March 25th, 2025

75 Years of Snoopy !

Snoopy is celebrating 75 years since his first appearance in Peanuts on October 2, 2025. Letitia Morris Gallery holds a large collection of Snoopy original posters, designed by Schulz dating back from the 1950s.

Vintage Snoopy posters are cherished collectibles that capture the charm and nostalgia of the Peanuts comic strip. These posters not only showcase the timeless appeal of Snoopy but also reflect the cultural influences of their respective eras. Collectors and fans often seek them out for their artistic and nostalgic value.

This year to celebrate its 75th birthday, in Paris, the Snoopy In Style exhibition (March 22 – April 5) showcases 75 designer outfits for Snoopy and Belle by Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, and more. A special It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown soundtrack was also released, including an egg-shaped vinyl for Record Store Day.
Limited-edition merchandise includes a sequin Snoopy backpack, commemorative plush, Peanuts-themed Orient watch, Hallmark figurine, and Igloo drinkware. These celebrations honor Snoopy’s lasting legacy and cultural impact.

View our entire collection of Snoopy posters here

March 14th, 2025

Grand Prix Posters

Celebrating the Australian Grand Prix with Monaco Formula 1 posters !

Discover our range of Grand Prix Formula 1 vintage posters with a focus on Monaco, its beautiful coastline and palm trees along one of the most iconic race in the world.

Collection of Monaco posters

Monaco Grand Prix 1955 by J. Ramel Vintage Poster

Monaco Grand Prix Racing Geo Ham Formula1 Vintage Poster

Monaco Grand Prix 1977 Vintage Poster

February 04th, 2025

February is dedicated to Quarez

In February the gallery’s walls will be dedicated to our favourite poster artist Michel Quarez. Letitia Morris Gallery holds the worlds largest collection of his work, over 100 posters and this month we will be exhibiting our entire collection. From small to large posters, these will be displayed in our gallery at 1158 High Street Armadale.

Quarez Month February

“I don’t think computers are meant to draw images, it’s not the same logic as working on paper” – Quarez (interview 2006)

Today we are celebrating the work of contemporary poster artist, Michel Quarez. Quarez’s work is loved and recognised worldwide due to his great swaths of fluorescent colour combined with a painterly essence. He believes the physical movement of a brush on paper is of great importance for his work.

Quarez vintage posters

Michel Quarez is a legend of poster art in France. Committed, intransigent, self-assured about himself and his desires, he has succeeded in imposing his aesthetic and his fluorescent colours.Michel Quarez is a legend of poster art in France. Committed, intransigent, self-assured about himself and his desires, he has succeeded in imposing his aesthetic and his fluorescent colours. The posters of Michel Quarez are an uncompromising study in advertising; liberated from detail or the superfluous, dealing directly with the subject at hand.

Today, we are proud to hold one the largest and most beautiful Quarez original poster collection in the world and we are so excited to share his posters with you!

Quarez vintage poster ‘Bonne Annee 1999’

February 29th, 2024

Quarez Limited Edition ‘Marche Aux Fleurs’

Quarez ‘Marché Aux Fleurs’ Limited Edition

Letitia Morris Gallery is delighted to offer its first limited edition Quarez ‘Marché Aux Fleurs’ silkscreen poster!

LMG and the Quarez Estate have collaborated closely to offer its first limited edition silkscreen poster. The edition is strictly limited to 50/50, the posters are numbered and stamped by the Quarez Estate.

This poster can be purchased framed and unframed.

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December 17th, 2023

Hanns Lohrer and Porsche

“The Perfect Sporting Partner” series was created by the oft-forgotten Stuttgart graphic designer, Hans Lohrer. Literature on Lohrer is quite thin, yet he played a pivotal role in the visual appearance of the Porsche brand during the 1950s and 1960s. As Porsche’s first “advertising designer”, Lohrer carefully guided the company’s message through visual marketing, and firmly established what the Porsche brand identity would become.

In Loher’s compositions for Porsche, status symbols often take center stage–a riding saddle, a set of golf clubs, hunting rifles, a shapely leather glove, a couture bag, a well groomed dog–these are all things that seem to indicate a certain luxury, exclusivity, and elegance–all attributes that Porsche’s are known for today.

Instead of a product-focused approach highlighting the vehicles’ specific performance and engineering attributes, he showed Porsches in the context of recreation, leisure, fashion, fun and luxury, in doing so elevating the sense of the owner’s status, as well as that of the vehicle itself.

Lohrer’s 1961 poster depicting a Porsche 356B alongside a pair of skis and a fur hat achieves that brand message. The image makes one think of Sean Connery in the James Bond era. It’s refined, exclusive, self-confident, slightly cheeky and, most of all, highly desirable.

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December 03rd, 2023

Les Amoureux de Raymond Peynet

“Les Amoureux”, translated as “The Lovers”, were expressive of the mood of France in the post-war period of the 1950s. These two charming, whimsical characters – the little poet, immaculately dressed, adorned with a bowler hat and accompanied by his lady friend – reminded the world that France was for lovers.

Created by Raymond Peynet, artist and designer, these characters had a simple way of amusing, and communicating with, everyone. From America to Japan, many people had their first idea of France from a Peynet drawing, reduced to fit into a magazine ad for chocolate or aperitifs. In those miniature vignettes, everything essentially French would be there: the mansard roofs, cafes, kiosks and a flutter of doves – all nestled behind the couple, hand-in-hand.

They became so popular that Air France adopted them as a campaign symbol and Pierre-Jouet had them giggling over shared champagne (which we have several posters of).

In 1996, Denise, his wife of 66 companionable years, died. Peynet drew no more, and his health declined. Their daughter, Annie, said her mother and father were Les Amoureux, the perfect couple: ‘He was a very loveable man, who spent his whole life talking about love.’

See our whole collection here.

November 15th, 2023

Giant Bally Orange

The Giant Bally Orange

The spectacular Bally Orange in billboard size 210x320 cm. Designed in 1967 by Bernard Villemot the pioneer of french posters. We are thrilled to feature this incredible poster in the gallery's window. In this blog post we will review Bernard Villemot's poster path.

Who is Bernard Villemot ?

Bernard Villemot (1911–1989) was a prominent French graphic artist known for his iconic and innovative poster designs. His work, characterized by bold colors, simplicity, and a keen focus on visual impact, has left a lasting legacy in the world of advertising. While Villemot created posters for various brands, some of his most famous works include:

Orangina (1953): Perhaps one of Villemot's most recognized and celebrated posters, the Orangina advertisement features a minimalist design of an orange pierced by a straw. This image became synonymous with the brand and is a classic example of Villemot's ability to distill a message to its most essential elements.
Bally (1982): Villemot designed several posters for the luxury Swiss shoe and fashion brand Bally. While the specific details of each Bally poster may vary, Villemot's signature style likely involved vibrant colors, clean lines, and a focus on showcasing the elegance and sophistication of Bally's products.
Perrier (1951): Villemot created several posters for the mineral water brand Perrier. One of his notable Perrier posters features a stylized woman in a red swimsuit holding a bottle of Perrier, emphasizing the refreshing nature of the beverage.
Air France (1963): Villemot designed a series of posters for Air France, emphasizing the glamour and excitement of air travel. One of his notable Air France posters features a stylishly dressed woman in a red hat against a blue sky, capturing the allure of jet-setting.
Bic (1963): Villemot created memorable posters for Bic, the stationery and lighter company. His Bic posters often featured simple yet impactful images, such as the well-known Bic pen and lighter advertisements.
SNCF (French National Railway, 1975): Villemot's SNCF posters showcased the efficiency and convenience of train travel. One notable poster features a train emerging from a tunnel, symbolizing the speed and connectivity of the railway system.

Villemot's approach to poster design involved distilling complex messages into visually striking and memorable images. His work has been praised for its timeless quality and its ability to communicate a brand's essence with clarity. Villemot's posters are not only celebrated for their advertising effectiveness but also for their artistic merit, contributing to his status as one of the most influential graphic artists of the 20th century.

September 07th, 2023

New September Arrivals

Experience Australia

We are fortunate to have recently acquired several Australian travel posters from the 1930s that demonstrated the growing awareness of Australia through icons such as fishing, beach culture, the great barrier reef, and aboriginal artistry.

New Posters

After months of European travels that involved countless hours working with private collectors, vintage poster dealers and enthusiasts, we are excited to share a catalogue of newly sourced vintage posters.

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August 09th, 2023

New Australian Posters

The Gallery is thrilled to receive four very sought after Australian posters, including three from Gert Sellheim.

Gert Sellheim is considered one of the most significant graphic artists working during the ‘golden era’ of Australian poster design in the 1930s.
Artists commissioned by the Australian National Travel Association (ANTA) such as Sellheim, James Northfield, Percy Trompf and Douglas Annand created distinctly modern images of the Australian landscape and city life to promote to the world. Sellheim’s most famous poster, Australia surf club, is one of the works commissioned by ANTA.

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Selling ‘Australia’ to the world, this poster designed by Gert Sellheim depicts the natural wonder of the Great Barrier Reef, in Queensland. This is a rare poster from 1937, and a contemporary design for that period. Gert Sellheim moved to Melbourne in 1930 where he set up his own architectural practice. He soon began to design and exhibition his posters, eventually moving on to design the logo for Qantas airways.

In this poster, ‘Corroboree Australia’, Sellheim incorporates and references the art and culture of the Aboriginal people of Australia. The design depicts the Arrente people of Central Australia, wearing painted ceremonial body decorations and headdress. This is a striking and modern design from 1934.

Here Gert Sellheim uses an 'Art Deco' typographie and demonstrates a classic life saving rescue exercise. One of his most famous poster design.

For the victorian fishermen, this is a vintage poster that is rare to find. VICTORIA "The place to start a fish story!", this is an original poster from the 1950's advertising Victoria as a destination and fishing spot. This poster has been mounted on linen, the condition is excellent.

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