Recent weeks have been all about chocolate from Turin, champagne and cabarets — lovely, but it occurs to us that a few older residents of the shop deserve a curtain call. The archive now holds well over 400 restored posters, and it is dangerously easy for a gem to slip past in the crowd. So today: a small guided tour of five posters you may have missed.

1. Lac d’Annecy — Roger Broders, 1930

The golden age of French railway advertising in one image: a turquoise lake, parasols on the shore and that unmistakable Broders sky. The Paris–Lyon–Méditerranée railway commissioned it to lure city dwellers to the Alps, and frankly, it still works. Take a look at the Lac d’Annecy poster.

2. Aurum Liquor — Marcello Dudovich, 1923

Dudovich was the gentleman of Italian poster art, and this elegant bottle-and-glass composition — all warmth, light and 1920s sophistication — is one of his most charming. Discover the Aurum Liquor poster.

3. Le Chat Noir — Théophile Steinlen, 1896

The legendary Montmartre cabaret that gave the world its first celebrity cat. Steinlen’s black cat on a red glow is one of the most iconic images ever printed, and this tour poster belongs in every collection. Meet the Chat Noir poster.

4. Scarborough Seaside — British Railways, 1960

Bucket-and-spade nostalgia: golden sands, a striped deckchair and the great British seaside at its mid-century best. A joy for anyone who ever had a sandwich ruined by sand. Visit the Scarborough poster.

5. Olive Oil — Erberto Carboni, 1953

Postwar Italian graphic design at its boldest: Carboni’s iconic olive crowning a golden bottle, pure Mediterranean sunshine in poster form. See the Carboni olive oil poster.

Each poster is a high-resolution digital download, restored by hand and ready to print at home in five sizes — for just €5 each. The full collection is always open: browse the printable vintage wall art archive and see what else you might have missed.

Happy hunting,
Gatto Nero Publishing