Date: 1950
Size: 27.75" x 39.5" (70.5 x 100cms)
Condition A, newly linenbacked.
Artist: Adolfo Hohenstein (Saint Petersburg, 18 March 1854 – Bonn, 12 April 1928) was a German painter, advertiser, illustrator, set designer and costume designer. He's considered the father of the Italian poster art and an exponent of the Stile Liberty, the Italian Art Nouveau. Together with Leonetto Cappiello, Giovanni Mario Mataloni, Leopoldo Metlicovitz and Marcello Dudovich, he's considered one of the most important Italian poster designers.
Description: This original poster is an advertisement for Zolfi Almagia. The image features Bacchus and a centaur, and has a mythical quality as sulfur dust is blown upon golden grapes. This is an industrial ad for a sulfite refinery, sulfites being widely used in winemaking for perservative and antibacterial properties. Published by: Saiga, Genova. This is a well known Italian poster, and there are many reprints. This is your opportunity to acquire an original.
Size: 27.75" x 39.5" (70.5 x 100cms)
Condition A, newly linenbacked.
Artist: Adolfo Hohenstein (Saint Petersburg, 18 March 1854 – Bonn, 12 April 1928) was a German painter, advertiser, illustrator, set designer and costume designer. He's considered the father of the Italian poster art and an exponent of the Stile Liberty, the Italian Art Nouveau. Together with Leonetto Cappiello, Giovanni Mario Mataloni, Leopoldo Metlicovitz and Marcello Dudovich, he's considered one of the most important Italian poster designers.
Description: This original poster is an advertisement for Zolfi Almagia. The image features Bacchus and a centaur, and has a mythical quality as sulfur dust is blown upon golden grapes. This is an industrial ad for a sulfite refinery, sulfites being widely used in winemaking for perservative and antibacterial properties. Published by: Saiga, Genova. This is a well known Italian poster, and there are many reprints. This is your opportunity to acquire an original.