
Catalogue
- Year
- 1949
- Medium
- Lithograph
- Dimensions
- 50 1/4 x 35 1/2" (127.7 x 88.9 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Celestino Piatti
Artist

Celestino Piatti
Celestino Piatti was a Swiss graphic designer and illustrator whose work defined postwar European visual culture. Operating across book design, typography, and poster art, he created a distinctive visual language marked by bold geometric forms and restrained color palettes that bridged modernism and accessibility. His designs for book covers and children's illustrations became iconic across German-speaking countries, establishing a formal vocabulary that influenced generations of designers. Piatti's practice demonstrated how graphic design could operate as both commercial necessity and artistic statement.
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- Celestino Piatti
- Year
- 1949
- Medium
- Lithograph
- Dimensions
- 50 1/4 x 35 1/2" (127.7 x 88.9 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1949-M006481
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified
