Giuseppe Mascarini

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Giuseppe Mascarini (Bologna, 17 November 1877 - Milan, 3 November 1954) was an Italian painter.

Biography[]

Indoors

He enrolled at the Brera Academy, but deferred it to pursue painting independently.[1] He married Swiss painter Elvezia Michel, whom was related to Giovanni Giacometti and Alberto Giacometti, in 1914.[1]

Artistic style[]

Mascarini is part of the late-nineteenth-century Lombard naturalism artistic movement, he mainly focused on Ligurian seascapes, still lifes and the study of the human figure, specifically to the emotional aspects of the mother-child relationship.[1]

Main exhibitions[]

Mascarini exhibited his works at in Milan, the National Exhibition of Fine Arts in 1922 with ,[2][3][4] the Quadriennale di Roma[5] and at the Biennali di Venezia in 1912[6] and subsequently in 1950.[7]

Works in museums and collections[]

Mascarini's works can be found in various public and private collections in Milan. The Gallery of Modern Art owns four paintings: Violetta e Nonna e nipotina, bought for the autumn social exhibitions at in 1918 and 1935, a Portrait of Mr Carlo Canali (Ritratto del signor Carlo Canali), donated by his widow in 1920 and a Portrait of Mrs Maria Luisa Grubicy (Ritratto della signora Maria Luisa Grubicy), bequeathed by , Vittore Grubicy de Dragon's brother.[8] The contain four portraits of his benefactors (Camillo Crespi, Giovanna Gargantini dal Verme, Lorenzo Brera and Luisa Vacchelli Rocco).[9][10] In 1955, one of his paintings (Indoors) was purchased by the art collection of Fondazione Capirlo.[4][11]

One of his paintings is in the civic collections of the Municipality of Rho.[12]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Giuseppe Mascarini". edixxon.com.
  2. ^ "Schedatura dei cataloghi delle mostre e dei cataloghi attinenti" (PDF). lapermanente.it.
  3. ^ Luciano Caramel e (1974). Galleria d'arte moderna. Opere del Novecento. Electa. pp. 46–47.
  4. ^ a b Paola Zatti. "Interno". edixxon.com.
  5. ^ "Giuseppe Mascarini". quadriennalediroma.org.
  6. ^ (1912). La decima esposizione d'arte a Venezia - 1912. Istituto italiano d'arti grafiche. p. 24.
  7. ^ XXV Biennale di Venezia. Alfieri. 1950. p. 86.
  8. ^ Luciano Caramel e (1974). Galleria d'arte moderna. Opere del Novecento. Electa. pp. 46–47, tavv. 750-753.
  9. ^ "Mascarini Giuseppe". lombardiabeniculturali.it.
  10. ^ Maria Teresa Fiorio (1987). Ospedale Maggiore/Ca' Granda. Vol. Ritratti moderni. Electa. pp. 30, 35, 47, 63, 158, 165, 182, 210.
  11. ^ Elena Lissoni. "Mascarini Giuseppe, Interno". artgate-cariplo.it.
  12. ^ "Ritratto della marchesina Maria Cornaggia Medici". lombardiabeniculturali.it.
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