Leonetto Cappiello
ARTISTLeonetto Cappiello was an Italian-born French poster artist, painter, and caricaturist who mainly lived and worked in Paris. Often referred to as "the father of modern advertising", Cappiello revolutionized commercial graphic design at the turn of the 20th century.
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Leonetto Cappiello, wall art & digital downloads
2 works by Leonetto Cappiello (French, 1875–1942) are catalogued on Archive Lane, free to preview and available to download or order as a print.
Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian-born French poster artist, painter, and caricaturist who mainly lived and worked in Paris. Often referred to as "the father of modern advertising", Cappiello revolutionized commercial graphic design at the turn of the 20th century.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
Most of Leonetto Cappiello's work on the site falls under Posters (115), Illustration (68), Prints (1).
By movement, it's catalogued as Art Nouveau (143), Art Deco (40), Expressionism (2).
Culture: Italian (185).
By orientation: 16 landscape, 169 portrait.
Dated work in this group ranges from 1899 to 1938.
Other French artists of the period
Artists from the same country and generation, also in the archive:
- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec — 1,071 artworks
- Odilon Redon — 819 artworks
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir — 802 artworks
- Paul Gauguin — 663 artworks
- Théophile Alexandre Steinlen — 586 artworks
- Jean-Louis Forain — 530 artworks
- Henri Fantin-Latour — 453 artworks
- Félix Vallotton — 453 artworks
Prints of these artworks
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Sizes and framing
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Framed Canvas and Framed Print orders are available in 8 frame colours (Black, White, Natural, Gold, Walnut, Silver, Dark Grey, Light Grey); Canvas and Rolled Canvas have no frame and no glass.