Lot n° 126
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Adolfo HOHENSTEIN (1854–1928) - Lot 126
Adolfo HOHENSTEIN (1854–1928)
Centenary of the Discovery of the Voltaic Pile, Como, 1898 — The Masters of the Poster, PL. 160
Color lithograph on vellum, printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris
Signed and dated “98” in the stone in the lower left corner; “PL. 160” and the Imprimerie Chaix name printed in the lower left margin; drystamp of Les Maîtres de l'Affiche in the lower right margin
Dimensions:
Sheet: 39 × 29 cm (15.4 × 11.4 in.)
Image: 33.3 × 16 cm (13.1 × 6.3 in.)
Condition:
Good condition; slight yellowing and a few small spots in the margins. Unframed.
References: Stanley Appelbaum, The Complete “Masters of the Poster,” Dover, 1990, pl. 160
Period: print published in 1899
Plate 160 from *The Masters of the Poster* (1895–1900), the monthly series of small-format posters published under the direction of Jules Chéret by Imprimerie Chaix. Hohenstein, a leading poster artist for the Ricordi company in Milan, designed this poster for the 1899 Como exhibition, marking the centennial of the Voltaic pile.
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