{"product_id":"2002-canadian-exhibition-postcard-un-ballo-in-maschera-from-1990-canadian-opera-poster-vittorio-fiorucci-copy","title":"1914 Original Italian Opera poster- Tosca (1899)- Adolfo Hohenstein - from Portfolio Gli Avvisi delle Officine G. Ricordi e C. Milano","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate: \u003c\/b\u003e1914 (original, larger sized poster printed in 1899)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:  \u003c\/b\u003e10.25 x 14 inches\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eAdolfo Hohenstein \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the artist: \u003c\/strong\u003eAdolfo Hohenstein was a German painter, advertiser, illustrator, set designer and costume designer. Hohenstein is considered the father of Italian poster art and an exponent of the Stile Liberty, the Italian Art Nouveau. Together with Leonetto Cappiello, Giovanni Mario Mataloni, Leopoldo Metlicovitz and Marcello Dudovich, he is considered one of the most important Italian poster designers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this piece: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis beautiful poster belongs to the \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003ePortfolio \"Gli Avvisi delle Officine G. Ricordi e C. Milano\"\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (The Advertisements of the G. Ricordi \u0026amp; Co. Graphics Works, Milan) a famous and rare collection published around \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e1914\u003c\/span\u003e, inspired by the famous French publication \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eLes Maîtres de l'Affiche\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. The complete collection contains \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e70 color lithographic plates\u003c\/span\u003e (chromolithographs) in a reduced size format. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003eIt represents an extraordinary testament to the golden age of the Italian advertising poster and Art Nouveau (Liberty style) graphics, closely tied to the world of opera and the Ricordi music publishing house.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis iconic image serves both as the \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003etitle page for the first edition score\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and as one of the jewel plates featured in the \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\"Gli Avvisi delle Officine G. Ricordi\"\u003c\/span\u003e portfolio collection. Original large-format lithographs of this poster are incredibly rare museum pieces today, making the scaled-down chromolithograph plates from the 1914 portfolio highly prized by collectors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eThis poster is in good condition, with small holes in the corner and slight wear and tear (please see photos). Ready to frame!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"L'Affichiste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48624005120212,"sku":"KBE2849","price":500.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/7532\/files\/KBE2849_5566e4cd-2f63-44e1-91d1-5f24a61fb5ef.jpg?v=1788623140","url":"https:\/\/www.laffichiste.com\/fr\/products\/2002-canadian-exhibition-postcard-un-ballo-in-maschera-from-1990-canadian-opera-poster-vittorio-fiorucci-copy","provider":"L'Affichiste","version":"1.0","type":"link"}