Aug 01, 2018 - Sale 2484

Sale 2484 - Lot 365

Price Realized: $ 18,750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 20,000 - $ 30,000
LEONETTO CAPPIELLO (1875-1942) CARNAVAL / VINHO DO PORTO. 1911.
62 1/2x46 3/4 inches, 158 3/4x118 3/4 cm. Vercasson, Paris.
Condition B+: repaired tears, creases and minor restoration in margins and image and along vertical and horizontal folds. Framed.
This "is surely one of Cappiello's most spectacular posters, with a traditional pantomime figure being tempted by the masked woman holding the drink. The whole aura of enchantment and temptation, in the midst of the confetti-strewn merriment, is precious and compelling" (Rennert/Cappiello p. 131). rare. We could find only one other copy at auction. Cappiello / Rennert 181.