Vittorio Matteo Corcos
Vittorio Matteo Corcos (4 October 1859 – 8 November 1933)[1] was an Italian painter, known for his portraits. Many of his genre works depict winsome and finely dressed young men and women, in moments of repose and recreation.
Biography
He was born to Jewish parents, Isacco and Giuditta Baquis, in
He then traveled to Paris where he met Léon Bonnat, and signed a contract with the Goupil & Cie, he was able to supplement his income as a portrait painter with illustrations for magazines. He frequented the circles of Giuseppe De Nittis. Between 1881 and 1886, he frequently exhibited at the Salon.[3]
He returned to Italy in 1886, putatively to join the army, and settled in Florence. He converted to Catholicism and married a widow, Emma Ciabatti. In Florence, he made friends in the intellectual circles, and made portraits of
He also painted portraits of
In 1913, his self-portrait was accepted by the Uffizi museum.[1][5]
He died in Florence in 1933.
Selected paintings
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Dreams, 1896 -
Conversation in the
Jardin du Luxembourg -
In The Garden -
Stella and Piero, 1889 -
Young Woman
with a little dog -
Portrait of a
Young Woman -
Afternoon on the Terrace -
Portrait of Amélie of Orléans, Queen of Portugal, 1905
Collections
- Sogni, 1896, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome
- Portrait d'Amélie d'Orléans, 1905, National Coach Museum
- Self portrait : Uffizi
Bibliography
- Carlo Sisi : Vittorio Corcos : il fantasma e il fiore : [mostra, Livorno, Museo Civico "G. Fattori", 26 giugno - 7 settembre 1997, Firenze, Galleria d'arte moderna, Palazzo Pitti, 16 settembre-12 ottobre 1997] , Firenze : EDIFIR, 1997, (ISBN 978-88797-0054-2)
- Ilaria Taddei, Fernando Mazzocca, Carlo Sisi: Corcos: i sogni della Belle Époque, Marsilio, 2014 (ISBN 978-88317-1749-6).[6]
References
- ^ a b Biography from 2014 exhibition.
- ^ Benezit Dictionary of Artists
- ^ The New York Times, article by Roderick Conway Morris A Reassessment of Corcos, Sensuality and Subtlety Intact, Oct. 7, 2014
- ^ Gardens and Ghettos: The Art of Jewish Life in Italy edited by Vivian B. Mann, Jewish Museum (New York, N.Y.), page 332.
- ^ Encyclopedia Treccani; Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 28 (1983), entry by Carlo Sisi.
- ^ Ggbooks
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