Torino Esposizione Internazionale 1911

The 1911 Esposizione Internazionale was a world's fair held in Torino, Italy that focused on industry and labor. It was the only world's fair to be held in Italy; it coincided with the fiftieth anniversary of Italy's unification into one country. In this striking image, a female symbol of the city flies through the night sky holding a flag representing the various countries that exhibited at the event. It is a wonderful image from a period of Italian poster making that has largely been lost to history.

Aldo Mazza (1880 - 1964) was an Italian illustrator who worked within the same artistic movement as Marcello Dudovitch, Adolfo Hohenstein and Leopoldo Metlicovitz in the 1920s. Based mainly in Milan, Mazza began his career as a caricaturist but was working in poster design as early as 1900. Mazza also created works for publications and painted extensively; his works can be found in Milan's National Leonardo da Vinci Museum.

Mazza created famous images for the Mele department store in Naples, exciting car posters, as well as various advertisements for sporting events. His works are scarce and highly collectible.

This is an Original Vintage Poster; it is not a reproduction. This poster is in good condition and has been archivally backed onto linen. There has been restoration along the fold lines and handling at the edges. We guarantee the authenticity of all of our posters.