"The Ricordi Portfolio, is a very rare
commemorative portfolio published by the renowned Italian
printer Ricordi in 1914. The portfolio consists of
70
lithographic plates of Ricordi's greatest posters
printed between 1895 and 1914.
Many of the images
in the series are so rare that they can be found today in
no other format. The printing is exquisite, the colours
are fresh, and the images are all mint. I am truly pleased
to offer these gorgeous works from the Ricordi Printing
House"
Greg Yaneff
"In the 1870s, Ricordi opened an in-house lithography
shop to promote its operas and sheet music business. Ricordi
quickly became the leading lithographer in Italy and by
1895 was creating posters for other clients such as Campari,
the Milan newspaper Corriere della Sera, and the Mele Department
store of Naples. Under the tutelage of Adolfo Hohenstein,
a brilliant stable of artists emerged at Ricordi. Artists
including Cappiello, Caldanzano, Cavaleri, Dudovich, Laskoff,
Metlicovitz and Mataloni brought Art Nouveau, known as Stile
Liberty in Italy, to a world class level. Much like the
famous Maitre de L'Affiche
series created by Cheret
in Paris, this portfolio celebrated the rise of the poster
- which in Italy was almost single-handedly accomplished
by Ricordi" (www.internationalposter.com)
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