page_title: Adolfo Hohenstein
section_title: Early years
hierarchical_section_title: Adolfo Hohenstein / Early years
caption_attribution_description: English: "Chiozza e Turchi, fabricants de savons, Pontelagoscuro, Italie" by Adolfo Hohenstein (1854-1928). Color lithograph advertising poster in French for Chiozza e Turchi soap manufacturers.
context_page_description: Adolfo Hohenstein was a German painter, advertiser, illustrator, set designer and costume designer. Hohenstein is considered the father of Italian poster art and an exponent of the Stile Liberty, the Italian Art Nouveau. Together with Leonetto Cappiello, Giovanni Mario Mataloni, Leopoldo Metlicovitz and Marcello Dudovich, he is considered one of the most important Italian poster designers.
context_section_description: Adolfo Hohenstein was born in Saint Petersburg, the capital of Russian Empire, to German parents, Julius and Laura Irack. His father was a forest engineer, whose career prompted him to travel extensively. Adolfo moves to Vienna where he grows up and completes his studies. His travels take him to India, where he decorates the houses of the local nobility.
caption: 1899 advertising poster
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