Fiammiferi Senza Fosforo - Vintage Promotional Poster
A beautifully illustrated 1905 Poster by Adolf Hohenstein
 
"Fiammiferi Senza Fosforo" [Matches without Phosphorus]
 
Advertising Poster from Italian society for the hygienic matches without phosphorus, Italy, Turin, Carignano, dated 1905.
 
Adolfo Hohenstein was a German painter, advertiser, and illustrator. He's considered the father of the Italian poster art and an exponent of the Stile Liberty, the Italian Art Nouveau. Together with Leonetto Cappiello, Giovanni Mario Mataloni, Leopoldo Metlicovitz and Marcello Dudovich, he's considered one of the most significant Italian poster designers.