This series features automotive art and illustration beginning in the 1880s, in the very early days of motoring, through to the mid-1960s. Mainly in poster form, that either advertised motor cars and car-related products, or promoted motor-racing events like Grand Prix.
It features many famous and iconic brands, as well as some that have fallen by the wayside.
This is part 5 of an 8-part series on automotive art:
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1929 Chrysler illustrated by Otto Ernst |
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1929 Grand Prix Automobile, Dijon, France |
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1929 Grand Prix du Cap D'Antibes illustrated by Alexis Kow |
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1929 Salon de L'Automobile et du Cycle illustrated by Giuseppe Maganoli |
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c1929 Dunlop Tyres (Malcolm Cambell's Bluebird) |
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1930 Autorimessa Vittoria, Italy illustrated by Piquillo |
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1930 Buchet Billancourt, France |
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1930 Bugatti illustrated by René Vincent |
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1930 Chrysler |
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1930 Courses Automobiles d'Oran, France ilustrated by Georges Mattei |
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1930 Donnet, France |
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1930 Donnet, France illustrated by Atelier A.B. (Alexey Vyacheslavovich Brodovitch) |
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1930 Laffly, France illustrated by Roggero |
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1930 Monaco Grand Prix illustrated by Robert Falcucci |
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1930 Monte Carlo Rally illustrated by Robert Falcucci (in 1929) |
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1930 Oakland Eight |
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1930 Pontiac |
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1930 Swiss Automobile Show |
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1930 Willys-Knight, Toledo, Ohio |
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1930s Atlantic Gasoline 'Speed' illustrated by McClelland Barclay |
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1930s Atlantic Gasoline 'Stamina' illustrated by McClelland Barclay |
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1930s BMW |
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1930s Brooklands 500 Mile Race, UK illustrated by Roy Nockolds |
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1930s Brooklands 1000 Mile Race, UK |
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1930s Brooklands Road Racing, UK |
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c 1930s Dunlop Tyres, UK |
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c 1930s Dunlop Tyres, UK |
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1930s Cadillac |
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1930s Chevrolet Six |
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1930s Continental Tyres |
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1930s Humber Snipe 80 illustrated by Shrimpton |
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1930s Morris Major '6' illustrated by 'CWB' |
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1930s Oldsmobile Six illustrated by Jan Lavies |
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1930s Opel, Germany illustrated by Ernst Zoberbier |
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1930s Vauxhall Cadet, UK |
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c 1930s Pratts High Test Petrol |
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1931 Wagram Auto, France illustrated by Robert Falcucci |
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1931 Buick illustrated by Sterne Stevens |
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1931 C4 IX Citroen, France |
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1931 Ca-bloc, France illustrated by Leonetto Cappiello |