Executed in the manner of Les Maîtres de l’Affiche, this rare and complete portfolio of 70 beautifully lithographed Ricordi posters reproduces the work of Italian poster designers in a more manageable format. Published with the same meticulous care and quality as the Maîtres series
Executed in the manner of Les Maîtres de l’Affiche, this rare and complete portfolio of 70 beautifully lithographed Ricordi posters reproduces the work of Italian poster designers in a more manageable format. Published with the same meticulous care and quality as the Maîtres series – which in some ways makes it even rarer and more impressive because it showcases the work of a single publishing house – the artists and works presented in the portfolio are stunning: Cappiello (4 posters – a few for Mele, Livorno and the great Musica e Musicisti), Hohenstein (10 posters, including Monaco, Germania, Monte Carlo and Tosca), Metlicovitz (15, including Fleurs de Mousse, Exposition Milan and various Mele designs), Dudovich (7, with Mele as the main representative), Franz Laskoff (10, including S. Petrus and Mele) and Mauzan (a few movie posters). Other artists present in this wonderful assemblage include Achille Beltrame, Caldanzano, Cavaleri, Gallo, Adolfo de Karolis, Gian Malerba, Giovanni Mataloni, Aldo Mazza, Plinio Nomellini, Palanti, Enrico Sacchetti, Aleardo Terzi and Aleardo Villa.
