Venezia c.1920 | Vintage Venice Italy Gondola Travel Poster by Novissima Roma

Venezia – An Iconic Italian Travel Poster of Gondolas and Venetian Canals

Discover the timeless romance of Venice with this striking vintage Italian travel poster featuring a dramatic gathering of gondolas along the city’s historic waterways. Created for ENIT, Italy’s national tourism organization, the composition reduces Venice to its most recognizable visual elements: dark gondola hulls, ornate metal prows, brightly painted mooring poles, tranquil water, and a softly illuminated skyline.

Although the supplied filename dates the poster to 1925, the Library of Congress catalogs the original lithograph as circa 1920 and identifies Novissima of Rome as its printer. The individual artist is not named in that catalog record, making Anonymous the most responsible artistic attribution. Library of Congress

Several gondolas rise dramatically from the lower foreground, their long black prows and decorative metal ferri creating a striking sequence of curves and angular forms. Red, yellow, green, and brown mooring poles extend vertically through the composition, framing a distant gondolier and the softly silhouetted domes of Venice.

The pale sky transitions from warm peach and golden orange near the horizon to a cooler cream above, suggesting the glowing atmosphere of sunrise or sunset over the lagoon. Deep purple-black boats provide a bold contrast, while the dark blue title panel anchors the design with the monumental word “VENEZIA.”

The poster’s simplified geometry, flattened colors, towering vertical forms, and dramatic cropping anticipate the bold visual language associated with Art Deco travel advertising. Rather than showing a conventional panoramic cityscape, the anonymous artist creates an intimate canal-level perspective that allows the gondolas themselves to become architectural symbols of Venice.

This museum-grade reproduction brings Italian elegance and rich graphic character to a living room, dining room, bedroom, office, hotel, restaurant, entryway, or European travel gallery. It is an excellent choice for collectors of Venice imagery, vintage Italian tourism, gondola art, and early twentieth-century poster design.

Why Collectors Love This Print

• Historic Italian tourism poster from circa 1920
• Created for ENIT, Italy’s national tourism organization
• Printed by Novissima of Rome
• Features Venice’s iconic gondolas and decorative metal prows
• Includes colorful striped Venetian mooring poles
• Dramatic canal-level perspective
• Softly illuminated Venetian skyline in the distance
• Rich orange, cream, blue, red, green, and purple palette
• Strong example of early Italian travel-poster design
• Bold geometry with emerging Art Deco influence
• Ideal for Italian, European, and Mediterranean interiors
• Excellent décor for hotels and Italian restaurants
• Appeals to gondola and maritime-art collectors
• Memorable gift for travelers and Venice enthusiasts
• Available in several premium wall-art formats

Available Print & Display Options

• Fine Art Prints
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• Gallery-Wrapped Canvas
• Black Floater Frame Canvas
• White Floater Frame Canvas
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• Natural Floater Frame Canvas
• Metal Prints

Choose a fine-art print for traditional presentation, a framed print for a polished gallery appearance, canvas for greater depth and texture, or metal to emphasize the strong geometric shapes and luminous Venetian color palette.

Artwork Details

• Title: Venezia
• Artist: Anonymous
• Date: Circa 1920
• Country: Italy
• Location Promoted: Venice, Italy
• Historic Organization: ENIT
• Printer: Novissima, Rome
• Original Medium: Color lithograph
• Original Purpose: Italian tourism and destination advertising
• Subject: Venetian gondolas, ornate ferri, mooring poles, lagoon water, and distant architecture
• Style: Early Art Deco and Italian travel advertising
• Primary Colors: Peach, orange, cream, dark blue, purple, red, green, gold, and white
• Mood: Romantic, mysterious, elegant, atmospheric, and inviting
• Recommended Spaces: Living room, bedroom, dining room, office, hotel, restaurant, entryway, or travel gallery
• Collector Appeal: Venice, Italian tourism, gondolas, maritime imagery, and early twentieth-century graphic design

Disclaimer

This artwork is a Museum Grade Reproduction of a Historical advertising poster.

This product is a newly produced reproduction and not an original circa-1920 lithograph. Minor variations in color, texture, proportions, and cropping may occur according to the selected size, material, and display format.

Historic destination names, organizational marks, and printer references are retained as integral elements of the original artwork. Yesterday’s Posters is an independent seller and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by ENIT, Novissima, the City of Venice, or any associated rights holder.