May 19, 2022 - Sale 2605

Sale 2605 - Lot 116

Price Realized: $ 6,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000

MARCELLO NIZZOLI (1887-1969)

"CAMPARI" / L'APERITIVO. 1926.


76x54 1/2 inches, 193x138 1/2 cm. Star, Milan.
Condition A: minor repaired tears along seam; minor creases in margins and image. Two-sheets.

For this, his other Campari commission, Nizzoli was likely influenced by Fernand Léger's Le Syphon (featuring a glass and seltzer bottle). This is the Italian version. Nizzoli p. 10, Menegazzi p. 171, Crouse p. 190, L'Affiche Art Deco p. 230.