TOSCA (1918) Stunning Art Nouveau-style poster of Francesca Bertini by Corbello

Description: TOSCA (1918) Vintage original 39 x 105" (100 x 270 cm.) poster, Italy. Olga Benetti, Frecesca Bertini, Vittorio Bianchi, Luigi Cigoli, Alfredo De Antoni, dir: Alfredo De Antoni; Caesar Film. Italian version of the famous story based on the Victorien Sardou play, a print of which is still in existence. A stunning Art Nouveau-style portrait of star Francesca Bertini as Floria Tosca. This prolific star of the Italian cinema, one of film's first true divas, was also a writer and director. She made the first of her 140 films in 1907 and her last in 1976 (most were made before 1935), Bertolucci's 1900. Bertini was the ultimate diva of 1910s-era Italian film, the most celebrated and most adulated of Italian movie actresses of her generation. She married count Paul Cartier, and lived a life of luxury until her passing at the age of 93. Poster is by Tito Corbella (1885-1966), a famous painter noted for portraits, nudes, and also for his now-highly collected Art Deco postcard designs, As was often the case with early silent posters, there is no title, because the poster would then be exported to numerous different countries. Poster is on linen. This rare poster has been professionally conserved and now displays like new, on linen. VERY GOOD. FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES! FedEx Ground / Home Delivery, fully insured with tracking number. Shipments outside of continental US via USPS Priority Mail International -- $35 most locations. All shipments are very carefully packaged with multiple layers of cardboard or gorilla-proof mailing tubes. RETURNS: If you don't like an item, you can return it for any reason within 14 days of receipt. It must come back in the same condition as it was sent. I make a full refund less the cost of shipping the item to you. AUTHENTICATION: My name is Walter Reuben. I have been collecting movie posters since 1978. I have been a full-time dealer since 1982. I have personally handled thousands of rare vintage posters and have sold to collectors, libraries, and museums in all parts of the world. Everything which I sell is fully researched and entirely guaranteed to be completely authentic and as described. A lifetime of experience goes behind every description of every piece which I offer. ABOUT ME: For further information, go to the ABOUT ME page.

Price: 12500 USD

Location: Los Angeles, California

End Time: 2024-10-01T01:03:04.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD