Lot 8
Crociera Aerea del Decennale. 1933.
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Crociera Aerea del Decennale. 1933.
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ARTIST
LUIGI MARTINATI (1893-1983)
Description
Artist: LUIGI MARTINATI (1893-1983)
Size: 38 1/4 x 55 in./97 x 139.7 cm
Condition: A-/ Unobtrusive folds.
Printer: I.G.A.P., Milano
Reference: Menegazzi-II, 256; PAI-XXIX, 114
Key Words: Art Deco; Aviation; Italian
Crociera Aerea del Decennale. 1933.
Martinati created this astounding image for the second massive formation flight over the North Atlantic. The event was sponsored by the Italian government in celebration of the tenth anniversary of Mussolini’s rise to power. The massive iconoclastic bust of the Italian dictator serves as a monumental backdrop for the squadron of Savoia-Marchetti flying boats—outfitted with Asso motors; Manelli magnetos, spark plugs, and batteries; Stanavo corroborators; and sponsored in part by the Italo-American Petroleum Industry of Genoa. In one of the most impressive of all early massive formation flights, the planes powered their way from Rome to Chicago before returning to New York. The mission was headed by Italian Air Minister General Italo Balbo, who also led the first such undertaking in 1930. And though neither of these exploits were completed without the loss of life, they gave a remarkable demonstration of the growing reliability and possibilities of aviation, as well as the ability of flight to shrink the globe.
Size: 38 1/4 x 55 in./97 x 139.7 cm
Condition: A-/ Unobtrusive folds.
Printer: I.G.A.P., Milano
Reference: Menegazzi-II, 256; PAI-XXIX, 114
Key Words: Art Deco; Aviation; Italian
Crociera Aerea del Decennale. 1933.
Martinati created this astounding image for the second massive formation flight over the North Atlantic. The event was sponsored by the Italian government in celebration of the tenth anniversary of Mussolini’s rise to power. The massive iconoclastic bust of the Italian dictator serves as a monumental backdrop for the squadron of Savoia-Marchetti flying boats—outfitted with Asso motors; Manelli magnetos, spark plugs, and batteries; Stanavo corroborators; and sponsored in part by the Italo-American Petroleum Industry of Genoa. In one of the most impressive of all early massive formation flights, the planes powered their way from Rome to Chicago before returning to New York. The mission was headed by Italian Air Minister General Italo Balbo, who also led the first such undertaking in 1930. And though neither of these exploits were completed without the loss of life, they gave a remarkable demonstration of the growing reliability and possibilities of aviation, as well as the ability of flight to shrink the globe.
