Artist · 5 prints
Aleardo Villa Prints
About Aleardo Villa
Aleardo Villa was an Italian painter and poster designer, born on 12 February 1865 in Revello, in Piedmont, and died in Milan on 31 December 1906. He studied at the Brera Academy in Milan under the painters Giuseppe Bertini and Bartolomeo Giuliano. He first made his name as a painter of portraits, especially of women, and in 1891 showed the large religious canvas Consolatrix Afflictorum at the Brera Triennial exhibition.
From about 1895 Villa worked for the Ricordi printing house in Milan and became one of the first major Italian poster artists. His clients included the Mele department stores in Naples, Campari, Poretti beer, the Bocconi stores and the Genoa newspaper Caffaro. In 1897 he painted a large ceiling allegory of coffee and bananas for the National Theatre in San José, Costa Rica. Several of his paintings are held by the Galleria d'Arte Moderna in Milan.
Aleardo Villa prints: reproductions of the Italian Art Nouveau posters Aleardo Villa designed in Milan around 1900. The collection includes three posters for the Genoa newspaper Caffaro (1900), the cigarette poster Los Cigarrillos Paris (1901) and La Bicicletta.
This selection focuses on Villa's advertising posters for a newspaper, a cigarette brand and cycling. The three Caffaro posters show how he handled one client's commission in different ways. Together they reflect the early years of the illustrated poster in Italy.
The posters suit a study, hallway, dining room or home office, and La Bicicletta works well in an entrance hall. All prints are museum-quality reproductions, available unframed or framed with acrylic glazing, with free shipping and import duties covered.
