Darrell Kobza Art Services

Darrell Kobza Art Services Original vintage posters, movie, travel etc. Restoration conservatio of paper based works of art. Cus

We sell original vintage posters, movie, travel, music and theatre. We offer conservation and restoration services including archival linen backing of antique posters. Complete archival custom framing service for any type of works of art.

FROM THE LINEN BACKING KITCHEN‘LET’S TALK PAPER!’The issue! Most, not all but most commercial papers used for posters a...
06/02/2026

FROM THE LINEN BACKING KITCHEN
‘LET’S TALK PAPER!’

The issue! Most, not all but most commercial papers used for posters are not acid free or artist grade which means the paper will not remain white over time……chemicals used in the manufacturing process of these papers, bleaching agents, binders, anti-fungal compounds etc are not completely removed from the paper and through a process known as ‘off-gassing’ these chemicals break down, decompose, degrade and ultimately, ‘tone’ or darken the paper as time moves forward.

From a restoration perspective this a challenge!
As soon as you paint, air brush, draw over the natural paper surface it never ever blends in perfectly….even if your colour matches perfectly, the fact that you have added pigment on the surface of the natural paper, it will be noticeable.

Le Fakyr 1921 by Michel Liebeaux, 1881-1923 is a French Grande size poster 46” x 63” wonderful Aperitif product design.

2- Japanese STB Tatekan formate posters 20” x 56” ………Lady Snowblood and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. These are printed on two separate pieces of paper that are meant to be joined and in the case of the Umbrellas of Cherbourg the two pieces were joined together for years using cellophane tape on the front surface of the poster. The glue migrated into the white paper and oxidized and turned dark brown.
Despite what some linen backers might claim, there is no chemical treatment to remove these stains, you must over paint to restore the poster and in this case the colour was the natural colour of the paper……very tricky…..and to those who would say, air brush over it, I say…bonne chance mon ami!

Lawrence of Arabia and The Thing….Japanese B2 posters 20” x 28”…….Lawrence of Arabia had large amounts of discolouring and damage in the sky area and in this case air brushing did resolve the issue.

Enter the Dragon 1973 Italian one panel or as it’s known in Italy as, 2-Fogli, 39” x 55”

VENEZIA travel poster, 1938 printed by, ENIT Ente Nazionale Italiano per il Turismo (‘Italian National Agency for Tourism’)

LŐTSCHBERG BAHN SCHWEIZ 1931, Artiste : Eugen Henziross……wonderful image of Switzerland countryside and mountains.

FROM THE LINEN BACKING KITCHEN‘LET’S GO CANADA!’ EDITIONFly TCA, Trans-Canada Air Lines 1953 poster featuring our Royal ...
05/31/2026

FROM THE LINEN BACKING KITCHEN
‘LET’S GO CANADA!’ EDITION

Fly TCA, Trans-Canada Air Lines 1953 poster featuring our Royal Canadian Mounted Police. TCA was founded in 1937 as Canada’s own national air line owned by Canadian National Railway and renamed in 1965 as Air Canada.
Lovely silk screen printed poster which our client decided to leave unrestored……silk screen ink is very thick in comparison to off set litho and suffers surface fractures in the ink at the slightest folding or rolling of the paper. Design by J. Le Flaguais

Next we have an impossibility rare, meaning I could find no reference of this poster’s existence online or in Marc Choko’s reference book on Canadian Pacific posters.
According to Choko, Norman Fraser who designed this poster worked for CP from 1930-1953, very hard to find any information on the man and yet produced some absolute gems of travel posters for CP.
This poster is a silk screen that came to us in terrible condition, torn paper, literally pieces falling apart, some idiot had put cellophane tape on the front of the poster trying to hold it together where the cracks and tears were and the surface was completely covered with ink fracturing as I described above. Many hours of restoration went into this rare, possibly one of the few existing copies in existence poster. Check it out here because you won’t find it anywhere else.

Let’s go….Canada, WWI poster, very famous design and again, rough condition when it came through our doors but looking very presentable as it goes out and off to its new home.
Canada, Our home and native land!

FROM THE LINEN BACKING KITCHEN( WHAT DO THOSE INVADERS FROM SPACE REALLY WANT!)From 1959, The Mysterians. TOHO Productio...
05/29/2026

FROM THE LINEN BACKING KITCHEN
( WHAT DO THOSE INVADERS FROM SPACE REALLY WANT!)

From 1959, The Mysterians. TOHO Production, RKO Radio, US one sheet, linen backed and proving once and for all that all males, of whatever species are only interested in one thing! 😂🤪

Dinosaurs too!……One Million Years BC….Raquel Welch, 1966 Lebanese poster, stone litho, linen backed…..great image of a massive bellybutton on Raquel…..meaning!?
From our friends

Godzilla as well I suppose!! The Mystery of Monster Island, 1981 , Lebanese poster, stone litho, linen backed and restored missing paper. Great colours and printing, poor quality paper on these Lebanese posters, very ‘soft’ and easily damaged.
From our friends

Scars Of Dracula, 1970, Lebanese poster……definitely we all know what Drac was after….stone litho, fun image, linen backed with much restoration of staining though out…..looks great now! From our friends

PSYCHO 1960….this is the first re-release 1965 ‘It’s Back’ …..no-one really knows what Norman Bates was after but Janet Leigh definitely caught his gaze!
Lebanese poster, stone litho, linen backed and minty. From our friends

Army of Darkness 1992, Lebanese poster……we all know what Ash was after…..’give me some sugar baby!’ Linen backed and minty….from our friends

Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned Toronto Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb 1964
US one sheet Day-Glo rare poster in mint condition.
Such an incredible movie with stellar performances from Peter Sellers and ‘ Buck’ George C. Scott who was always getting some on the side, and lesser appreciated but an equally brilliant performance by Sterling Hayden ( precious bodily fluids).
Linen backed and ready for the framing factory.

The Warriors, 1979, British one sheet, cult classic …..not my idea of a good time but I do love the City and I do miss Afro’s. Linen backed and restored for our friends

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 1974. Lebanese poster. Monsters, robots, priestesses……Japan’s psychic trauma of Nuclear war visualized in mythical monsters.

FROM THE FRAMING FACTORY - Jungle EditionTHE RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE - Oct. 30th 1974 in Kinshasa, Zaire ( now the DRC Demo...
05/07/2026

FROM THE FRAMING FACTORY - Jungle Edition

THE RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE - Oct. 30th 1974 in Kinshasa, Zaire ( now the DRC Democratic Republic of Congo)

60,000 people were in attendance and an estimated one billion ( 1,000,000,000 ) watched the fight on television….considered by many as the Greatest Sporting Event of the 20th Century!

Don King who was Muhammad Ali’s manager wanted to call the event….’ From Slaveship to Championship’ to appeal to the African American audience in the USA but Muhammad Ali referred to the fight as, The Rumble in the Jungle at a press conference and the name stuck. Sorry Don!

This original banner was sold at the fight and our clients father who attended the fight saved it and now we had the pleasure to frame this piece of sports history.
We floated the banner but first removed the wooden dowel and placed along the bottom of the banner ( also original ) , shadow box framed it and used anti-reflection UV protection glass.
I think at one point I actually owned a George Foreman grill!!!!!!!

Lush Georgian Bay landscape paintings by Toronto artist Kim Whitney.
Painted on wood panels in situ, these small works are energetic colour explosions that capture a moment in time of our magnificent Northern landscape here in Canada.
Each panel ( 8.5” x 11.75”) is floated above a linen covered backing with a natural wood frame.

FROM THE FRAMING FACTORYA little bit of this and little bit of that………ENJOY YOUR FREE ART……. Banksy (in the style of) - ...
05/05/2026

FROM THE FRAMING FACTORY

A little bit of this and little bit of that………

ENJOY YOUR FREE ART……. Banksy (in the style of) - “Enjoy your free Art” Souvenir from Dismaland Aerosol and stencil on cardboard, bears the words “BANKSY IS DISMAL” with stamp from Dismaland. Sold with the entrance ticket to the Dismaland park. Dismaland is a temporary art project that took place during the months of August and September 2015 taking the form of an amusement park. Created by English artist Banksy, it is located in the seaside resort of Weston super-Mare, England.
We framed this piece with a double sided 8 ply mat cut to the exact shape (irregular) of the cardboard so the art would float between the mat boards and the museum glass. Stainless steel pins were mounted into the mats and these pins simply fitted into the corrugated waffle of the cardboard, no actual attachment necessary.
Museum glass, front and back.

Banff, Lake Louise Ski Areas Canadian Rockies via Canadian Pacific ( 1950’s) absolutely original and mint condition poster of downhill skiers by renowned artist Peter Ewart, catalogue #910.
Matted and framed to complement the colours of the poster using Museum Glass for maximum protection from UV damage. Stunner!

Horror classic….Texas chainsaw Massacre original US poster 1974, ED Gein ( the Butcher of Plainfield) inspired theme and nasty nasty crazy stuff going on in this movie….a classic of the slasher genre.
Linen backed, no touchups at owners request, matted and framed UV glass.

If your US poster has a GAU union stamp on the very bottom, you should be able to read it by using a magnifying glass.

FROM THE LINEN BACKING KITCHENFor Every Fighter a Woman Worker. Care For Her Through the YWCA” was a poster published in...
04/30/2026

FROM THE LINEN BACKING KITCHEN

For Every Fighter a Woman Worker. Care For Her Through the YWCA” was a poster published in WWI to recruit women to the Young Women’s Christian Organization (YWCA).

During WWI, many jobs opened up for women due to men being sent to war.
Women were needed in factories to help provide for the war effort.

The poster shows a woman standing tall while holding a fighter plane and an artillery shell.
This is telling women that the work they are doing is for the good of the country and that they will be honored because of it. In reality, the conditions that many women workers faced were terrible. Working with big machinery, explosives, and poisonous gases was very dangerous and many women did not receive the proper equipment or training to deal with these circumstances. The fatalities and other casualties caused by these conditions were not awarded with medals and were hardly recognized until many years later.

Adolph Treidler, 1918. Treidler was an American artist and illustrator best known for his advertisement work and his propaganda posters.

This poster had many missing areas of paper which we rebuilt after linen backing.

Polish CYRK (circus) poster from 1975…..always humorous, clever, quirky and appealing to a broad audience.
Polish posters are among the best in the world for their graphic design and uniqueness.
Linen backed with minor restoration.

FROM THE LINEN BACKING KITCHENWe’re going back in time, not back to the future this time!1917……Oh Please do! Daddy…Buy m...
04/27/2026

FROM THE LINEN BACKING KITCHEN

We’re going back in time, not back to the future this time!

1917……Oh Please do! Daddy…Buy me a Victory Bond , Canadian War poster by Joseph Ernest Sampson, lithograph. We linen backed this 109 year old poster and had to do some restoration on missing paper that had been eaten away by oil stains.

1917 Buy Victory Bonds….. “In Flanders Fields” was a famous 1915 WWI poem by Canadian Lt.-Col. John McCrae that became a powerful tool for selling Canadian Victory Bonds in 1917–1918. The poem, which symbolized sacrifice and established the poppy as a symbol of remembrance.
Linen backed and restored and, WE WILL NEVER FORGET!

1915 …..Boys Come Over Here You’re Wanted! British war poster, 40”x 48”
This type of poster was referred to as a Broadside poster and was published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee in London as poster No. 82

Two large 46” x 63” posters from 1915 by the famous artist, Cappiello.
Le Nil ci******es with famous white elephant….not sure what smoking and elephants have to do with each other……and Pâte Ēclair, cast iron cleaner available, ‘in tubes!’ miraculous as that was in 1915. Great images and stone litho prints.

Walter Peck poster for Mountaineering In The Alps, circa 1937/8
Summer in Italy 1951 by Alfredo Lalia
Dolomiti 1938 by Earnhardt

All posters were linen backed, restored as needed and will be making their way to auction in the US.

FROM THE LINEN BACKING KITCHENSpring is in the air……finally!On October 6th 1962 Dr. No, the very first of the James Bond...
04/27/2026

FROM THE LINEN BACKING KITCHEN
Spring is in the air……finally!

On October 6th 1962 Dr. No, the very first of the James Bond movies was released into the world, starring Sean Connery and Joseph Wiseman as Dr. No.

Now 64 years later the Bond, Agent 007 empire is still alive and thriving.

This first release Japanese B2 poster features the very first Bond Woman as they came to be known; young, bikini wearing, tanned and ready for adventure.
From our friends

In 1988 Akira was unleashed on the world, cyberpunk, hand drawn animation, a ground breaking movie in the Anime genre.
Katsuhiro Otomo was the director and writer of this now legendary movie.
From our friends

Next we have two Turkish movie posters, Alien and Friday the 13th.
Nice treatments or variations on classic poster images and again linen backed and restore……from our friends

A gorgeous condition Back to the Future from 1985, Michael J. Fox….the Man…..this was our poster that we linen backed and sold to our friends

1975’s Godzilla vs Bionic Monster…..linen backed and restored for our friends
1976 Creature From Black Lake, great image on this poster and definitely from the era of Big Foot, Sasquatch, Boggy Creek creatures that fascinated audiences……from our friends

All posters have been linen backed and restored as needed and all are gone!
Yikes! You have to get up early to get the treats kids.

FROM THE LINEN BACKING KITCHEN - From 1895 to 1988In the last years of the 19th century Jules Chéret, a French painter a...
04/02/2026

FROM THE LINEN BACKING KITCHEN - From 1895 to 1988

In the last years of the 19th century Jules Chéret, a French painter and lithographer became the master of Belle Époque poster art. He has been called the father of the modern poster.
Exquisitely drawn and exquisitely printed, Chéret’s posters captured the ethos in visual form of that era.

Be it wine, spirits, ci******es, bank loans, or where to travel and of course what movies to watch, posters have been there giving a visual form and becoming a lasting historical artifact to all of it.

This selection of posters have all been linen backed with various degrees of restoration…TLC…..guaranteeing their longevity and ability to be enjoyed and remembered for years to come.

The Princess Mononoke poster is an original Japanese B0 format poster measuring at 41” x 57.5” and the SuperFly is a Japanese Tatekan format poster measuring at 20” x 57”……..from our friends

Mystic Pizza and Pretty in Pink are door panel posters from France measuring in at 27” x 63” from our friends

FROM THE FRAMING FACTORY —— DECO ACHILLES PRELIMINARY DESIGNIn this post we are showcasing a ‘mock-up’ or ‘preliminary ...
03/29/2026

FROM THE FRAMING FACTORY —— DECO ACHILLES PRELIMINARY DESIGN

In this post we are showcasing a ‘mock-up’ or ‘preliminary design’ or ‘cartoon’ of a poster advertising ACHILLES
bicycles from 1932 by the H.D. VOSS

I wasn’t able to find any references or images of an actual vintage poster with this design so it’s very possible that this could be the only remaining art work for this poster design.

The design is steeped in Art Deco tradition with bold graphic elements and simple colour schemes, a marvellous silhouette of a bicycle in black set against a very statuesque facial profile.
The orange text completely bordering the design is familiar to those who know the work of A.M. Cassandra who used this motif often in his classic Deco posters.

You will see in the closeup photos details like the yellow gouache paint that has dried up and is flaking off, the pencil lines /drawing under the paint that the artist used to quickly lay out the text border and the also for the technical drawings of the bicycle.

I took a close up of the blue paint that appears to be air brushed but is actually applied by soaking a stiff bristled paint brush in pigment and then using your fingers to rub the brush and ‘spray’ the paint, creating a splatter effect reminiscent of using an air brush.

All in all a fascinating historical work that was designed to scale ( the poster is 29” x 43”) and to my knowledge never produced.

We float framed this work in a clear pine wood frame using Anti-reflection 80%UV protection glass.

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