Lot 424
An official poster for the 1960 Rome Olympic Games, by Armando Testa, signed in the plate, offset co...
An official poster for the 1960 Rome Olympic Games, by Armando Testa, signed in the plate, offset colour lithograph, French language edition, published by I.G.A.P. Milan & Rome, visible image 98 by 68cm., 38 1/2 by 26 3/4in., mounted, framed & glazed, very good condition The design for this poster was fiercely contested with 212 artists submitting 249 designs. The winning artist Armando Testa was from Turin who produced a modern interpretation of the Belvedere Capital including the she-wolf suckling Romulus & Remus, whilst the capital itself portrays the crowning of a victorious athlete.