Xanti (Alexander) Schawinsky (American, born Switzerland. 1904–1979)
Illy Caffè, 1934
Lithograph, 55 x 39 3/8” (139.7 x 100 cm)

Just opened at New York’s Center for Italian Modern Art (CIMA) is the exhibition From Depero to Rotella: Italian Commercial Posters between Advertising and Art (February 16—June 10, 2023). Organized by our colleague and friend Nicola Lucchi, Executive Director of CIMA, the exhibition “examines the cross-pollination between avant-garde art and commercial posters in Italy, with a particular focus on the interwar years and the early post-World War II era, during the country’s economic boom.” We are delighted to be able to support this exhibition with the loan of several posters, including those presented here.

Xanti (Alexander) Schawinsky (American, born Switzerland. 1904–1979)
Olivetti, 1935
Lithograph, 20 5/8 x 14” (52.4 x 35.6 cm)

Sepo (Severo) Pozzati (Italian, 1895-1983)
Noveltex, 1928
Lithograph, 55 x 36” (139.7 x 91.4 cm)

Photograph: Dario Lasagni © CIMA

Nikolay Diulgheroff (Bulgarian, 1901–1982)
Amaro Cora, 1928
Lithograph, 80 x 56 1/2” (203.2 x 143.5 cm)

Enrico Prampolini (Italian, 1894–1956)
Opéra Italien. Théatre Champs Elysées, 1929
Lithograph, 28 5/8 x 23” (72.7 x 58.4 cm)

Designer unknown
Fiat, 1935
Lithograph, 54 1/2 x 37 5/8” (138.4 x 96 cm)

Photograph: Dario Lasagni © CIMA

Luigi Veronesi (Italian, 1908–1998)
Ozo, 1955
Lithograph, 27 5/8 x 19 5/8” (70.2 x 49.8 cm)

February 22, 2023