Aug 03, 2023 - Sale 2643

Sale 2643 - Lot 44

Unsold
Estimate: $ 8,000 - $ 12,000

LEOPOLDO METLICOVITZ (1868-1944)

SCOGNAMIGLIO CARAMBA. 1907.


79x55 1/2 inches, 200 1/2x141 cm. G. Ricordi & C., Milan.
Condition B+ / B: replaced loss in central image, along seam; small losses and replaced losses, repaired tears, creases and abrasions in margins and image and along vertical and horizontal folds. Two-sheets. Mounted on paper.

This poster promotes the Compagnia Italiana Dell'Opera Comica, under the direction of Ciro Scognamiglio, and the famous set designer Luigi Sapelli, who went by the name Caramba. Rare. We could find only one other copy at auction in over 35 years. Ricordi 72, Manifesti p. 69.

Additional Details

Property of Penn State's Palmer Museum of Art, sold to benefit the acquisitions fund.