Aug 04, 2022 - Sale 2612

Sale 2612 - Lot 195

Price Realized: $ 1,375
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000

LEONETTO CAPPIELLO (1875-1942)

MAURIN QUINA. 1906.


62 1/4x46 1/4 inches, 158x117 1/2 cm. P. Vercasson & Cie., Paris.
Condition A-: minor abrasions in margin and image; slight scuffing in upper image; unobtrusive punch holes at side edges.

Affectionately known as "The Green Devil," Cappiello struck a chord with this poster that has reverberated down through the decades. Mischievous, arcane and naughty, this green figure highlighted in purple is popping a cork from a brown bottle, and makes for an image that flirts with something sinister in a way that manages to be charming and compelling. One of the most memorable icons in Cappiello's visual legacy. Cappiello / Rennert 114, Encyclopedie de l'Affiche p. 61, Drink 85, Cappiello 266, Jenever p. 29.