Antonio Donghi
Antonio Donghi | |
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| Born | March 16, 1897 Rome, Italy |
| Died | July 16, 1963 (aged 66) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Magic Realism |
Antonio Donghi (March 16, 1897 – July 16, 1963) was an Italian painter of scenes of popular life, landscapes, and still life.
Biography
Born in
naive art
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Donghi achieved both popular and critical success. In 1925, Franz Roh named him among the major Italian artists in the new magic realism tendency.[2] In 1927 Donghi won First Prize in an International Exhibit at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh.[2]
By the 1940s, Donghi's work was far outside the mainstream of modernism, and his reputation declined, although he continued to exhibit regularly.[1] In his last years he concentrated mainly on landscapes, painted in a style that emphasizes linear patterns. He died in Rome in 1963.
Most of Donghi's works are in Italian collections, notably the Museo di Roma.
Notes
References
- Cowling, Elizabeth; Mundy, Jennifer (1990). On Classic Ground: Picasso, Léger, de Chirico and the New Classicism 1910-1930. London: Tate Gallery. ISBN 1-85437-043-X
- Gale, Matthew. "Donghi, Antonio". Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press.
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