Aldo Carpi

Abstract Composition 1958

Code :  ARARNO0112562

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Aldo Carpi

Abstract Composition 1958

Code :  ARARNO0112562

not available

Aldo Carpi - Abstract Composition 1958

Features

Abstract Composition 1958

Artist:  Aldo Carpi (1886-1973)

Artwork title:  Composizione astratta

Age:  20th Century / 1901 - 2000

Subject:  Abstract Composition

Artistic technique:  Painting

Technical specification:  Tempera on Cardboard

Description : Composizione astratta

Tempera on cardboard. Signed at the bottom. On the reverse, further signature and date. It is an unusual abstract work by the well-known Milanese artist Aldo Carpi, who was a painter, sculptor and teacher at the Brera Academy. He lived as a spectator the experience of the riots of 1898, as a soldier in World War I; in 1944 he was deported to Mauthausen and then to Gusen I for his Jewish origins: his participation in the historical events of the century was always documented by him with sketches and drawings (even the Diary of Gusen) and pervaded all his pictorial production, always filtered by his gaze as a man of faith. Predominantly linked to more traditional subjects, landscapes, portraits, he was also close to futurism, but always maintaining a personal and autonomous style. The picture is presented in a frame.

Product Condition:
Product in good condition, with small signs of wear.

Frame Size (cm):
Height: 42
Width: 34,5
Depth: 4

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 25
Width: 14

Additional Information

Artist: Aldo Carpi (1886-1973)

Aldo Carpi, born in Milan in 1886, was a painter, sculptor and lecturer at the Brera Academy.nHe was first trained in the Milanese studio of the painter Stefano Bersani and later at the Brera Academy, where he was a pupil of Cesare Tallone and Achille Cattaneo.nHe lived as a spectator the experience of the uprisings of 1898, as a soldier in World War I.nAlready in 1927, Carpi made the stained glass windows of the Basilica of San Simpliciano in Milan. In 1930 he was assigned the chair of painting at the Brera and in 1934 he began work on the cartoons for the stained glass window of the Milan Cathedral. In 1937 the painter obtained the Gold Medal at the Universal Exposition in Paris.nIn 1944 he was deported to Mauthausen and then to Gusen I for his Jewish origins: his participation in the historical events of the century was always documented by him with sketches and drawings (even Gusen's Diary) and pervaded his entire pictorial production, always filtered by his gaze of a man of faith.nElected director of the Brera Academy by acclamation, in 1956 the artist received the gold medal for cultural merits from the Municipality of Milan.nCarpi died in Milan in 1973.

Age: 20th Century / 1901 - 2000

20th Century / 1901 - 2000

Subject: Abstract Composition

Artistic technique: Painting

La pittura è l'arte che consiste nell'applicare dei pigmenti a un supporto come la carta, la tela, la seta, la ceramica, il legno, il vetro o un muro. Essendo i pigmenti essenzialmente solidi, è necessario utilizzare un legante, che li porti a uno stadio liquido, più fluido o più denso, e un collante, che permetta l'adesione duratura al supporto. Chi dipinge è detto pittore o pittrice. Il risultato è un'immagine che, a seconda delle intenzioni dell'autore, esprime la sua percezione del mondo o una libera associazione di forme o un qualsiasi altro significato, a seconda della sua creatività, del suo gusto estetico e di quello della società di cui fa parte.

Technical specification: Tempera on Cardboard

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