Soccer Player - Hand Signed

This original print by Luigi Castiglioni, created in 1994, features a dynamic and stylized image of a soccer player captured mid-kick. The composition bursts with energy: the athlete’s elongated form is frozen in a moment of graceful motion, with one leg extended to strike a vividly rendered ball. Castiglioni’s signature painterly technique—marked by fluid lines, soft color gradients, and a near-surreal sense of movement—elevates the image beyond sport into the realm of fine art.
The background is minimalist, allowing the action to take center stage, while soft trails of color suggest both speed and physical intensity. Castiglioni’s focus here is not on competition or identity, but on the elegance of the human form in motion—a tribute to soccer as both athletic performance and visual poetry.
Luigi Castiglioni (1936–2003) was an Italian-born painter and illustrator who built a highly respected career in France. Trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, he worked across multiple media including fashion illustration, poster design, and theatrical set work. Castiglioni’s posters are distinguished by their dreamlike style, in which the subject—whether a sport, a figure, or a symbol—is treated with imagination and expressive freedom. His commercial works for brands, publications, and public events are highly collectible for their refined aesthetic and unique fusion of surrealism and elegance.
This is an original print hand signed in pencil by Luigi Castiglioni; it is not a reproduction. It is printed on heavyweight paper and is in excellent condition. We guarantee the authenticity of all our items.