“We tend to sell such posters to people looking for a pleasing image to adorn their wall rather than to collectors,” says another specialist New York dealer, Mickey Ross, who has a beautifulMarc Chagallposter ($2,800) designed for the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Mozart’sDie Zauberflötein 1967, alongside a witty 1934 design ($1,100) by French artist Georges Dola forLe Comte de Luxembourg, a Franz Lehár operetta. The appeal of such pieces needs little explanation, says Ross: “After all, the whole point is that they are explicitly designed to catch the eye.”
