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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.

HISWA Goed Camp, Amsterdam - Original Vintage Poster
HISWA Goed Camp, Amsterdam c.1963 €264,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 21.75" x 15.25"

Year: c.1963

HISWA Water Sports Show, Amsterdam - Original Vintage Poster
HISWA Water Sports Show, Amsterdam c.1958 €308,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 26.75" x 17.75"

Year: c.1958

Helgoland, Sea Resort Service - Original Vintage Poster
Helgoland, Sea Resort Service c.1964 €493,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 23.5" x 16.5"

Year: c.1964

Visit Menton by Terechkovitch - Authentic Vintage Poster
Visit Menton by Terechkovitch c.1962 €1.188,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 39.0" x 26.0"

Year: c.1962

Visitez Les Aquariums Mosans - Authentic Vintage Poster
Visitez Les Aquariums Mosans c.1948 €660,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 38.75" x 24.5"

Year: c.1948

Visit the Caribbean, Beachcomber Cruises - Authentic Vintage Poster
Visit the Caribbean, Beachcomber Cruises c.1964 €506,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 41.0" x 27.5"

Year: c.1964

Spinous Shark- Fishes of the British Islands - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Spinous Shark- Fishes of the British Islands c.1878 €44,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

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Visit Argentina and Chile - Original Vintage Poster
Visit Argentina and Chile c.1950 €836,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 42.75" x 29.0"

Year: c.1950

My Hula Honolulu - Authentic Vintage Poster
My Hula Honolulu c.1966 €475,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 23.0" x 19.0"

Year: c.1966

Pearl of the Mediterranean- Alexiandria, Egypt - Authentic Vintage Poster
Pearl of the Mediterranean- Alexiandria, Egypt c.1959 €836,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 40.0" x 28.0"

Year: c.1959

Not a Beach Guy- La Vie Parisienne - Authentic Vintage Illustration
Not a Beach Guy- La Vie Parisienne c.1925 €48,95 EUR

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 12.75" x 9.5"

Year: c.1925

Fantasea Surf Movies, Australian Release - Original Vintage Poster
Fantasea Surf Movies, Australian Release c.1984 €220,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 26.75" x 13.25"

Year: c.1984

Egypt, Gift of the Nile - Original Vintage Poster
Egypt, Gift of the Nile c.1956 €1.056,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 39.5" x 27.0"

Year: c.1956

BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS Japanese R1999 - Original Vintage Poster
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Japanese (Re-Release) c.1999 €264,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 28.5" x 20.25"

Year: c.1999

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TRAVELTALK 1sh 1953 - Original Vintage Poster
Traveltalk c.1951 €198,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 41.0" x 27.0"

Year: c.1951

*Braniff Airways - Bolivia by Anonymous, ca. 1955 - Original Vintage Poster
Visit Bolivia, Braniff Airways c.1955 €506,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 26.0" x 20.0"

Year: c.1955

Beach Ball - Original Vintage Poster
Beach Ball c.1965 €1.452,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 79.0" x 42.0"

Year: c.1965

Strange Voyage - Authentic Vintage Poster
Strange Voyage c.1946 €968,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 80.25" x 41.25"

Year: c.1946

Animal Kingdom, Marine Life- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Animal Kingdom, Marine Life- Chromolithograph c.1880 €83,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 12.5" x 16.0"

Year: c.1880

Island Magic, Australian Release - Original Vintage Poster
Island Magic, Australian Release c.1972 €246,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 24.75" x 17.25"

Year: c.1972

Visit Hawaii, Trade Wind Tours - Authentic Vintage Poster
Visit Hawaii, Trade Wind Tours c.1970 €462,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 28.0" x 24.0"

Year: c.1970

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Simbad el Mareado- Tin Tan - Authentic Vintage Poster
Simbad el Mareado- Tin Tan c.1950 €493,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 37.0" x 27.0"

Year: c.1950

Puck Illustration 34 - Original Vintage Illustration
Unemployed Thespians- Puck Magazine c.1890 €66,95 EUR

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 9.5" x 12.0"

Year: c.1890

Gaillardot’s Peintures- Galerie Montmorency - Authentic Vintage Poster
Gaillardot’s Peintures- Galerie Montmorency c.1960 €462,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 26.0" x 19.0"

Year: c.1960

Vintage Advertising Art by George Petty- Jantzen - Authentic Vintage Vintage Ad
Vintage Advertising Art by George Petty- Jantzen c.1938 €26,95 EUR

Item Type: Vintage Ad

Size: 13.0" x 9.5"

Year: c.1938

A Sunny Holiday on the German Coast - Original Vintage Poster
A Sunny Holiday on the German Coast c.1930 €858,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 39.0" x 26.0"

Year: c.1930

A young person in a sailor suit looks surprised into a round mirror on a desk full of books, papers, and a clock. This vintage print is featured as the cover artwork of 11- Collier's Magazine from 1942.
The Man in the Mirror- Collier's Magazine c.1942 €26,95 EUR

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1942

Semana Santa - Authentic Vintage Poster
Semana Santa c.1975 €330,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 27.5" x 19.6"

Year: c.1975

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Rashleigh Shark- A History of the Fishes of the British Islands - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Rashleigh Shark- Fishes of the British Islands c.1878 €44,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

All Hands on Deck, Swedish Release - Authentic Vintage Poster
All Hands on Deck, Swedish Release c.1929 €836,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 39.5" x 27.5"

Year: c.1929

Greenland Shark- Fishes of the British Islands - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Greenland Shark- Fishes of the British Islands c.1878 €44,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

Courseulles-Sur-Mer, Normandy - Original Vintage Poster
Courseulles-Sur-Mer, Normandy c.1930 €1.188,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 39.0" x 24.25"

Year: c.1930

Collier's Weekly- 5
The Seaside Girl- Collier's Weekly c.1904 €26,95 EUR

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 14.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1904

Secret Service in Darkest Africa - Original Vintage Poster
Secret Service in Darkest Africa c.1943 €770,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 79.0" x 41.0"

Year: c.1943

Long Voyage Home- Popular Mechanics - Original Vintage Cover Art:
Long Voyage Home- Popular Mechanics c.1932 €26,95 EUR

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 9.0" x 6.5"

Year: c.1932

Jean Bart, Cirage Impermeable - Authentic Vintage Poster
Jean Bart, Cirage Impermeable c.1933 €1.100,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 59.0" x 39.5"

Year: c.1933

Greetings from Florida- The New Yorker - Original Vintage Cover Art:
Greetings from Florida- The New Yorker c.1965 €44,95 EUR

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 11.5" x 8.25"

Year: c.1965

Gorges Du Tarn by André Giroux, 1937 - Original Vintage Poster
Gorges Du Tarn by André Giroux c.1943 €1.276,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 39.5" x 24.5"

Year: c.1943

Boots in the Brook- The New Yorker - Original Vintage Cover Art:
Boots in the Brook- The New Yorker c.1959 €35,95 EUR

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 11.5" x 8.25"

Year: c.1959

Flying Fish- Hand Colored Stone Lithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Flying Fish- Hand Colored Stone Lithograph c.1833 €242,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 19.0" x 13.0"

Year: c.1833

La Vie Parisienne Illustrations
Coastal Chic- La Vie Parisienne c.1921 €48,95 EUR

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 13.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1921

Country Joe & The Fish (BG-217-1) - Original Vintage Poster
Country Joe & The Fish (BG-217-1) c.1970 €198,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 21.25" x 13.75"

Year: c.1970

Castle of St. Angelo, Antique Engraving - Original Antique Print:
Castle of St. Angelo, Antique Engraving c.1818 €26,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.25" x 10.0"

Year: c.1818

Power Wake- Popular Mechanics - Authentic Vintage Cover Art
Power Wake- Popular Mechanics c.1935 €26,95 EUR

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 9.25" x 6.5"

Year: c.1935

Submarine Seahawk - Authentic Vintage Poster
Submarine Seahawk c.1959 €308,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 41.0" x 27.0"

Year: c.1959

July, Esquire Calendar by Varga - Original Vintage Illustration
July, Esquire Calendar by Varga c.1949 €52,95 EUR

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 11.0" x 8.5"

Year: c.1949
Tarzan and the Mermaids, Belgian Release c.1948 €202,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 18.75" x 13.75"

Year: c.1948

Little Suzanne- La Vie Parisienne - Authentic Vintage Cover Art
Little Suzanne- La Vie Parisienne c.1911 €39,95 EUR

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.25" x 10.0"

Year: c.1911

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