LOS CARTELES DE FERIA Y FIESTAS DE JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES

Abstract

The work of Julio Romero de Torres as a designer of posters is basically known as a result of his contributions to advertising, all too often forgetting his posters for fairs and fiestas, the study of which is usually limited to those produced for the Córdoba Fair of 1912, 1913 and 1916, which follow the aesthetic criteria that firmly established the popularity of the artist from Córdoba. However, an analysis of the posters for the Córdoba Fair of 1897, 1902 and 1905, and also of some interesting originals and sketches for posters for various fairs and fiestas, produced from roughly 1900 to 1905, reveals that the artist's work is directly connected with some of the most representative masters of Spanish...