Feb 11, 2016 - Sale 2405

Sale 2405 - Lot 557

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
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; sharp creases and abrasions in upper image; 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).