Artist: FRANCESCO NONNI Italian (1885-1976)
Title: Fonte Meo
Plate: FM
Original colour stone lithograph
Printed E. Guazzoni, Roma, Italy 1910
backed on linen
Reference: Manifesti/Posters - Eat & Drink, p. 121
Shipped rolled
Certificate of Authenticity to be delivered separately.
Size: 39 1/4 in x 55 1/8 in
Price: Temporarily out of stock
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"Seemingly walking on water, an elegant woman with voluminous red hair and an equally dramatic robe cradles a bottle of mineral water. Although the poster was designed in the Art Deco period, the figure's gracefully-flowing garment reflects the best Art Nouveau sensibilities." (Swann)
"The MEO Source represents a piece of environmental history of our territory. Pure and rich springs that have fed entire populations. In that oasis on the slopes of the Lepini Mountains you can still breathe the beauty of nature. Not only a source of water but in the past also a place of relaxation, well-being and carefree days spent in joy, the ancient 'Fonte Meo', located in the territory of Gavignano, is one of those heritages to be rediscovered." (ilmonocolo.com)