1968 Milton Glaser Valentine Olivetti Mourning Dog after Piero di Cosimo Poster
1968 Milton Glaser Valentine Olivetti Mourning Dog after Piero di Cosimo Poster
This 55 year old Milton Glaser Poster printed in 1968 by Elli & Pagani, Milano is a design Classic! The work has special meaning as a Hommage to Milton himself since his 2020 death. The work is based on the Renaissance Masterpiece c.1495 'A Satyr Mourning over a Nymph' by Piero di Cosimo.
The Poster is/was for the introduction of the new Olivetti Typewriter the Design Classic, in many Museum Collections, 'The Valentine' designed by Ettore Sottsass. A really rare Poster from 1968 Milano and a NYC Artist!
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Condition: Very Good. Has edge wear and tears. See Fotos.
Size: 38" × 24” inches. 97cm × 61cm
"Some of my favorite posters for Olivetti were based on Italian art history. The 'mourning dog' comes from a Piero di Cosimo painting and remains one of my favorite animal images of all time. Putting the Valentine typewriter in the landscape creates a mystery that is not easily explained" (Glaser p. 100). Glaser p. 101.