Original vintage sport poster published by Levi Strauss for the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympic Games featuring a great artwork depicting a sliding red skier with the globe behind highlighting the North American continent. This poster is part of a series of six posters commissioned by Levi's, the San Francisco blue-jeans manufacturer, to promote their official sponsor status of the US team for the 1980 Olympic Games. The campaign was titled “Levi’s Olympic Opportunity Sweepstakes" and each poster emphasized the sport associated with one of the six continents: Skiing (North America); Gymnastics (Asia); Swimming (Australia); Track & Field (Africa); Soccer (South America); Cycling (Europe). However, when the USSR invaded Afghanistan in the 1979, President Carter cancelled the US participation in the Moscow Olympics as a protest and Levi Strauss, hence unable to provide apparel to the members of the US team, decided to abandon the campaign and withdrawn the posters because of the US boycott of the games. Condition: Excellent condition. Country of printing: USA, designer: Michael Gibson, size (cm): 61x46, year of printing: 1979.
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Theatre.- Selby (Charles, actor and playwright, c. 1802-63) Autograph Letter signed to "Kenneth Esq.", 2pp., sm. 4to, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 28th April 1828, thanking him for his offer, "... I should be most happy to accept provided I could obtain a higher salary. That is the only obstacle which prevents me from closing at once. If you can offer me £2 and Miss Jervis £3 p. week I will make arrangements immediately. I know what Ireland is, the expenses are so much greater than in England and I am convinced we could not live in Dublin & support a line of business for less", folds, browned, edged with an album f.; and c. 100 other theatrical letters and papers, including: Mrs Nye Chart, Charles Calvert, Louis Calvert, Lilian Braithwaite, Leopold Montague, William Collier, Ada Cavendish, William Creswick, Marie Bouffe, Charles Peake, Chance Newton, 12 manuscript parts for A Butterfly on the Wheel performed at the The Globe Theatre, London, a musical by E.G. Hemmerde and Francis Neilson in 1911 & a printed copy of John Poole's play Paul Pry, with pencil edits for staging, New York, n.d. [c. 1849], v.s., v.d. (c. 100 pieces).
A most unusual plastic copy of the Matchbox MG1 Service Station and Showroom, manufacturer unknown although the item is marked 'Made in England' to underside of base. In terms of the casting, the Garage would appear to be a direct copy of the Lesney original, apart from the pumps, which in this case are plastic and which are attached to the base. The separate roof sign has labels attached bearing the wording 'Flyover Garage Sales and Service'.The garage is constructed of plastic, the main building being blue with sliding door to front., with yellow pumps (one pump 'globe' is missing), a red base and red rear opening doors. The garage is housed in a plain card lidded box and sits atop a card plinth, under which are eight unboxed Lesney 1-75 Regular Wheel models with varying degrees of playwear, ranging from F to G+, including a 5b London Bus 'Buy Matchbox Series' and a 32a Jaguar in red, both with GPW. The plain outer box bears no markings other than a pencilled price.
§ SALVADOR DALI (SPANISH 1904-1989) LA NAISSANCE DE VENUSColour etching, 24/150, signed and numbered in pencil to margin, unframed (Dimensions: 76.5cm x 57cm (30in x 22.5in), full sheet)Biography: Salvador Dali was a Spanish surrealist artist, whose worked is characterised by bizarre, dream-like imagery, and a very high level of technical skill and precise draughtsmanship. Trained in more classical methods, he was drawn to the avant-garde, and joined the surrealist group in 1929, ultimately becoming one of its leading figures. His visual work spanned many mediums including painting, printmaking, photography, film, sculpture and design, and he also wrote fiction, poetry and criticism. In his art, he was pre-occupied with ideas of the subconscious, sexuality, religion and dreams. There are two museums dedicated to his work, in Florida and Spain, and his works are featured in prestigious museums and galleries across the globe.
KEITH HARING (AMERICAN 1958-1990) MONTREUX JAZZ POSTER (YELLOW) - 1983Screenprint, unframed (Dimensions: 100cm x 70cm (39.5in x 27.5in), full sheet)Biography: Keith Haring had a startlingly brief but intense career, spanning just over a decade. He learnt basic cartoon skills from his father, and studying popular culture such as Dr. Seuss and Walt Disney, before starting to train as a commercial graphic artist. But it was moving to New York City that set his path; there he discovered a thriving alternative art community in the streets, subways and clubs, he quickly made friends and became a part of this scene. Inspired by artists like Jean Dubuffet, Pierre Alechinsky, Christo and Andy Warhol, Haring’s aim was to create a truly public art, using his graphic skills. The subway became his artistic laboratory, when he started drawing with white chalk onto unused advertising panels that had been covered in matte black paper, becoming a familiar presence in the city and developing his distinct visual language. Between 1980 and 89, he gained international recognition, with exhibitions across the globe and a huge number of high-profile collaborations with other artists, musicians and designers. Always committed to disseminating his work as widely as possible, he established the Pop Shop in 1986, selling affordable goods with his drawings on them. After being diagnosed with AIDS in 1988, he established his foundation, which continues to expand the audience for his work, while generating funding for AIDS organisations and children's programmes, as he had intended. An icon within contemporary art, Haring created a visual language that remains instantly recognisable across the world – his dream realised.
KEITH HARING (AMERICAN 1958-1990) MONTREUX JAZZ POSTER (GREEN) - 1983Screenprint, unframed (Dimensions: 100cm x 70cm (39.5in x 27.5in), full sheet)Biography: Keith Haring had a startlingly brief but intense career, spanning just over a decade. He learnt basic cartoon skills from his father, and studying popular culture such as Dr. Seuss and Walt Disney, before starting to train as a commercial graphic artist. But it was moving to New York City that set his path; there he discovered a thriving alternative art community in the streets, subways and clubs, he quickly made friends and became a part of this scene. Inspired by artists like Jean Dubuffet, Pierre Alechinsky, Christo and Andy Warhol, Haring’s aim was to create a truly public art, using his graphic skills. The subway became his artistic laboratory, when he started drawing with white chalk onto unused advertising panels that had been covered in matte black paper, becoming a familiar presence in the city and developing his distinct visual language. Between 1980 and 89, he gained international recognition, with exhibitions across the globe and a huge number of high-profile collaborations with other artists, musicians and designers. Always committed to disseminating his work as widely as possible, he established the Pop Shop in 1986, selling affordable goods with his drawings on them. After being diagnosed with AIDS in 1988, he established his foundation, which continues to expand the audience for his work, while generating funding for AIDS organisations and children's programmes, as he had intended. An icon within contemporary art, Haring created a visual language that remains instantly recognisable across the world – his dream realised.
KEITH HARING (AMERICAN 1958-1990) MONTREUX JAZZ POSTER (PINK) - 1983Screenprint, unframed (Dimensions: 100cm x 70cm (39.5in x 27.5in), full sheet)Biography: Keith Haring had a startlingly brief but intense career, spanning just over a decade. He learnt basic cartoon skills from his father, and studying popular culture such as Dr. Seuss and Walt Disney, before starting to train as a commercial graphic artist. But it was moving to New York City that set his path; there he discovered a thriving alternative art community in the streets, subways and clubs, he quickly made friends and became a part of this scene. Inspired by artists like Jean Dubuffet, Pierre Alechinsky, Christo and Andy Warhol, Haring’s aim was to create a truly public art, using his graphic skills. The subway became his artistic laboratory, when he started drawing with white chalk onto unused advertising panels that had been covered in matte black paper, becoming a familiar presence in the city and developing his distinct visual language. Between 1980 and 89, he gained international recognition, with exhibitions across the globe and a huge number of high-profile collaborations with other artists, musicians and designers. Always committed to disseminating his work as widely as possible, he established the Pop Shop in 1986, selling affordable goods with his drawings on them. After being diagnosed with AIDS in 1988, he established his foundation, which continues to expand the audience for his work, while generating funding for AIDS organisations and children's programmes, as he had intended. An icon within contemporary art, Haring created a visual language that remains instantly recognisable across the world – his dream realised.
John Swatsley (American, B. 1937) "1890s Railway Mail Train" Signed lower right. Original Oil on Illustration Board painting. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting appeared on the Fleetwood First Day of Issue Maximum Card for the U.S. (25c) E Earth Rate coil booklet stamp issued March 22, 1988. The steam engine brought many changes to the country, offering sturdy, reliable transportation, often over a vast wilderness. Communication from the frontier had always been a problem, and now, the railroads came to solve it. Chugging onward, the "Iron Horse" quickly proved its worth to even the most skeptical of its detractors. In 1864, the Railway Mail Service was instituted to provide fast local service, and trains with specially designed Postal Cars were quickly attached to rugged engines. Agents sorted as the trains rolled on, and then, by hand, they transferred mail sacks as the trains slowed at designated pick-up spots. Later, special cranes were utilized to facilitate better coordinated mail swaps, and by 1875, the system had spread into even wider use. On into the 20th century, Mail Trains delivered mail over some 586 million miles per year. Today, instead of crossing continents, the mail must span a globe, and in ever-faster time. Image Size: 8.75 x 12.25 in. Overall Size: 15 x 18 in. Unframed. (B11423)
Keith Bowen (UK, B. 1950) "The Butcher" Signed and dated lower right. Charcoal on Watercolor Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the Great Britain 27p Food and Farming Year 1989 stamp issued March 7, 1989. Whether hunted, snared, or placidly procured from the many friendly butcher shops which dot the land, meat and poultry have ever formed the centerpiece to any proper British meal. And fish isn't far behind. The English love of a variety of meats and fish at their table surely reached its height during the opulent Victorian Era of the 1800s. This was the age when exotic foods from the British Empire were imported from around the globe. At a proper dinner party, a choice of soups was followed by at least two kinds of fish. Then two meats -- roast mutton and turkey, perhaps -- would serve as side courses to the entrees: cutlets, fillets, or satueed fillets; these in turn were a prelude to the roasts. A dab of sorbet and then the game course -- partridge, pheasant, duck, woodcock, venison. To someone not raised amid such fare, it could be overwhelming, especially since many of the nobility hunted and the procurement of the game could prove the meal's main topic of conversation. Image Size: 18 x 20.75 in. Overall Size: 20 x 28.5 in. Unframed. (B11932)
Wang Xinhai (Chinese, B. 1971) "Cliffs" Signed and stamped upper left. Watercolor on Rice Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Republic of the Marshall Islands PHILANIPPON '01 - Dreams Across the Globe Sheetlet 80c Cliffs stamp issued August 1, 2001. One of twelve paintings by young Chinese artists which was featured on a special stamp sheetlet issued to commemorate PHILANIPPON '01 in Tokyo, Japan on August 1, 2001. Simple lines, brilliant color and outstanding compositional balance are distinctive features. Many of these paintings were created in an artistic style that reflects traditional Chinese painting -- fine detail, meditative landscapes and Chinese script. Towering cliffs frame quiet water in this painting by Wan Xinlan. Pale green dominates the background. Image Diameter: 13.5 in. Overall Size: 23 x 21.75 in. Unframed. (B08223)
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