Leonetto Cappiello 1920 Advertise Tapestries

Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian artist who lived much of his life in France. He is considered the “Father of Modern Advertising Poster”with his use of bold subjects and unconventional colors. This image depicts a jester in a red suit dancing in an orange peel holding a bottle of spirits.

Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian artist who lived much of his life in France. He is considered the “Father of Modern Advertising Poster”with his use of bold subjects and unconventional colors. This ad for Jacquin candies features a happy shopper with her arms full of candy boxes.

Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian artist who lived much of his life in France. He is considered the “Father of Modern Advertising Poster”with his use of bold subjects and unconventional colors. This image depicts a laughing green devil opening a bottle of spirits.

Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian artist who lived much of his life in France. He is considered the “Father of Modern Advertising Poster”with his use of bold subjects and unconventional colors. This image depicts a woman carrying a wooden barrel of cognac on her back.

Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian artist who lived much of his life in France. He is considered the “Father of Modern Advertising Poster”with his use of bold subjects and unconventional colors. This image depicts a woman tasting a cachou (breath mint) with clouds of fresh scent.

Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian artist who lived much of his life in France. He is considered the “Father of Modern Advertising Poster”with his use of bold subjects and unconventional colors. This image depicts a poster for cognac with a bright bird on a barrel of spirits.

Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian artist who lived much of his life in France. He is considered the “Father of Modern Advertising Poster”with his use of bold subjects and unconventional colors. This smoking ad depicts a dancing woman with a cigarette in one hand and a world globe in the other.

Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian artist who lived much of his life in France. He is considered the “Father of Modern Advertising Poster”with his use of bold subjects and unconventional colors. This ad for Anisette features a woman in a magnificent red and white gown.

Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian artist who lived much of his life in France. He is considered the “Father of Modern Advertising Poster”with his use of bold subjects and unconventional colors. This image for Bourdou Quinquina depicts a laughing elephant carrying a bottle of wine.

Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian artist who lived much of his life in France. He is considered the “Father of Modern Advertising Poster”with his use of bold subjects and unconventional colors. This image depicts a poster for Contrato bubbling wine with a dancing woman holding a giant champagne glass.

Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian artist who lived much of his life in France. He is considered the “Father of Modern Advertising Poster”with his use of bold subjects and unconventional colors. This image depicts a woman dancing out of a can of ripe tomatoes.

Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian artist who lived much of his life in France. He is considered the “Father of Modern Advertising Poster”with his use of bold subjects and unconventional colors. This image depicts a polar bear and a box of chocolate.

Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian artist who lived much of his life in France. He is considered the “Father of Modern Advertising Poster”with his use of bold subjects and unconventional colors. This ad for Biere de Humes depicts a stout gentleman in brown garb enjoying a pint of amber beer.

Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian artist who lived much of his life in France. He is considered the “Father of Modern Advertising Poster”with his use of bold subjects and unconventional colors. This ad for Oxo bouillon features a bright red smiling face on a black background.

Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian artist who lived much of his life in France. He is considered the “Father of Modern Advertising Poster”with his use of bold subjects and unconventional colors. This ad for Cinzano liqueurs features a woman holding a bottle and sitting on two bunches of grapes.

Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian artist who lived much of his life in France. He is considered the “Father of Modern Advertising Poster”with his use of bold subjects and unconventional colors. This ad for tawny port by Pitters depicts two tigers and a bottle of liqueur.

Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian artist who lived much of his life in France. He is considered the “Father of Modern Advertising Poster”with his use of bold subjects and unconventional colors. This ad for Isolabella Liqueur depicts a colorful jester juggling bottles of liqueur and spirits

Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian artist who lived much of his life in France. He is considered the “Father of Modern Advertising Poster”with his use of bold subjects and unconventional colors. This ad for La Kabiline cleaning product features a dancing woman with colorful scarves.

Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian artist who lived much of his life in France. He is considered the “Father of Modern Advertising Poster”with his use of bold subjects and unconventional colors. This image depicts two colorful zebras carrying bottles of wine.

Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian artist who lived much of his life in France. He is considered the “Father of Modern Advertising Poster”with his use of bold subjects and unconventional colors. This ad for Revel umbrellas depicts the tops of three umbrellas as they shelter their holders from a rainstorm.

Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian artist who lived much of his life in France. He is considered the “Father of Modern Advertising Poster”with his use of bold subjects and unconventional colors. This image depicts three hands holding elegant top hats against a yellow background.

Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian artist who lived much of his life in France. He is considered the “Father of Modern Advertising Poster”with his use of bold subjects and unconventional colors. This ad for Pernis French wine depicts a woman balancing on the lip of a wineglass and pouring a bottle.