Postcard for C. Cardazzo Crippa

Color sound/promotional postcard with a central perforation, depicting a young woman sitting on a red Mercedes-Benz 190 SL in a nighttime setting with neon signs. The reverse bears the song title “Spiesser Marsch – Wir ha’m den Kanal,” from the film “Das Mädchen Rosemarie,” with music by Norbert Schultze and lyrics by Joe Herbst and Rolf Ulrich. 

The postcard is addressed to Carlo Cardazzo, a prominent Venetian and Milanese gallery owner, founder of the Galleria del Cavallino in Venice, and a central figure in the promotion of 20th-century Italian modern art. The handwritten address indicates Milan, Via Manzoni 45. The presence of the signature “Crippa” makes the document particularly interesting, likely linking it to Roberto Crippa, an artist associated with Spatialist circles and the galleries of C. Cardazzo.