Untitled, Enzo Benedetto, 1925
An untitled work by Italian painter and writer Enzo Benedetto, created in 1925 during his early engagement with Futurism. The piece exemplifies Benedetto’s experimental practice of synthesizing color and word.
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Piccoli saltimbanchi by Antonio Donghi, 1938
A painting of young acrobats by Italian artist Antonio Donghi, created in 1938. The work exemplifies Donghi’s refined technique and interest in scenes of popular life.
Advertising Poster by Mario Gros, 1938
An advertising poster designed by Mario Gros in 1938. Gros was a Turin-born graphic designer and painter who built a career as a leading Italian poster artist for cinema and commercial enterprises.
Paesaggio Veneto by Virgilio Guidi, 1927
A Venetian landscape by Roman painter Virgilio Guidi from 1927, exemplifying his post-war approach to modern subject matter rendered in tonality inspired by the Venetian masters.
Esplosione della primavera by Enzo Benedetto, 1941
Esplosione della primavera is a 1941 painting by Italian Futurist artist Enzo Benedetto. The work exemplifies Benedetto’s synthesis of color and word, a practice he termed cromo-paro-libera.
Advertising Poster by Sante Cancian, 1936
An advertising poster created by Italian painter and illustrator Sante Cancian in 1936. Cancian was a Treviso-based artist known for his work in visual media and graphic design.
Advertising Poster by Luigi Martinati
An advertising poster by Italian illustrator and graphic designer Luigi Martinati, active in Rome from the early twentieth century through mid-century.
Ballerina spagnola by Roberto Iras Baldessari, 1922
Roberto Iras Baldessari’s Ballerina spagnola, painted in 1922, reflects the artist’s experimental phase during his European sojourns in the early interwar years.
La Rinascente Advertising Poster by Marcello Dudovich, 1931
An advertising poster for La Rinascente department store, designed by Marcello Dudovich in 1931. The work exemplifies the elegant commercial art of interwar Italian poster design.