An original Italian travel poster promoting Trento, located in the Trentino-Alto Adige region of northern Italy. Issued in 1925 and printed by Chappuis in Bologna for the ENIT (Italian State Tourist Office), the poster reflects the period’s effort to encourage tourism and cultural pride in the region, which had only recently been annexed to Italy after World War I.
The design features the prominent statue of Dante Alighieri, set against the architectural backdrop of Trento’s historic center. Dante’s presence underscores the Italian cultural identity of the region, while the clean composition and modernist typography exemplify the graphic style of Italian railway and ENIT promotional art of the 1920s.
This stone lithograph measures 27.5 × 39 inches and has been professionally mounted on linen. It is preserved in excellent A condition, with bright colors and strong presentation. A striking and historically significant piece of Italian travel advertising.
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Title: Trento
Artist: Anonymous
Date: 1925
Printer: Chappuis, Bologna
Size: 27.5 × 39 in. / 70 × 100 cm
Print Technique: Stone lithograph
On Linen: Yes
Condition: Excellent “A”
Comments: Issued by ENIT (Italian Tourist Office) to promote travel to Trento in the mid-1920s. Features the Dante Alighieri statue, symbolizing the region’s Italian cultural identity after World War I. Linen-backed and well preserved.
Ravenna was created by Giovanni Guerrini circa 1930 for ENIT (Italian State Tourist Office) and the Italian Railways to promote travel to the historic city in Emilia-Romagna. The design shows a view toward the Basilica of San Vitale, one of Ravenna’s most important monuments, celebrated for its Byzantine mosaics.
Printed in lithography, the poster reflects the interwar period’s focus on highlighting Italy’s regional cultural heritage. This example has been mounted on linen for preservation and is in excellent condition.
Title: Ravenna
Artist: Giovanni Guerrini
Date: c.1930
Printer: ENIT (Italian Railways)
Size: 27 × 39 in
Print Type: lithograph
Condition: Excellent on linen
Comments: Features a view toward the Basilica of San Vitale. Rare original Italian travel poster issued for ENIT and the Italian Railways.
Original 1926 Italian travel poster promoting Cattolica, the celebrated Adriatic seaside resort near Rimini and San Marino. Designed by Livio Apolloni (1906–1976), an Italian poster artist, painter and illustrator who began creating tourism advertising for ENIT and the Italian State Railways during this period.
The poster presents a wonderfully evocative view of fashionable 1920s beach life, with colorful bathing cabins and bungalows connected by wooden walkways across the sand. A stylish boat-tail automobile arriving at one of the beach houses provides a particularly appealing period detail, capturing the growing popularity of automobile travel and seaside holidays in Italy during the 1920s.
Apolloni’s elevated perspective, strong geometric composition and vivid palette beautifully convey the elegance and optimism of Italy’s Adriatic resorts between the wars. Printed by Novissima in Rome, this is a rare and highly decorative original Italian tourism poster, professionally backed on linen and retaining excellent color and detail.
Artist: Livio Apolloni (1906–1976)
Printer: Novissima, Roma
Size: 27.5 x 39 inches / 70 x 99 cm
Linen: On linen
Technique: Chromolithography
Year: 1926
Condition: Excellent A
