Your FAVE 'Golden Era' Picture Ads.

[Forgotten Man]

Wow, that's amazing! You know, some ads of the 20's were true art! I tend to love most advertising art of the 20's to the 40's more then the actual art of the time. lol

 

[Warbaby]

Wow, that's amazing! You know, some ads of the 20's were true art! I tend to love most advertising art of the 20's to the 40's more then the actual art of the time. lol

I'm with you 100% on that. In those pre-Photoshop days, the illustrations were originally done as oil or watercolor paintings. I wonder where they all went? I'd love to get my hands on some of those original works.

Here's another that's very painterly...

 

[Forgotten Man]

I look at those paintings and sigh... I almost wish I could jump in and live there! Ya know what I mean? Some of the fruit crate labels I posted earlier give me that feeling... and the last one you posted does the same thing to me! Such sweeping clouds, perfect road conditions... ahhhhhh, nice!

I really wish people would paint and illustrate ads again... this high speed, “have it now” world we live in is missing quality.

 

[Warbaby]

-Dave

Here's what Bugatti did with the expression of speed:

 

[Miss 1929]

She looks terrified. As if she is riding with my husband.

 

[gluegungeisha]

BLINDERS ... BECAUSE SHE SHIES AT NEW IDEAS

Good Housekeeping; January 1932.

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Read The Retro Press every day for more blasts from the past!

 

[Warbaby]

Dobbs Hats - 1926

(I want a coat like that!)

 

[Forgotten Man]

Hell, I want the coat AND THE HAT!

=R

 

[scotrace]

And the GLOVES!

 

[The Wolf]

I'll take a set, too.

Sincerely,
the Wolf

 

[Warbaby]

Here's another beautiful ad from Vivadou, 1922:

 

[Warbaby]

Here's a wonderfully pretentious ad for interwoven sox, 1922:

 

[Warbaby]

In 1920, the Victor Talking Machine Company took a dignified, conservative approach in their advertising:

While the Columbia Graphonola was advertised in glorious color with a lady who, though scantily-clad, is nonetheless virtuous because she is singing opera...

 

[Warbaby]

Just to keep this thread from fading into obscurity...

Here are two Coca-Cola ads, one from 1917 and one from 1923, that show not only a change in advertising style but reflect the changing roles of women in only 5 years.

 

[David Conwill]

The "Other" Whippet

Here are a couple I've just found - vintage brochure art for the Willys Whippet.

Less famous than the Model 77 and Americar, the Whippet was a favorite taxicab in LA between the wars and commonly had its streamlined grille shell stolen by dry lakes racers for use on Model T Fords.

Isn't it interesting how the artist managed to make the small and inexpensive Willys look like a car of sophistication and class?

-Dave

 

[Warbaby]

Beautiful artwork on those Willys ads! I'd love to get my hands on the original paintings of some of the ads from the 20s. I often wonder what happened to them and if any are still to be found.

Here's a particularly fine drawing that would look great on one of my walls:

 

[SweetieStarr]

In 1920, the Victor Talking Machine Company took a dignified, conservative approach in their advertising:

While the Columbia Graphonola was advertised in glorious color with a lady who, though scantily-clad, is nonetheless virtuous because she is singing opera...

Love the RCA Victor logo painting. I just found out some cool trivia about it.
The dog is on top of a coffin, not a table. That paired with "his master's voice" makes the painting a little more creepy than it seems. Still a great painting though.

 

[Warbaby]

I didn't know that the dog is sitting on a coffin! Beautiful! It adds a whole 'nother dimension to the image. I love it! Any idea where I can find an image of the original painting in its entirety?

 

[MB5]

Any idea where I can find an image of the original painting in its entirety?

http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?startat=/getposter.asp&APNum=385238&CID=F14952C105454A8CB587CC6FEFBD1372&PPID=1&search=master's%20voice&f=t&FindID=0&P=1&PP=1&sortby=PD&cname=&SearchID=

 

[DeaconKC]