Pavlos Rodokanakis
Pavlos Rodokanakis (Greek: Παύλος Ροδοκανάκης, Italian: Paolo Rodocanachi; 29 May 1891 – 16 May 1958) was an Italian-born Greek painter.
Biography
Rodokanakis was born in Genoa in 1891 and came from a large wealthy family.[1]
He started his artistic education as a student of Giuseppe Pennasilico (1861–1940) in his hometown.[2] Later on he studied painting under Giulio Bargellini (1875–1936) and graphics under Vittorio Grassi (1878–1958) at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma (Academy of Fine Arts Rome).[3]
In 1911 Rodokanakis made his debut at an exhibition of the Società Promotrice di Belle Arti (Society for the Promotion of Fine Arts) in Genoa.[2] He later moved to Greece, his parents' country.[1] Due to the armed conflicts there during the
After returning to Greece, Rodokanakis joined the artist group Omada Tehni (Techni Group), founded in 1917. This enabled him to take part in an art exhibition in Paris in 1919 that presented contemporary Greek art. This major showing was opened personally by the then Greek prime minister Eleftherios Venizelos, who was present due to peace negotiations in the French capital.[6] In the same year, a solo exhibition of some of the painter's works took place in the premises of the Athens daily newspaper Eleftheros Typos.[3]
In the course of the
In 1923 Rodokanakis left Greece for good and moved to his native town of Genoa.[3] Back in Italy, he managed to establish himself as an important painter.[7] In the following years, he participated in several exhibitions where either only his work was presented or his work was shown together with those of other artists. In the years 1935, 1939, 1948 and 1952 he took part in the highly regarded national exhibitions of the Quadriennale in Rome.[8] His participation in the Venice Biennale in 1934, 1940 and 1948, in which he represented either Greece or his chosen home Italy, received particular attention.[3][9]
Rodokanakis was married to the translator and writer Lucia Rodocanachi (1901–1978), née Morpurgo.[10][11]
The painter died in Genoa in 1958.
Work
The oeuvre of Rodokanakis is mainly characterized by landscape depictions but also figure painting. There are unmistakable references to symbolism and Art Nouveau, especially in his early creations. Many works have an impressionistic touch.[3]
His typical painting style is an atmospherical, sometimes few opaque colorouring applied with a light brush stroke.
Works by him are for example kept in the
Honours
In Arenzano, a comune in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, a town square was named after the artist.[13]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-3-7329-0414-3, p. 67.
- ^ ISBN 3-423-05907-9, p. 85.
- ^ a b c d e f g National Gallery: Rodokanakis Pavlos, Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ MDR: Die Griechen von Görlitz "Χαίρετε" – "Seid gegrüßt!", Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ Münchener Künstlergenossenschaft and Secession (Editors): Münchener Kunst-Ausstellung 1918 im Königlichen Glaspalast, official catalog, Munich 1918, p. 55.
- ^ Byzantine Museum: “TECHNI GROUP” 100 YEARS“ The first Greek Modernists And Eleftherios Venizelos, Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ Alexatos, p. 68.
- ^ ArBiQ: Paolo Rodocanachi, Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ Greece at Venice Biennale: The Greek Pavilion, 2011, Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-902653-14-3, p. 24.
- ISBN 8860320267.
- ^ Nikias: Rodokanakis Pavlos, Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ Google Maps: [1], Retrieved 13 July 2020.
Referenced books
- Vollmer, Hans (Editor): Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler des 20. Jahrhunderts, part 4, Quaghebeur – Uzelac, Leipzig 1992, ISBN 3-423-05907-9.
- Bénézit, Emmanuel (Editor): Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs […], Paris 1999.
- Alexatos, Gerassimos: Die Griechen von Görlitz 1916–1919, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-7329-0414-3.