A little History Lesson on PostersIn the 15th century, posters were hand drawn and painted, so you can imagine the time and patience it would take to create even a few posters.
In 1628, a physician named Tehophraste Renaudot created the first advertising poster, displaying items available for sale.
The art of Lithography was invented by a Czech named Alois Senefelder in 1798 in Austria. By 1848, the process had been refined to the point that it was possible to print 10,000 sheers per hour, however, Jules Cheret was the first person to produce posters in mass through lithography.
1867 brought us the first poster for a play, depicting an actress in a play. Artistic commercial posters were born. Now we see advertising posters everywhere! The small are seen in store windows and the ultimate of large are displayed on billboards. Either way, they both have the same effect: Your business message to the masses.
Today you can enjoy vintage advertising posters as fine art on walls of your home or office. Typically, you expect to see these framed under glass, but they look spectacular as a canvas transfer, and with finished edges you don't need a frame Not only does this make the nicer presentation actually cost less than poster framing, but give a clean contemporary that is very appropriate for vintage posters. See some of our favorites at the Naked wall Art Gallery.
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