May 19, 2022 - Sale 2605

Sale 2605 - Lot 153

Price Realized: $ 4,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000

FILIPPO ROMOLI (1901-1969)

ACQUI / CONCORSO INTERNAZIONALE DI ELEGANZA PER AUTOMOBILI. 1933.


39 1/4x27 1/2 inches, 99 3/4x69 3/4 cm. Barabino & Graeve, Genova.
Condition B+: small repaired tears at edges; creases and minor abrasions in image and along vertical and horizontal folds; repaired pin holes in corners. Mounted on Chartex.

Romoli was a prolific Art Deco designer who worked primarily with the printer, Barabino and Graeve. This poster, for a car show in the spa town of Acqui, is his masterpiece. Affiche Art Deco p. 39, Auto s'Affiche p. 236.