The best paper for a vintage poster is an uncoated, acid-free matte fine-art stock of roughly 200–250 gsm, ideally with a slight tooth. It reproduces the flat, absorbent surface of the original lithog
Deep dive: Harper’s Magazine: Christmas (1897)
Edward Penfield’s cover poster for the Christmas 1897 Harper’s Magazine is a cornerstone of the American poster movement. As art director of Harper & Brothers through the 1890s, Penfield designed
How to print and frame a vintage poster
A vintage poster reproduces beautifully at home if you respect how it was originally made. These were large lithographs printed on uncoated paper, so they want a high-resolution file, a matte fine-art
Deep dive: Moulin Rouge: La Goulue (1891)
In the autumn of 1891 the Moulin Rouge commissioned a little-known 26-year-old aristocrat, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, to design a poster for its star dancer, La Goulue. His first lithographic poster w
