Giuseppe Mascarini Explained

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

Biography

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.[2]

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.[3]

Main exhibitions

Mascarini exhibited his works at La Permanente in Milan, the National Exhibition of Fine Arts in 1922 with Carlo Bazzi,[4] [5] [6] the Quadriennale di Roma[7] and at the Biennali di Venezia in 1912[8] and subsequently in 1950.[9]

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 Permanente 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 Alberto Grubicy, Vittore Grubicy de Dragon's brother.[10] The Raccolte d'arte dell'Ospedale Maggiore contain four portraits of his benefactors (Camillo Crespi, Giovanna Gargantini dal Verme, Lorenzo Brera and Luisa Vacchelli Rocco).[11] [12] In 1955, one of his paintings (Indoors) was purchased by the art collection of Fondazione Capirlo.[13] [14]

One of his paintings is in the civic collections of the Municipality of Rho.[15]

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References

  1. Web site: Giuseppe Mascarini . edixxon.com.
  2. Web site: Giuseppe Mascarini . edixxon.com.
  3. Web site: Giuseppe Mascarini . edixxon.com.
  4. Web site: Schedatura dei cataloghi delle mostre e dei cataloghi attinenti . lapermanente.it.
  5. Book: [[Luciano Caramel]] e [[Carlo Pirovano]]. Galleria d'arte moderna. Opere del Novecento. Electa. 1974. 46-47.
  6. Web site: Paola Zatti . Interno . edixxon.com.
  7. Web site: Giuseppe Mascarini . quadriennalediroma.org.
  8. Book: [[Ugo Ojetti]]. La decima esposizione d'arte a Venezia - 1912. Istituto italiano d'arti grafiche. 1912. 24.
  9. Book: XXV Biennale di Venezia. Alfieri. 1950. 86.
  10. Book: [[Luciano Caramel]] e [[Carlo Pirovano]]. Galleria d'arte moderna. Opere del Novecento. Electa. 1974. 46-47, tavv. 750-753.
  11. Web site: Mascarini Giuseppe . lombardiabeniculturali.it.
  12. Book: Maria Teresa Fiorio. Ospedale Maggiore/Ca' Granda. Electa. 1987. Ritratti moderni. 30, 35, 47, 63, 158, 165, 182, 210.
  13. Web site: Paola Zatti . Interno . edixxon.com.
  14. Web site: Elena Lissoni . Mascarini Giuseppe, Interno . artgate-cariplo.it.
  15. Web site: Ritratto della marchesina Maria Cornaggia Medici . lombardiabeniculturali.it.