Carlo Pellegrini Jr - Artist Info

About Carlo Pellegrini Jr

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    Carlo Pellegrini (1866 - 1937).

    Carlo Pellegrini painted some 450 images for postcards and larger lithographs In 1912, three of his paintings won the Gold, at the Stockholm Olympics, then disappeared. Recently a large litho (Vouga Series 211 #2), of one of them, has come to light. He also designed some small stamp-like labels for resort use, and a number of full-size advertising posters. An exhibition of his work was held in the Swiss Olympic Museum, Lausanne, in 1987, and the Swiss Sports Museum, Basel, has a strong collection. The posters are represented in museum collections, notably in Zurich (Museum für Gestaltung), and the Swiss National Library.

    Carlo was born in Albese (MI) on the 25...

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