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.
Tournoi international de football Genève – 1930
Noël FONTANET (1898-1982)
Galerie 123 (Un deux trois)
Oberwiesenthal - Best ski terrain in Central Germany
Sigmund von Suchodolski, Germany 1911
plakatkontor.de
Table Tennis World Championships Vienna March 1951
Anonymous, Austria 1954
plakatkontor.de
The Modernised Turnberry Hotel Ayrshire For Glorious Golf
Anon
Original Railway Posters
Western Lawn Tennis Tournament
Edward Penfield
Mark J. Weinbaum Fine Posters and Prints
![Olympic Games/Los Angeles [1932]](/multimedia/4939/page148-1019-full.jpg?width=300 "Olympic Games/Los Angeles [1932]")
Olympic Games/Los Angeles [1932]
Hernando Villa
Mark J. Weinbaum Fine Posters and Prints
Olympische Spiele München 1972
David Hockney
Philip Williams Posters - The Poster Museum
Magnum Photos: Two Kids Playing Soccer
Leonard Freed
Philip Williams Posters - The Poster Museum
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
Set Of Three: Lake Placid 1980 Olympics Posters
John Gallucci
The Ross Art Group, Inc.
![Scribner’s, April [First Olympic Poster]-1896. Colour lithograph and letterpress, signed in image lower right, 45.3 x 34.7cm.](/multimedia/4869/CL182-3.jpg?width=300 "Scribner’s, April [First Olympic Poster]-1896. Colour lithograph and letterpress, signed in image lower right, 45.3 x 34.7cm.")
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
rare original Paul Nash poster for Shell 'Footballers Prefer Shell'
Paul Nash
Rennies Seaside Modern
XXieme Anniversaire du Retablissement des Jeux Olympiques 1894-1914
Edouard Elzingre
Chisholm Larsson Gallery
Jungfrau Railway Bernese Oberland Switzerland Dog Sled
Emil Cardinaux (1877- 1936)
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