C’è una Bugatti, Non si passa poster – Marcello Dudovich
Well! Let’s be honest here. What’s not to like about this superb C’è una Bugatti, Non si passa poster. Firstly, it was illustrated by one of Italy’s greatest painters and poster artists, Marcello Dudovich. Second, it features the beautiful Bugatti Type 35, a legendary car in the world of motorsport and one of the icons in Bugatti’s long, rich history. And third, it shows if you’ve got the right car, you can get a beautiful girl.
Dudovich’s image sums up the feeling of getting behind the wheel of a fast car alongside a beautiful woman. When I look and this poster it conjures up the lyrics to that famous Bruce Springsteen song Thunder Road “… roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair, Well the night’s busting open, These two lanes will take us anywhere…’ Well, the wind is certainly blowing this driver’s hair. Dudovich has cleverly portrayed the drivers and his passenger’s scarves billowing in the wind. The young woman is also seen protecting her eyes from the oncoming wind that genuinely conveys the thrill of driving at speed.
C’è una Bugatti, Non si passa
The title at the top of the poster reads C’è una Bugatti, Non si passa. In English the heading proclaims “It’s a Bugatti, None shall pass!” which although it sounds like a Gandalf statement from Lord of the Rings, the claim was actually true.
With over 2,000 race victories to its name between its introduction in 1922 and the end of its racing career in 1930, the Bugatti Type 35 is the world’s most successful racing car ever.
Marcello Dudovich poster artist
If you love posters, chances are you’ll be familiar with the work of Marcello Dudovich. Even if you don’t know him by name, chances are you will have seen some of his iconic images before.
In addition to painting and drawing, Dudovich was also an illustrator and poster artist. He was one of Italy’s best and most prolific poster artists. Together with Leopoldo Metlicovitz, Adolfo Hohenstein and Leonetto Cappiello, he is considered a founding father of graphic design and is widely regarded as one of the most important poster artists of all time.
Dudovich’s C’è una Bugatti, Non si passa poster is just one of more than six hundred created over a career spanning fifty years.
Dudovich’s style is often characterised by bold colors and simplified forms. They are both eye-catching and elegant. They helped define the look of early 20th-century advertising. And they’re still beautiful to look at today.
Other Marcello Dudovitch posters
Marcello Duduvich’s poster artwork was inspired by the work of artists such as Edward Penfield, Adolfo Hohenstein and Alphonse Mucha. His reputation however comes from developing those influences into his own unique and distinctive style.
Dudovich would go on to create many of his most memorable and famous posters at Ricordi. In addition to the C’è una Bugatti, Non si passa poster featured on this page, amongst his best-known works were produced for the Italian department stores
La Rinascente and
Mele di Napoli. Other well-known Dudovich works are his poster for Fiat La Nuova Balilla per tutti and his advertising posters for Campari and
Martini & Rossi.
Dudovich is, quite rightly, celebrated as one of Italy’s greatest poster artists. This C’è una Bugatti, Non si passa Bugatti poster would make a perfect addition to any room in the house but especially in a homebar. Get yours today!
There are few artists in Italy who have been as celebrated and influential as Marcello Dudovich. If you are only going to have one Dudovich poster, you go a long way to choose a better one than this. This vintage car poster is the perfect way to add some style to your walls. With its great design, this poster is sure to make a statement in any room. Non Si Passa (Do not pass it by!).
Our posters are carefully and professionally created from vintage originals. Whilst great care is taken in the production of these posters, we also try to maintain a vintage feel, so there may be small imperfections, fold marks, scuffs, tears or marks that were part of the original poster master. If these do appear they should be visible on the larger views of the item on this listing. The originals of many of the posters we offer can cost many thousands of pounds, so whilst these posters look great, especially framed and mounted on a wall, they are intended as a fun, affordable reproductions and not intended fine art prints.
The 50x70cm version has been specially produced to be used in conjunction with Ikea’s 50x70cm Ribba picture frame which currently retails for around £12. So you can bag a bargain of print and poster for just £22.
