Marcello Dudovich

Marcello Dudovich
Dudovich with his wife in Venice (1910)
Born(1878-03-21)21 March 1878
Died31 March 1962(1962-03-31) (aged 84)
NationalityAustrian / Italian
(born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but the entire region transferred to Italy in the wake of the First World War)
Known forPainting, Illustration, Poster art
MovementArt Nouveau, called Stile Liberty in Italy

Marcello Dudovich (21 March 1878 – 31 March 1962) was an Italian painter, illustrator, and poster designer. Together with Leonetto Cappiello, Adolfo Hohenstein, Giovanni Maria Mataloni and Leopoldo Metlicovitz he is considered one of the progenitors of Italian poster design.