Feb 03, 2005 - Sale 2031

Sale 2031 - Lot 366

Price Realized: $ 5,520
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
MARIO PUPPO SPORTS INVERNALI IN VAL D'AOSTA . 1937.
391/4x271/2 inches. Pizzi & Pizio, Milan.
Condition B: repaired tears and restoration in margins; expertly recreated lower left corner, affecting parts of image and text in margins.
One of the great Italian tourist poster designers, Puppo began his work in the 1930s, and continued well into the 1950s. Although all of his work reflects progressive design principles, his earlier posters are almost avant-garde in their design, featuring Art Deco graphics, and dramatic (almost cinematic) angles.