Friday 13 October 2023

Italian Posters - part 9

A comprehensive look at Italian poster design, from vintage to modern posters (1895 - 1971) designed by numerous designers and artists. I have included individual biographies of the artists, where found.

This is part 9 of an 11 part series on Italian Poster Design:


Giuseppe Riccobaldi (1887-1976) continued from part 8 of this series:

1931 III Grand Concours Motonautique Venise Lido
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi 

1935 Dolores del Rio, Folia Messicana
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi
 

1935 Il Re dell 'Ombra
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi
 

c1935 Fiat 1500
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi 

c1935 Lago di Garda, Gardone Riviera
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi 

c1935 Martini Vemouth
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi

1936 Lago di Garda, Riva-Torbole
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi

1940 Terminillo
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi

1947 Fiera Campionaria Nazionale Vicenza
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi

1948 Capri l'isola del sole
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi


n.d. Fiat 508c
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi

n.d. Lloyd Triestino M.S Victoria, Europa-Ägypten
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi

n.d. Lloyd Triestino M.S Victoria, Europa-Ägypten
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi

n.d. Navigazione Generale Italiana
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi

n.d. Neptunia Cosulich
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi

n.d. Sapone Stella Lanza
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi

n.d. Sidarma Italnavi, Italia Sud-America
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi

n.d. Sidarma
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi


Carlo "Piquillo" Pandolfi (1906 - 1943) no biographical information found:


1930 Autorimessa Vittoria Padova
by Carlo "Piquillo" Pandolfi

1930 Fiera di Padove, Luna Park
by Carlo "Piquillo" Pandolfi

1930 Lido di Milano Luna Park
by Carlo "Piquillo" Pandolfi


1934 Pallacanestro
by Carlo "Piquillo" Pandolfi

c1940 Americano Manzioli
by Carlo "Piquillo" Pandolfi

n.d. Aperol, Aperitivo Barbieri
by Carlo "Piquillo" Pandolfi



n.d. Bel Paese
by Carlo "Piquillo" Pandolfi

n.d. Bitter Bonomelli, Milano
by Carlo "Piquillo" Pandolfi

n.d. Gino Cavalieri
by Carlo "Piquillo" Pandolfi

n.d. Gruppo Artistico, Giachetti Cavalieri
by Carlo "Piquillo" Pandolfi

n.d. Il Vero Borsalimo Antica Casa
by Carlo "Piquillo" Pandolfi

n.d. Pallacanestro
by Carlo "Piquillo" Pandolfi

n.d. torretazione F. Kluzer e Figli
by Carlo "Piquillo" Pandolfi


Sepo (Severo Pozzati) (1835-1983)  also known under the pseudonym 'Sepo' was an Italian painter and sculptor. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, where he graduated in 1913, and received the “Sculpture Prize from the Ministry of Public Education. He moved to Paris in 1921 and took over direction of the Parisian branch of the celebrated advertising agency “Maga” of Bologna. In 1925 he received a “gold medal for advertising design” at the Universal Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Paris. He returned to Bologna, Italy in 1957 where he founded a  school of advertising art.




1920s l'Apéritif Amer Picon
by Sepo (Severo Pozzati)

1923 Inchiostri Pessi Padova
by Sepo (Severo Pozzati)

1924 Pianoforti, Genova
by Sepo (Severo Pozzati)

1926 cacao
by Sepo (Severo Pozzati)

1928 Cigarettes Régie Française
by Sepo (Severo Pozzati)

1928 Il Lavoro d'Italia
by Sepo (Severo Pozzati)

1928 La Stirpe
by Sepo (Severo Pozzati)

1928 Noveltex
by Sepo (Severo Pozzati)

1933 Congresso Internazionale della Pubblicità
by Sepo (Severo Pozzati)

1934 Motta, Milano
by Sepo (Severo Pozzati)

1935 Tortonese, Torino
by Sepo (Severo Pozzati)

c1950 Venchi La Caramella Preferita
by Sepo (Severo Pozzati)

1952 Pasqua Talmone!
by Sepo (Severo Pozzati)

1959 Thermocappotto, Lebole
by Sepo (Severo Pozzati)

la Merveilleuse, Torino
by Sepo (Severo Pozzati)

Wednesday 11 October 2023

Italian Posters - part 8

A comprehensive look at Italian poster design, from vintage to modern posters (1895 - 1971) designed by numerous designers and artists. I have included individual biographies of the artists, where found.

This is part 8 of an 11 part series on Italian Poster Design: 


Filippo Romoli (1901 Savona -1969) was one of the most important Italian poster designers of the 20th century, and is universally recognised as one of the country’s masters of commercial art. He created travel posters for Genoa’s Società Industrie Grafiche Barabino & Graeve, tending first towards Art Deco style and later embracing the expressivity of Futurism and Novecento Italiano.


1927 Calzaturificio Ocrea
by Filippo Romoli

1929 A Rapallo
by Filippo Romoli 

1930s Varallo (Valsesia)
 by Filippo Romoli

1933 Acqui Concorso Internazionale di Eleganza per Automobili
by Filippo Romoli

1934 Süd-Amerika Express
by Filippo Romoli

1938 Italia, Abbazia
by Filippo Romoli

1938 Brolio Chianti
by Filippo Romoli

1947 Valsesia... Villeggiaturia ideal!
by Filippo Romoli

1947 Vos Vacances en Italie - Trentino, Dolomites
 by Filippo Romoli

1949 Cattolica, Riviera Adriatic - Italy
by Filippo Romoli

1949 Fly by CIT
by Filippo Romoli

c1950 Siracusa
by Filippo Romoli

c1950 Vallé d'Aoste
by Filippo Romoli


1954 L'Estate in Valle d'Aosta
by Filippo Romoli

1957 Agrigento 
by Filippo Romoli

1958 Valsesia, Varallo 
by Filippo Romoli 

c1960 la verde Irpina 
 by Filippo Romoli

n.d. Alassio
by Filippo Romoli

n.d. Finale Ligure Carnevale
by Filippo Romoli

n.d. Laigueglia 
by Filippo Romoli 

n.d. Salerno 
by Filippo Romoli 

Varazze, La Spiaggia Preferita
by Filippo Romoli


Gino Mingozzi was a Bolognese graphic artist of great importance, who in addition to creating anumber of highly original posters, founded the ATLA advertising agency, a firm that produced a remarkable number of posters during the 1920 and '30s." The most famous name in hats in Italy has always been Borsalino. Its largest competitor was a company called Barbisio, located in near Sagliano Mica, a small village about 20 minutes north of Biella, where the finest woollen mills produce the most luxurious woven cloth in the world. Barbisio fell on hard times during the 1980s, and by decade's end had to liquidate its equipment and close its factory. Mingozzi was a Bolognese graphic artist of great importance, who in addition to creating a number of highly original posters, founded the ATLA advertising agency, a firm that produced a remarkable number of posters during the 1920 and '30s." The most famous name in hats in Italy has always been Borsalino. Barbisio fell on hard times during the 1980s, and be the decade’s end had to liquidate its equipment and close the factory.

1927 Ebano Crema per Calzarure
by Giovanni Mingozzi

1927 Ebano Crema per Calzarure
by Giovanni Mingozzi

1927 Ebano Crema per Calzarure
by Giovanni Mingozzi

1927 Ebano Lucidissimo per Calzature di Lusso
by Giovanni Mingozzi

1928 Ebano Lucidissimo per Calzature di Lusso
by Giovanni Mingozzi

1929 XIV Centenario Benedettino Montecassino
by Giovanni Mingozzi

c1937 Barbisio
by Giovanni Mingozzi

1938 Barbisio
by Giovanni Mingozzi

c1938 Ferrania Roll Film
by Giovanni Mingozzi

1946 Barbisio
by Giovanni Mingozzi

1948 Barbisio
by Giovanni Mingozzi

1950 Campari Soda
by Giovanni Mingozzi

1950 Campari Soda
by Giovanni Mingozzi

1954 Barbisio
by Giovanni Mingozzi

1954 Barbisio
by Giovanni Mingozzi

n.d. Perfezione, Barbisio
by Giovanni Mingozzi

n.d. Barbisio
by Giovanni Mingozzi

n.d. Barbisio
by Giovanni Mingozzi

n.d. verelyte Barbisio
by Giovanni Mingozzi

n.d. verelyte Barbisio
by Giovanni Mingozzi


Giuseppe Riccobaldi (1887 Florence -1976 Genoa) created in 1928 what is universally considered his masterpiece: a famous poster with two elegant sedans in the night, climbing over a great ramp held up by Fiat logos. Riccobaldi – who also worked as set designer and book illustrator – had a long career in commercial art. Starting in the 1920s, he was the talent behind many successful images advertising touristic sites and the products of major companies, including Pirelli, Magneti Marelli, Ansaldo, Martini and Cinzano. His Futurism-infused work also won over a number of shipping companies: Lloyd Triestino,  Sidarma, Cosulich, Lloyd Sabaudo, San Marco, and Navigazione Generale Italiana entrusted him with various campaigns.


1928 Fiat Rampa
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi

1928 Lloyd Sabaudo, Genova
The Famous Counts
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi

1930 Gionata Prodotto del Italiano
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi

1930 Lloyd Triestino, Europa-Egitto
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi



1930s San Marco Line, Venice
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi

1931 11e. Meeting International des Canots Automobiles
Gardone Riviera (Italie)
by Giuseppe Riccobaldi

Note: Posters by Giuseppe Riccobaldi continues in part 9 of this series.