ADOLFO HOHENSTEIN (1842-1928) ZUR HUNDERTJÁHRIGEN FEIER. 1899. 42x20 inches, 107x51 cm. Ricordi, Milan. Condition B+ / B: restored loss in left margin; minor losses along vertical and horizontal folds; tears and creases in margins and image. Hohenstein employs his classic allegorical style within an archetypal Liberty-style decorative border to honor the 100th anniversary of Alessandro Volta's creation of the first electric cell (battery), and to promote an International Congress of Electricity held in Como, Volta's birthplace. Smaller format. German version. Manifesti Italiani p. 37 (var), Ricordi 157 (var), Capolavori Manifesto Liberty 3 (var), Wember 404 (var).
