Original vintage posters showcase: Sports through Vintage Posters
With the Winter Olympics upon us, the world is once again transfixed by sport. Vintage posters and sports ephemera remind us that this fascination is nothing new. Long before high-definition broadcasts and social media highlights, bold graphic design and striking illustration were used to capture the drama, nationalism, and idealism of athletic competition. These posters didn’t just advertise events; they shaped how audiences imagined speed, strength, and heroism, turning athletes into icons and sporting moments into shared cultural memory.
Images of sport need not wait for the Olympics. Representations of athletic events can be found in every country, language, and season, celebrating nearly every sport imaginable.
Winter Olympics notwithstanding, here is our dealer’s interpretation of sport—seen through the enduring lens of vintage posters.
This vintage poster showcase was published 02/02/2026.
Porsche 1955 Tourist Trophy
Erich Strenger
Vintage Auto Posters
Porsche 1966 911 Championships
Erich Strenger
Vintage Auto Posters
1963 Sebring 12 Hours event poster
Zito
Vintage Auto Posters
Mini Morris 850
unknown
Vintage Auto Posters
Tennis Holidays At LNER Resorts
Lewis Baumer
Original Railway Posters
The Modernised Turnberry Hotel Ayrshire For Glorious Golf
Anon
Original Railway Posters
Scarborough's September Programme
anonymous
Original Railway Posters
Blackpool And The Pleasure's Yours
John Greene
Original Railway Posters
Jungfrau Railway Bernese Oberland Switzerland Dog Sled
Emil Cardinaux (1877- 1936)
The Vintage Poster
European Weightlifting Championship
Anonymous
The Vintage Poster
Le Hohwald Champ du Feu Alsace
Roger Broders (1883-1953)
The Vintage Poster
GRINDELWALD SUISSE - Curling (Swiss)
Karl Toggweiler
The Vintage Poster
Yale
John Sheridan
Mark J. Weinbaum Fine Posters and Prints
Ski Canada
R. Walters
Mark J. Weinbaum Fine Posters and Prints
Western Lawn Tennis Tournament
Edward Penfield
Mark J. Weinbaum Fine Posters and Prints
Olympic Games/Los Angeles [1932]
Hernando Villa
Mark J. Weinbaum Fine Posters and Prints
Grand Prix (Japanese style B)
anonymous
Illustraction Gallery
Le Mans (Japanese B1 style A)
anonymous
Illustraction Gallery
Olympics In Mexico (French Grande)
Alberto Isaac
Illustraction Gallery
Somebody Up There Likes Me (Italian 2F R67 linen)
Renato Casaro
Illustraction Gallery
Scribner’s, April [First Olympic Poster]-1896. Colour lithograph and letterpress, signed in image lower right, 45.3 x 34.7cm.
Henry Mayer (Amer., 1868-1953).-CL182-3
Josef Lebovic Gallery
JAL’s Warm Welcome To The Winter Olympics-1971. Colour process lithograph, 100 x 63.2cm.
Japan Air Lines, official airline for the XIth Olympic Winter Games-CL197-105
Josef Lebovic Gallery
Come To Britain For Golf,c1948. Colour lithograph, signed in image lower right, 75.8 x 50cm
Rowland Hilder (Brit., 1905–1993).-CL197-55
Josef Lebovic Gallery
Blood and Thunder. . .King Kong vs Koroschenko (Wrestling) c.1953. Colour Lithograph, 102 x 76cm
Valladh Bhai Patel Stadium Worli.-CL209-09
Josef Lebovic Gallery
Knock out / Harlem
Heinz Bonné
PosterConnection, Inc.
World Cup '94
Peter Max
PosterConnection, Inc.
Travessia del Port de Tarragona - Club Nautic
B. Mir
PosterConnection, Inc.
Sunny Sports in Switzerland
Hans Falk
PosterConnection, Inc.
Oberwiesenthal - Best ski terrain in Central Germany
Sigmund von Suchodolski, Germany 1911
plakatkontor.de
Seefeld Tyrol - Austria
Arthur Zelger, Austria 1954
plakatkontor.de
Innsbruck - Olympic Winter Games 1976
Arthur Zelger, Austria 1976
plakatkontor.de
Table Tennis World Championships Vienna March 1951
Anonymous, Austria 1954
plakatkontor.de
Sled Run (Bob Run!) Davos Schatzalp – 1908
Walther Koch
PLACART
Superior Skis – around 1905
Gustav Walty
PLACART
Skikjöring Davos – 1908
Walther Koch
PLACART
Fifa World Cup – 1954
Werner WeiSkönig
PLACART
1972 Summer Olympics Munich
Josef Albers
Travel on Paper
1984 Winter Olympics Sarajevo Ice Hockey
I. Mujezinovic
Travel on Paper
1982 Football World Cup Zaragoza
Jean-Michel Folon
Travel on Paper
2012 London Olympics Rose Rose
Bridget Riley
Travel on Paper
REAL POLO - JOCKEY CLUB DE BARCELONA. JUNIO 1924
DE MIGUEL C.
Original Poster Barcelona
CAMPRODON. CONCURSO INTERNACIONAL DE TENIS 1929. COPA PIRINEOS
FONT MONTELLS
Original Poster Barcelona
SPORTS d’HIVER CHREA CHEMINS DE FER ALGERIENS
CRESPO
Original Poster Barcelona
JJ.OO. BARCELONA '92. CARLOS ROLANDO
Carlos, ROLANDO
Original Poster Barcelona
Honfleur Hommage a Raoul Dufy
Raoul Dufy
Chicago Center for the Print
Cote d'Azur Red Car
Pierre Fix- Masseau
Chicago Center for the Print
Vive Le Ski
Hans Falk
Chicago Center for the Print
Palace Hotel St. Moritz Golf
Emil Cardinaux
Chicago Center for the Print
Grand Prix Automobile Monaco 1961
anonymous
AntikBar
Deauville Saison De Polo 1938 Polo Season
Michel Jacquot
AntikBar
Mexico 1968 Summer Olympic Games
Lance Wyman
AntikBar
Playa De Madrid Beach 1932
Leon Gerardo Luis Quintanilla
AntikBar
Mexico 1968 - Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada
Lance Wyman
Chisholm Larsson Gallery
World Cup 79 - Lake Placid U.S.A.
Arti Torrence
Chisholm Larsson Gallery
XXieme Anniversaire du Retablissement des Jeux Olympiques 1894-1914
Edouard Elzingre
Chisholm Larsson Gallery
Olympische Spiele München 1972
David Hockney
Philip Williams Posters - The Poster Museum
White Lightning
anonymous
Philip Williams Posters - The Poster Museum
Magnum Photos: Two Kids Playing Soccer
Leonard Freed
Philip Williams Posters - The Poster Museum
Lake Placid 1980 Poster
John Gallucci
Philip Williams Posters - The Poster Museum
Mexico Olympics
Lance Wyman
Kiki Werth Posters
Prix d'Amérique Loterie Nationale
Lesourt
Kiki Werth Posters
50 Years of Football in Bulgaria
anonymous
Kiki Werth Posters
St Moritz – circa 1925
Carl MOOS (1878-1959)
Galerie 123 (Un deux trois)
Giornata Olimpica 1959
Nino GREGORI (1925-2012)
Galerie 123 (Un deux trois)
Barcelona '92 – 1990
ADDISON NASA (photograph)
Galerie 123 (Un deux trois)
Tournoi international de football Genève – 1930
Noël FONTANET (1898-1982)
Galerie 123 (Un deux trois)
Set Of Three: Lake Placid 1980 Olympics Posters
John Gallucci
The Ross Art Group, Inc.
Mercedes Benz - Grand Prix de Belgique 1955
Anton Stankowski
The Ross Art Group, Inc.
Thrilla in Manila
Leroy Neiman
The Ross Art Group, Inc.
Superbagneres Luchon
Leonetto Cappiello
The Ross Art Group, Inc.
FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1966
Unknown
MovieArt Original Film Posters
SPORTARAMA
Unknown
MovieArt Original Film Posters
LA ZIA D'AMERICA VA A SCIARE
Anselmo Ballestesr
MovieArt Original Film Posters
THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS
Jack Davis
MovieArt Original Film Posters
rare original Paul Nash poster for Shell 'Footballers Prefer Shell'
Paul Nash
Rennies Seaside Modern
II. Olympic Winter Games 1928
Anonymous
Artifiche AG
Olympic Games St. Moritz 1948
Carigiet, Alois
Artifiche AG
Olympische Winterspiele Grenoble, 1968
Brian, Jean
Artifiche AG
49e Championnats Suisses de Ski Davos 1955
Trapp, Willi
Artifiche AG
Montagnes de France
Max Ponty
Barclay Samson
DUOMATIC
Bill Wirtz
Barclay Samson
24 HEURES DU MANS, 14 et 15 juin 1969
Andre Delourmel
Barclay Samson
TEEING OFF
Henry Wilkinson
Barclay Samson
Vinterspelen 1928 Sundsvall
Liss Sidén, Erik Axel (1902-1975)
PosterTeam
Deutschland Winterkur und Wintersport
Osswald, Eugen (1879-1960)
PosterTeam
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1938
anonymous
PosterTeam
Lillehammer 94 Winter Olympics
Designgruppen 94
PosterTeam
McQUEEN DRIVES PORSCHE
Anonymous
Chicago Vintage Posters
FONT-ROMEU - SPORTS D'HIVER
Tony George Roux
Chicago Vintage Posters
THE 65th NIPPON DERBY
Tadanori Yokoo
Chicago Vintage Posters
CADDYSHACK
Anonymous
Chicago Vintage Posters