May 07, 2015 - Sale 2382

Sale 2382 - Lot 108

Unsold
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
MAGA (GIUSEPPE MAGAGNOLI, 1878-1933) SHELL / BENZINA & MOTOR OILS. 1928.
53 1/2x37 1/2 inches, 136x95 1/4 cm. Esente da Bollo, [Milan.]
Condition B+: repaired tears and creases in margins and image and along vertical and horizontal folds; restored losses in margins.
In 1930, Maga designed another poster for this same organization with identical text at top and the same route map and legend; the only difference is that it was promoting Avio benzine instead of Shell (see Wings of Italy p. 34).