retrografika

"Maison tournante aérienne" aka "Revolving Aerial House" by Albert Robida - a fantastical 1880s steampunk vision of the future. Ink drawing of a house in Paris with airships in the distance; original art cleaned, restored, and updated to red.

"Maison tournante aérienne" aka "Revolving Aerial House" by Albert Robida - a fantastical 1880s steampunk vision of the future. Ink drawing of a house above the skyline in Paris with airships in the distance; original art cleaned and restored.

Folk art like silkscreen or woodcut, stylized island of Malang with tall palm trees and rising sun, with a city in the distance on the horizon. Light blue sea and yellow sun and sky are modern colors for this cleaned and restored vintage original.

A gorgeous painting from 1902, "Quadrille at the Moulin Rouge" by Louis Abel-Truchet; original digitally cleaned, restored and reimagined with the Paris women now dancing in space on a galaxy of stars.

A gorgeous painting from 1902, "Quadrille at the Moulin Rouge" by Louis Abel-Truchet; original artwork now digitally cleaned and restored. A post-impressionist look at Paris life and elegant women dancing.

A classic 1920s trope - bathing beauties, or flappers, in elaborate costumes pose on the beach. Original black and white photo cleaned, retouched, and restored.

This delightful poster from the early 1900s is an advertising sign for tea ("thee" in Dutch), from Amsterdam, Netherlands. The original artwork, done with paper, pencil, and brush in warm colors, has been cleaned and restored digitally.

A classic 1920s trope - bathing beauties, or flappers, in elaborate costumes pose on the beach. Original black and white photo cleaned, retouched, and background removed for maximum impact.

A classic portrait photograph of Jackie Kennedy in the White House years, updated in bright 60s / 70s pop art colors and repeated 4 times in a photo collage. A JFK Camelot snapshot - bob, pearls, and all.

Vintage photo of ballerina from the 1940s, modernized with bright pop colors in teal, yellow, red, and pink. Modern art meets retro for a bold new look.

This charming black and white photo portrait from 1940 was taken in Australia, of ballet dancer Olga Morosova. She's wearing a ruffled Spanish costume dress and smiling. Vintage pic cleaned and restored.

"Death the Strangler, The First Outbreak of Cholera at a Masked Ball in Paris, 1831" - vintage woodcut of the Grim Reaper as a skeleton playing a violin made of bones. Original print digitally cleaned and restored.

Death as a skeleton in a cape and hat - this retro 1800s ink on parchment illustration is a dashing Grim Reaper surrounded by bones and skulls. Vintage print digitally cleaned and restored; available in other colors and styles.

Death as a skeleton in a cape and hat - this retro 1800s black and white illustration is a dashing Grim Reaper surrounded by bones and skulls. Vintage print digitally cleaned and restored; available in other colors and styles.

Death as a skeleton with a scythe and hourglass - this retro 1800s ink on parchment illustration is a dashing Grim Reaper in a cape and hat surrounded by bones and skulls. Vintage print cleaned and restored; available in other colors and styles.

Death as a skeleton with a scythe and hourglass - this retro 1800s black and white illustration is a dashing Grim Reaper in a cape and hat surrounded by bones and skulls. Vintage print cleaned and restored; available in other colors and styles.

Victorian England had some pretty dodgy entertainment. This was one of the better ones: Zazel, human cannonball, a young woman shot from a cannon into a net. Poster from 1887 now cleaned and repaired just enough, without losing its vintage character.

Toni Frissell revolutionized fashion photography in the 1930s. This 1939 shot (here colorized and made into a triptych) is probably an outtake from her photo shoot with a model in a dolphin tank in Florida, with the diver visible.

Toni Frissell revolutionized fashion photography in the 1930s. This 1939 shot (originally black and white; here colorized with a red wash) is probably an outtake from her photo shoot with a model in a dolphin tank in Florida, with the diver visible.

Toni Frissell revolutionized fashion photography in the 1930s. This 1939 shot (originally black and white; here colorized with a blue wash) is probably an outtake from her photo shoot with a model in a dolphin tank in Florida, with the diver visible.

Toni Frissell revolutionized fashion photography in the 1930s. This 1939 shot (originally black and white; here colorized with a purple wash) is probably an outtake from her photo shoot with a model in a dolphin tank in Florida, with the diver visible.

Toni Frissell revolutionized fashion photography in the 1930s. This 1939 black and white shot is probably an outtake from her photo shoot with a model in a dolphin tank in Florida, with the diver visible in the background.

1937 screen print poster for the USA's first Foreign Trade Zone in Staten Island, New York. Simple block colors show 5 ocean liners and vintage lettering; original print digitally cleaned, restored, and retouched

This gorgeous bright vintage travel poster from 1924 (one in a set of two) reminds us of the value of the London public transport system; original lithograph print digitally cleaned and retouched.

This vintage poster from 1936 was part of the Works Progress art project (WPA) and promoted winter sports on the bobsled run at Lake Placid - "up where winter calls to play". Original silkscreen print digitally cleaned and retouched.

This gorgeous bright vintage travel poster from 1924 (one in a set of two) reminds us of the value of the London public transport system; original lithograph print digitally cleaned and retouched.

Vintage black and white photo of travelers in New York, in the classic Grand Central Terminal atrium, the station at the heart of NYC. Beautiful shadows and beams of light. 1941 image digitally retouched and cleaned.

Vintage black and white photo of wartime travelers in New York, in the classic Grand Central Terminal atrium, the station at the heart of NYC (check those retro hats and old time luggage!). 1941 image retouched and cleaned digitally.

Vintage sepia photograph from the late 1800s or early 1900s - a badass woman cyclist in costume, sitting on a penny farthing bicycle, from the State Library of Victoria collection, Australia. Digitally cleaned and retouched.

A beautiful black and white photo of Flinders Street Station in Melbourne, Victoria, around 1900, illuminated at night. A magical scene with lights shining in the fog. Original Australian photograph digitally cleaned and retouched.

The Platt Brothers took this daredevil photo in the 1880s and named it "A Perilous Ride" - what would be more dangerous, falling off onto the DC Capitol steps, or the effects of the bicycle seat?! Original photograph digitally cleaned and retouched.

The Platt Brothers took this daredevil photo in the 1880s and named it "A Perilous Ride" - what would be more dangerous, falling off onto the DC Capitol steps, or the effects of the bicycle seat?! Original sepia photograph digitally cleaned and retouched.

Home of the Heron is an 1893 oil painting by George Inness; cleaned and retouched, and the original colors have been modernized to turn browns and creams into a surreal silvery blue, like a ghostly twilight or a tintype negative.

Vintage ceramic tiles with star and flower pattern painted in blue and white; Netherlands, 18th or 19th century. Image digitally cleaned and retouched without losing the character of the original.

Vintage ceramic tiles with intricate pattern hand painted in earth colors; Spain, 15th or 16th century. Image digitally cleaned and retouched without losing the character of the original.

Square of vintage ceramic tiles painted in blue, yellow, brown, white in Portugal in the early 1600s; image digitally cleaned and retouched without losing the charm and character of the original.