Cattolica

Catollica Riviera Adriatica – Livio Apollini, 1926

Original 1926 travel poster for Cattolica, a seaside resort on the Adriatic coast near San Marino. Designed by Livio Apollini and printed by Novissima in Rome, the poster depicts a lively beachfront with rows of bungalows connected by walkways across the sand in classic Italian style. A distinctive “boat-tail” automobile is shown arriving at one of the beach houses, situating the scene firmly in the leisure culture of the 1920s.

Printed as a lithograph, this design reflects both the elegance of Italian holiday destinations and the rise of seaside tourism in the interwar years. This example is preserved in excellent “A” condition, professionally backed on linen, with strong colors and crisp detail.

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Details

Title: Catollica Riviera Adriatica
Artist: Livio Apollini
Date: 1926
Printer: Novissima, Roma
Size: 27.5 x 39 in.
Print Technique: Lithograph
Linen: On linen
Condition: Excellent A