{"product_id":"1914-original-italian-champagne-poster-champagne-kupferberg-gold-leopoldo-metlicovitz-from-portfolio-gli-avvisi-delle-officine-g-ricordi-e-c-milano-copy","title":"1914 Original Italian Exhibition Poster - Expositione Internazionale Milano 1906 - Leopoldo Metlicovitz - 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 1906)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:  \u003c\/b\u003e10.25 x 14 inches, Image: 6.75 x 10.75 inches\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eLeopoldo Metlicovitz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAbout the artist:  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eLeopoldo Metlicovitz became a painter and portraitist without any formal training. He came to Milan in 1891 and joined the Ricordi Printing house, quickly becoming it's technical director. He developed an original approach to light and shadow and became one of  Italy's greatest Poster artists creating some of the most famous \"Mele\" designs among others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis artwork was initially created to serve as the\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eofficial poster for the 1906 Milan International Exposition\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (World's Fair). The central theme of the entire World Fair was the opening of the \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eSimplon Tunnel\u003c\/span\u003e—a massive 20-kilometer engineering marvel cutting through the Alps to establish the first direct railway link between Northern Europe and Italy.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eThis poster is in good condition (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":48658793332948,"sku":"KBE2870","price":500.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/7532\/files\/KBE2870.jpg?v=1789237676","url":"https:\/\/www.laffichiste.com\/products\/1914-original-italian-champagne-poster-champagne-kupferberg-gold-leopoldo-metlicovitz-from-portfolio-gli-avvisi-delle-officine-g-ricordi-e-c-milano-copy","provider":"L'Affichiste","version":"1.0","type":"link"}