Posters art deco

Which art deco poster should you choose?

Where art nouveau curves, art deco straightens. Six families come back:

• Radiating geometry: fans, suns, tiers, repeated arcs.
• Strict symmetry: one axis, two halves, nothing out of line.
• Gilding and black: the period contrast, the most recognisable.
• Liners and travel: shipping-line posters, lighthouses, skyscrapers.
• Stylised portraits: long silhouettes, gloves, cigarettes, sharp profiles.
• Deep greens and terracotta: the 1925 palette, muted and warm.

The filters on the left narrow by dominant colour, style and mood.

Where to hang an art deco poster?

• Hallway: this is where symmetry reads best, two identical formats.
• Living room: one large gilded piece on a dark wall.
• Dining room: art deco was born on laid tables.
• Office: strict geometry, calm behind the screen.
• Corridor: four panels, same gap, same frame.

Tip: art deco hangs straight and centred. A rough hanging shows ten times more than on a photograph.

Which frame for art deco?

• Thin black frame: the truest pairing, it extends the line.
• Gilt frame: the one family where it is not a pastiche.
• Walnut frame: warm, it holds deep greens.
• Wide mount: it gives the geometry the margin it asks for.

Poster, print or wall picture: what is the difference?

Here the three words mean the same thing: an image you hang on the wall. We say print because we print on art paper, not on canvas or metal.

• Framed: black, white, oak or walnut, assembled and ready to hang.
• Unframed: the sheet alone, to slide into a frame you already own.

Made to order in Grasse

We print every poster after your order, in our workshop in the south of France. 220 gsm art paper with an anti-glare satin finish, M1 certified. Eco-solvent inks that do not yellow.

• Five sizes: 21x30, 30x40, 50x70, 70x100 and the 101x141 polyptych.
• Shipped within 24 hours, free delivery from 50 euros.
• 30 day returns, satisfied or refunded.