Antonio Petruccelli
Fortune Magazine Cover 1937 Original Artwork Exhibited at Met Museum, 1937
Gouache on Illustration Board
18 × 14 1/2 in | 45.7 × 36.8 cm
$ 60,000.00
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Fortune Magazine has a storied history of innovation, with clean-looking covers defined by cutting-edge graphics without excessive typography. 'Parade of Smokestacks' by Antonio Petruccelli may be one of Fortune's greatest...
Fortune Magazine has a storied history of innovation, with clean-looking
covers defined by cutting-edge graphics without excessive typography.
"Parade of Smokestacks" by Antonio Petruccelli may be one of Fortune's
greatest covers of all time. Painted during "The Great Depression," its
graphic depiction of smokestacks on the march toggles between
representation and abstraction, confidently heralding the industrial
optimism of the future. The painting is a technical tour de force in
which the artist successfully renders the shapes with proper perspective
and lighting, making a sophisticated composition look simple. Moreover,
it prefigures the geometric art movements of the 1970s, which used
precise forms and clean shapes arranged in harmony, balance, and order.
Signed lower right. Provenance: The Estate of the Artist. Published:
Fortune Magazine, September 1937. An example of this cover was included
at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Show in 2023 -2024, “Art for the
Millions: American Culture and Politics in the 1930s.” Frame size 25.5 x
22 inches. Framed under museum glass
covers defined by cutting-edge graphics without excessive typography.
"Parade of Smokestacks" by Antonio Petruccelli may be one of Fortune's
greatest covers of all time. Painted during "The Great Depression," its
graphic depiction of smokestacks on the march toggles between
representation and abstraction, confidently heralding the industrial
optimism of the future. The painting is a technical tour de force in
which the artist successfully renders the shapes with proper perspective
and lighting, making a sophisticated composition look simple. Moreover,
it prefigures the geometric art movements of the 1970s, which used
precise forms and clean shapes arranged in harmony, balance, and order.
Signed lower right. Provenance: The Estate of the Artist. Published:
Fortune Magazine, September 1937. An example of this cover was included
at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Show in 2023 -2024, “Art for the
Millions: American Culture and Politics in the 1930s.” Frame size 25.5 x
22 inches. Framed under museum glass