Tobacco
Tobacco companies were ALWAYS well funded, and whether you smoke or not it's undeniable that the aesthetics of these posters make up some of artists' finest works. René Vincent - a favorite of ours - produced some incredible work for the French Regie Francaise, Cappiello has his Le Nil, Ernst Lubbert has a fine German Art Deco piece... they might not make you want to start smoking, but they will most certainly make you appreciate posters as an incredible art-form.