Adolfo Hohenstein

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Adolfo Hohenstein
Hohenstein with his wife Edwig in 1905
Born	(1854-03-18)18 March 1854 St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	12 April 1928(1928-04-12) (aged 74) Bonn, Germany
Nationality	German
Known for	Painting, Illustration, Decorative art
Notable work	Tosca and La Bohème posters, Campari ads
Movement	Art Nouveau, called Stile Liberty in Italy

Adolfo Hohenstein (18 March 1854 – 12 April 1928) was a German painter, advertiser, illustrator, set designer and costume designer. Hohenstein is considered the father of Italian poster art ^{[citation needed]} 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 ^{[citation needed]}.