Ennio Morlotti

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Ennio Morlotti (born September 21, 1910 in Lecco , Italy , † December 15, 1992 in Milan , Italy) was an Italian painter . He was a representative of abstract painting in Italy.

Ennio Morlotti studied art from 1936 to 1937 at the “Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze” ( Florence ). After graduating, he went on a study trip to Paris . In 1939 he studied at the “Accademia di Brera” in Milan . Ennio Morlotti was a member of the «Corrente» artist movement. After another study trip to Paris in 1947, Morlotti took part in the " Fronte Nuovo delle Arti ".

After 1952 Ennio Morlotti belonged to the Italian artist group “ Gruppo degli Otto ” together with the artists Afro Basaldella , Renato Birolli , Antonio Corpora , Emilio Vedova , Giuseppe Santomaso , Giulio Turcato and Mattia Moreni .

Morlotti made numerous study trips to France, Germany and England, his works were exhibited in numerous cities in Europe and America. He was a participant in documenta 1 in 1955 and documenta II in 1959 in Kassel .

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