Leonetto Cappiello
(1875–1942) Italian poster art designer who lived in Paris (1875–1942)
Leonetto Cappiello (France, 1875–1942) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a sculptor, a printmaker, a draughtsman, and a designer. By year of birth, Leonetto Cappiello belongs to the chapter ‘The avant-garde’ in this site’s history of art.
Leonetto Cappiello was born in Livorno and died in Cannes. Leonetto Cappiello worked in Florence, Paris, Naples, and Milan.
The best-known works include ‘Henri de Régnier’, ‘Jeanne Granier’, and ‘Maurin Quina’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 12 works by Leonetto Cappiello with free images. The dated works span the years 1898–1899. Works by Leonetto Cappiello are held by Musea Brugge and Musée d'Orsay.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Harrison Fisher, Jenny Montigny, Charles-François-Prosper Guérin, Alfred Keller, and John Fabian Carlson.