" x 8.5"

Year: c.1930

Belgium - The Seaside by Frédéric Conrad, ca. 1955 - Original Vintage Poster
Visit Belgium by Frédéric Conrad c.1955 $575.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 39.0" x 24.0"

Year: c.1955

Esquire Illustration- Just Between Us - Authentic Vintage Vintage Ad
Esquire Illustration- Just Between Us c.1938 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Vintage Ad

Size: 13.75" x 9.75"

Year: c.1938

Evil in the Deep - Original Vintage Poster
Evil in the Deep c.1976 $200.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 41.0" x 27.0"

Year: c.1976

Sea Robin, Cigar Label - Original Vintage Product Label:
Sea Robin, Cigar Label c.1900 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Product Label

Size: 6.5" x 9.5"

Year: c.1900

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Underwater! - Original Vintage Poster
Underwater! c.1955 $1,350.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 41.0" x 27.0"

Year: c.1955

Baroque Conchology, Steel Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Baroque Conchology, Steel Engraving c.1684 $245.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 6.0"

Year: c.1684

LA Olympics, Swimming (Finland) - Authentic Vintage Poster
LA Olympics, Swimming (Finland) c.1984 $240.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 37.0" x 22.25"

Year: c.1984

Hennessy in Shanghai, Vintage Ad - Original Vintage Ad:
Hennessy in Shanghai, Vintage Ad c.1935 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Vintage Ad

Size: 14.0" x 11.0"

Year: c.1935

My Hula Honolulu - Authentic Vintage Poster
My Hula Honolulu c.1966 $540.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 23.0" x 19.0"

Year: c.1966

Toper and Young Shark- Fishes of the British Islands - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Toper and Young Shark- Fishes of the British Islands c.1878 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

Visit Menton by Terechkovitch - Authentic Vintage Poster
Visit Menton by Terechkovitch c.1962 $1,350.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 39.0" x 26.0"

Year: c.1962

Rashleigh Shark- A History of the Fishes of the British Islands - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Rashleigh Shark- Fishes of the British Islands c.1878 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

A Sunny Holiday on the German Coast - Original Vintage Poster
A Sunny Holiday on the German Coast c.1930 $975.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 39.0" x 26.0"

Year: c.1930

The Beach Bible- La Vie Parisienne - Authentic Vintage Cover Art
The Beach Bible- La Vie Parisienne c.1909 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.25" x 10.0"

Year: c.1909

Flying Fish- Hand Colored Stone Lithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Flying Fish- Hand Colored Stone Lithograph c.1833 $275.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 19.0" x 13.0"

Year: c.1833

The Flower of Nice- La Vie Parisienne - Authentic Vintage Cover Art
The Flower of Nice- La Vie Parisienne c.1927 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.0" x 9.5"

Year: c.1927

Meridien Hotels- Newport Beach, LA - Authentic Vintage Poster
Meridien Hotels- Newport Beach, LA c.1975 $475.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 28.0" x 18.0"

Year: c.1975

Hunting & Gathering- The New Yorker - Original Vintage Cover Art:
Hunting & Gathering- The New Yorker c.1943 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 11.0" x 8.0"

Year: c.1943
Tarzan and the Mermaids, Belgian Release c.1948 $230.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 18.75" x 13.75"

Year: c.1948

Broad-Headed Gazer Shark- Fishes of the British Islands - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Broad-Headed Gazer Shark- Fishes of the British Islands c.1878 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

Gorges Du Tarn by André Giroux, 1937 - Original Vintage Poster
Gorges Du Tarn by André Giroux c.1943 $1,450.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 39.5" x 24.5"

Year: c.1943

Popular Mechanics Cover 6 - Original Vintage Cover Art:
Power Voyager- Popular Mechanics c.1934 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 9.25" x 6.5"

Year: c.1934

Jean Bart, Cirage Impermeable - Authentic Vintage Poster
Jean Bart, Cirage Impermeable c.1933 $1,250.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 59.0" x 39.5"

Year: c.1933

Not a Beach Guy- La Vie Parisienne - Authentic Vintage Illustration
Not a Beach Guy- La Vie Parisienne c.1925 $55.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 12.75" x 9.5"

Year: c.1925

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