Mordillo Skat

Published October 09, 2017 Updated June 03, 2022

Mordillo Skat designed by Guillermo Mordillo, c.1979

1979 Argentina Germany A.S.S. Schmid F.X. Guillermo Mordillo Cartoon Skat

Mordillo Skat designed by Argentinean illustrator and cartoonist Guillermo Mordillo, c1975.

Mordillo Skat designed by Argentinean illustrator and cartoonist Guillermo Mordillo

Above: Mordillo Skat designed by Guillermo Mordillo, published in various editions; VASS c.1979 & F.X.Schmid for Heye Verlag München, 1983, etc.

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