Luigi Martinati 1893–1983 VIII Gara Generale di Tiro a Segno Campionati Mondiali vintage poster
Caption Brief: A prolific commercial artist whose bold graphic work defined Italian poster design through the Ventennio, Luigi Martinati here renders the 8th General Shooting Competition World Championships—held in Rome in 1935 as both sporting contest and Fascist-era showcase of national prestige—as a striking bull's-eye ringed by the flags of competing nations, from the USA to Switzerland, France, Britain, and Germany, each converging on the same target against the cool blue silhouette of the Colosseum, a backdrop that roots this international marksmanship competition firmly in the eternal city's imperial self-image.
1935
55 h × 39½ w in (140 × 100 cm)
Grafiche I.G.A.P., Roma-Milano
Provenance: Collection of William Crouse
Condition: Cond A-: with inpainting and soft creases.
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Caption Brief: A prolific commercial artist whose bold graphic work defined Italian poster design through the Ventennio, Luigi Martinati here renders the 8th General Shooting Competition World Championships—held in Rome in 1935 as both sporting contest and Fascist-era showcase of national prestige—as a striking bull's-eye ringed by the flags of competing nations, from the USA to Switzerland, France, Britain, and Germany, each converging on the same target against the cool blue silhouette of the Colosseum, a backdrop that roots this international marksmanship competition firmly in the eternal city's imperial self-image.
1935
55 h × 39½ w in (140 × 100 cm)
Grafiche I.G.A.P., Roma-Milano
Provenance: Collection of William Crouse
Condition: Cond A-: with inpainting and soft creases.
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Time, Location
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