Adolfo Hohenstein was a German painter, advertiser, illustrator, set designer and costume designer. Hohenstein is considered the father of Italian poster art and an exponent of the Stile Liberty, the Italian Art Nouveau.
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Adolf Hohenstein - IV Triennial exhibition of fine arts Milan, 1900
1899 advertising poster
Poster 160 in Les Maîtres de l'Affiche
Poster for Corriere della Sera newspaper (1898).
Poster 180 in Les Maîtres de l'Affiche
Poster for Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini (1904).
Poster for Tosca by Giacomo Puccini (1899).Artists from Germany 6
About this person
Adolfo Hohenstein was a German painter, advertiser, illustrator, set designer and costume designer. Hohenstein is considered the father of Italian poster art and an exponent of the Stile Liberty, the Italian Art Nouveau. Together with Leonetto Cappiello, Giovanni Mario Mataloni, Leopoldo Metlicovitz and Marcello Dudovich, he is considered one of the most important Italian poster designers.
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GermanyCategory
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1854 to 1928 · aged 74
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