Name: Martini 'Commedia' poster
SKU: 426
Availability: InStock

Martini ‘Commedia’ poster

£45.00 – £75.00

Our posters are original concepts, designed and illustrated by Bill Philpot. They are Large Luxury Edition giclées, printed to order and signed by Bill Philpot

You can find a detailed description of our giclée print process and shipping rates in PRODUCTION/SHIPPING.

The background story of the design of this poster can be found in POSTER HISTORY.

Size one posters at 85cm x 48cm (33½” x 19”) are £75.00 each

Size two posters at 70cm x 39.5cm (27½” x 15½”) are £60.00 each

Size three posters at 54cm x 30.5cm (21½” x 12”) are £45.00 each

Description

This Martini Commedia Art Deco poster, one of a pair (see the Martini Egyptian poster HERE), features a male character in formal dress, a top hat worn at a rakish angle, and a pierrot’s white face staring out of the picture. The influence for this motif is the Commedia Dell’Arte figure of the unworldly clown who loses his innocence. Commedia dell’Arte was a humorous theatrical presentation performed by professional players who travelled in troupes throughout Italy in the sixteenth and seventeenth century.