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Magnelli, Alberto
Magnelli, Alberto (1888–1971). Italian painter, active mainly in France. He was born in Florence into a wealthy family and was self-taught as an artist. In his early work he moved from a naturalistic style to one influenced by Futurism and then Cubism (he visited Paris in 1914 and met Picasso). After the First World War his style became more representational under the influence of Metaphysical Painting. Until 1931 he lived in Florence, then moved to Paris; he lived in or near the city for the rest of his life (apart from the years of the Second World War when he lived in Provence and became friendly with Arp, Taeuber-Arp, and Sonia Delaunay). In the late 1930s he turned to pure abstraction, his work characteristically making use of a dynamic interplay of hard-edged shapes. An exhibition at the Galerie René Drouin, Paris, in 1947 established his reputation and from the 1950s he was much honoured and recognized as one of Italy's leading abstract artists.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Magnelli, Alberto." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Magnelli, Alberto." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-MagnelliAlberto.html IAN CHILVERS. "Magnelli, Alberto." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-MagnelliAlberto.html |
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Magnelli, Alberto
Magnelli, Alberto (b Florence, 1 July 1888; d Meudon, nr. Paris, 20 Apr. 1971). Italian painter, active mainly in Paris, where he settled in 1931. In his early work he moved from a naturalistic style to one influenced by Futurism and then Cubism. After the First World War his style became more representational under the influence of Metaphysical Painting. In the late 1930s he turned to pure abstraction, his work characteristically making use of a dynamic interplay of hard-edged shapes. An exhibition at the Galerie René Drouin, Paris, in 1947 established his reputation and from the 1950s he was much honoured and recognized as one of Italy's leading abstract artists.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Magnelli, Alberto." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Magnelli, Alberto." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-MagnelliAlberto.html IAN CHILVERS. "Magnelli, Alberto." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-MagnelliAlberto.html |
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