Vintage Posters – Winter & Spring 2024
We are planning several auctions for the winter and spring of 2024. Dates are yet to be confirmed. Consignments are welcome. Accepting consignments for all of our 2024 auctions.
History: Russian Bolshevik Party becomes the Communist Party
History: Russian Bolshevik Party becomes the Communist PartyOn March 9, 1918, the ascendant Bolshevik Party formally changes its name to the All-Russian Communist Party. It was neither the first nor the last time the party would alter its name to…
Today is International Women’s Day
Today is International Women's Day International Women's Day is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse…
History: Piet Mondrian born in 1872
History: Piet Mondrian born in 1872 Happy Birthday, Piet Mondrian. The Dutch painter Pieter Cornelis "Piet" Mondriaan (after 1906 Mondrian) was an important contributor to the De Stijl art movement and is best known for his non-representational form termed neo-plasticism.…
Today is National Dentist’s Day
Today is National Dentist's Day Observed annually on March 6, it is time to say “Thank You” to your dentist. Most of us would rather be someplace else than sitting in a dental chair. However, when our checkup is done,…
Today is National #Absinthe Day
Today is National #Absinthe Day Absinthe is a very strong green aniseed-flavored liqueur (actually spirit, as it is unsweetened), originally made with the shrub wormwood. French doctor, Pierre Ordinaire, has been credited with the creation of absinthe in the early…
History: World Premiere of #SwanLake in 1877
Today in History: World Premiere of #SwanLake in 1877 "Swan Lake" was Peter I. Tchaikovsky’s (1840-1893) first ballet composition. Apart from "Sleeping Beauty" (1890) and "The Nutcracker" (1892), it is considered today as perhaps the most important classical ballet. However,…
History: First indoor game of ice hockey in 1875
History: First indoor game of ice hockey in 1875 On this day, indoor ice hockey makes its public debut in Montreal, Quebec. Hockey, traditionally played on grass with a stick and a ball, has its roots in ancient Greece, Egypt…
History: Joseph Binder born in 1898
Today in History: Joseph Binder born in 1898 Joseph Binder was an Austrian-born designer whose influence permeated Europe and the United States. He applied reductive compositional principles derived from Cubism and De Stijl to his posters, including the one he…
History: Miles Davis records Kind of Blue in 1959
History: Miles Davis records Kind of Blue in 1959 It is considered the best-selling jazz album in history and one of the most influential works of jazz music ever produced. Inquiries via posterconnection.com #MilesDavis #PosterArt #VintagePoster #VintagePosters #vintage #art #graphics…