Original Posters & Lithographs

This lithographic poster was created by the Mourlot Studio to promote the annual exhibition in 1961 of Les Peintres témoins de leurs temps which translates to ‘Painters who are witnesses of their time’. The image of the birds can be seen on the ceiling...

Chagall designed this poster with Mourlot’s master printer, Charles Sorlier, for an exhibition at the Musée des Beaux Arts in Reims, France. It was about his stained-glass windows at the Cathedral in Metz.Artist: Marc Chagall (1887-1985) was a Russian-French-Jewish painter, book illustrator, ceramicist, stage-set...

This poster was printed to promote the National Biblical Message Museum in Nice, to the Japanese.Artist: Marc Chagall (1887-1985) was a Russian-French-Jewish painter, book illustrator, ceramicist, stage-set designer, tapestry maker and undoubtedly one of the most influential modern artists of the 20th century. He...

Nice: sun and flowers. Chagall’s image of The Bay of Angels was designed to create a lithographic poster to promote Nice and Côte d’Azure for the French Tourist Commissariat in 1962. Artist: Marc Chagall (1887-1985) was a Russian-French-Jewish painter, book illustrator, ceramicist, stage-set designer,...

This is a colour photo-engraving and colour lithographic poster designed by Mourlot. The image is 'Mother with Child' painted by Picasso in 1965.Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France....

This poster, to promote Picasso’s exhibition of paintings at the Galerie Louise Leiris in Paris in 1962 was designed by Henri Deschamps using an image called The Village of Vauvenargues. Picasso painted the original in 1959.Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker,...

This poster was designed by Henri Deschamps with Picasso using his oil on canvas Head of a Bearded Man, painted by Picasso in June, 1965. Neither this poster nor its motif has been reproduced in other posters.Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor,...

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) was a Russian-French-Jewish painter, book illustrator, ceramicist, stage-set designer, tapestry maker and undoubtedly one of the most influential modern artists of the 20th century. He was also an unparalleled colourist. In 1954, Picasso said, ‘When Matisse dies, Chagall will be the...

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) was a Russian-French-Jewish painter, book illustrator, ceramicist, stage-set designer, tapestry maker and undoubtedly one of the most influential modern artists of the 20th century. He was also an unparalleled colourist. In 1954, Picasso said, ‘When Matisse dies, Chagall will be the...

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) was a Russian-French-Jewish painter, book illustrator, ceramicist, stage-set designer, tapestry maker and undoubtedly one of the most influential modern artists of the 20th century. He was also an unparalleled colourist. In 1954, Picasso said, ‘When Matisse dies, Chagall will be the...

Roger Bezombes was a French painter, sculptor, designer and printmaker. Born in Paris, he was orphaned at a young age and forced to work in many different jobs to fund his painting career. At 17, he helped install the major Bauhaus exhibition at the...

Paul Guiramand (1926-2008) was a French painter and theatre set designer renowned for his vibrant and expressive works. He studied at L'École des Beaux-Arts, where he was influenced by notable artists such as Brianchon, Picasso, and Matisse. His travels through Spain and Italy enriched...

In 1950, for the 'EXPO 50 House of French Thought,' Henri Matisse designed an exhibition poster for Paul Guiramand. Printed at Mourlot Studios on rare Arches paper, the poster featured one of Matisse's abstract cut-out collages depicting a timeless woman's face, along with hand-written...

Paul Guiramand (1926-2008) was a French painter and theatre set designer renowned for his vibrant and expressive works. He studied at L'École des Beaux-Arts, where he was influenced by notable artists such as Brianchon, Picasso, and Matisse. His travels through Spain and Italy enriched...

Henri Matisse (1869-1954), the French artist, draughtsman, printmaker, sculptor, and painter, was one of the undisputed masters and most influential artists of 20th-century art. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and quickly became the leader of the Fauvist movement. Known for...

This iconic poster is a true slice of glamorous history. Created by Henri Matisse, who had been residing in Nice since 1917, it was designed to promote travel to the French Riviera for the French Tourism Office.Artist: Henri Matisse (1869-1954), the French artist, draughtsman,...

This exhibition poster, created using the silkscreen technique by Mourlot, was designed for Matisse's cut-out exhibition "Les Grandes Gouaches Découpées" at the Museum of Decorative Arts at the Louvre in Paris in 1961.Artist: Henri Matisse (1869-1954), the French artist, draughtsman, printmaker, sculptor, and painter,...

"Matisse used this cut-out picture to design a poster with the Mourlot Studios to promote the city of Nice for the French Tourism Office in 1965. The image, ""Danseuse Créole"" (Creole Dancer), is one of Matisse’s favourite pieces. He sketched the American dancer Katherine...

From the 1950s, this large original lithograph advertised the health and beauty benefits of Berthemont-Les-Bains, a thermal spa town on the French Riviera.Artist: Emmanuel Bellini was a French architect, painter, draughtsman, and figurative lithographer. Born in Monaco, Bellini grew up during the vibrant Belle...

An original stone lithograph by Hans Arp, also known as Jean Arp (1886-1966), was created to promote an exhibition of the pioneering masters of abstract art.Hans Arp, a prominent German sculptor, painter, and poet, was a key figure in the Dada and abstract art...