Retrospect Group

Retrospect Group makes calendars for people who want art on their walls that means something. The collection spans Japanese woodblock masters, European modernists, American folk movements, vintage poster traditions, and contemporary street art.


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Fine Art and Poster Reproductions

The core of the Retrospect Group collection is fine art presented in poster format: large, bold reproductions that work on the wall without needing a frame. Hokusai appears in multiple formats including easel desk and wall. Matisse, Kandinsky, Klee, Cézanne, Monet, Renoir, and Klimt each have dedicated titles. Mucha gets both a wall calendar and an easel desk format, which makes sense since his Art Nouveau poster style was designed to be seen at scale. The Colors series presents Josef Albers-influenced color study compositions for anyone who leans more abstract. These are calendars that hold up as wall art for the full twelve months rather than something you flip past to check a date.

Art History Beyond the Canon

Retrospect Group consistently includes titles that expand beyond the standard European fine art curriculum. Women Artists covers painters who built significant bodies of work despite limited institutional support, a useful corrective to art history as it is usually taught. Harlem Renaissance brings the visual culture of one of America's most creatively significant movements to the wall calendar format. Samurai covers the aesthetics of feudal Japanese warrior culture with imagery drawn from woodblock prints and historical illustration. Classic Book Covers celebrates the mid-century paperback era when commercial illustrators produced some of the most inventive graphic design of the 20th century. Witchcraft covers the visual history of occult imagery through decorative arts and historical illustration.

Vintage Posters and Rock and Roll

The vintage poster section covers two distinct traditions. The Vintage Movie calendar draws from the era when Hollywood studios employed illustrators to create the hand-lettered, glamour-forward lobby cards and posters that defined how films looked before photography took over movie marketing. Vintage Soviet Poster covers constructivist propaganda design, which produced some of the most striking graphic work of the 20th century regardless of the politics behind it. Art of Rock and Roll covers the concert poster tradition: psychedelic lettering, bold color, the Fillmore and Avalon Ballroom era when poster artists were as celebrated as the musicians. Street Art brings the conversation into the present with contemporary urban wall painting from artists worldwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of calendars does Retrospect Group make?

Retrospect Group specializes in art history and vintage design presented in wall and easel desk calendar formats. The 2027 collection covers fine art poster reproductions including Hokusai, Matisse, Kandinsky, Klee, Cézanne, Monet, Mucha, and Klimt, alongside themed collections like Art of Rock and Roll, Vintage Movie, Vintage Soviet Poster, Women Artists, Harlem Renaissance, Street Art, and Classic Book Covers. Most titles are printed in a large format suited to display as wall art.

Do they make calendars for specific artists like Hokusai or Mucha?

Yes. Several artists have dedicated titles in the 2027 lineup: Hokusai in wall, easel desk, and square formats; Matisse in wall, poster, and square formats; Kandinsky in wall, poster, and easel desk; Klee in wall and easel desk; Cézanne in wall and square; Monet in wall and easel desk; Mucha in wall and poster; Klimt in wall format. The easel desk calendars work particularly well for artists like Mucha and Hokusai whose work benefits from being seen at close range.

Are there art history calendars covering underrepresented artists?

Yes. Women Artists covers painters throughout history who built significant bodies of work despite limited institutional support. Harlem Renaissance covers the visual art, illustration, and design of one of America's most important cultural movements. Both are strong choices for educators, students, and anyone interested in art history beyond the standard European canon.

What is the Art of Rock and Roll calendar?

The Art of Rock and Roll calendar covers the concert poster tradition that emerged from the 1960s San Francisco music scene and spread through rock culture for decades. The imagery draws from the psychedelic lettering, bold color, and graphic experimentation of the Fillmore and Avalon Ballroom era, when concert poster artists became recognized figures in their own right. It comes in both a standard wall and a square wall format for 2027.