Adolfo Wildt
Disegno per Gran Coppa d'Italia per Aeroplani, 20s, XX Century
Pencil and gold on paper
22.7 × 23.2 cm
The work is the study for the medal made for the Grand Cup of Italy for Airplanes, issued by the Ministry of War in 1922 on the Sesto San Giovanni-Malpensa-Bologna-Ghedi...
The work is the study for the medal made for the Grand Cup of Italy for Airplanes, issued by the Ministry of War in 1922 on the Sesto San Giovanni-Malpensa-Bologna-Ghedi circuit and won by the pilot Arturo Ferrarin. In its final draft, the composition presents a female figure instead of the male figure.
Provenance
Botta Collection (Wildt's heirs).