Massimo Campigli
Massimo Campigli (* July 4, 1895 as "Max Ihlenfeld" in Berlin ; † May 31, 1971 in Saint-Tropez , France ) was a German-Italian journalist , painter and graphic artist who can be assigned to Cubism , among other things .
After spending most of his childhood and youth in Florence , Massimo Campigli moved to Milan in 1909, where he made his first contacts with the artistic scene, especially with the artists of Futurism .
In 1919 he went to Paris as the foreign correspondent for the Corriere della Sera , where he frequented the Café du Dôme on Montparnasse , the meeting place for numerous artists such as Giorgio Di Chirico , Alberto Savinio , Gino Severini and Filippo De Pisis . The acquaintance with these artists inspired him to paint.
Massimo Campigli's painting was heavily influenced by his impressions of ancient Egyptian art, which he visited in museums - especially the Louvre . The classical art of ancient Egypt inspired his works for a lifetime.
In addition, he dealt intensively with the Cubist works of Fernand Léger and the metaphysical art of Carlo Carrà . The (so-called “classical”) works by Pablo Picasso from this period are said to have had a lasting influence on him.
In 1927 Campigli gave up his job as a journalist and from then on devoted himself full-time to painting. After a visit to the “Museo Etrusco” in the Villa Giulia in Rome in 1928, he painted pictures with nostalgic, ethereal female figures in an archaic setting. He cultivated these motifs until the end of his life.
From 1927 to 1930 Massimo Campigli took part in the "Novecento" exhibitions in Zurich , Amsterdam , Berlin and Bern . In 1933 he signed the "Manifesto della Pittura Murale" together with Mario Sironi , Carlo Carrà and Achille Funi .
In 1939 the artist moved to Venice . During this time mainly graphics were created. From 1945 to 1951 Campigli lived and worked again in Paris. In 1951 he moved to Rome , where he lived until 1963.
In 1955 and 1959 Campigli took part in documenta I and documenta II in Kassel .
In 1963 Massimo Campigli moved to Saint-Tropez in France, where he lived and worked until his death on May 31, 1971.
- Photo by Paolo Monti
Massimo Campigli
Web links
- Materials by and about Massimo Campigli in the documenta archive
- Sito ufficiale
- (Video Un ora con Massimo Campigli, Incontri, RAI 1969)
- (Video Massimo Campigli il grande solitario, prodotto dalla 3M Italia a cura di Nicola Campigli)
- Painting "Seamstresses" on the Hermitage website
- Museo d'Arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto
- Camera dei deputati Roma
- Xseven Art
- "Scrupoli" di Massimo Campigli E_Book
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Campigli, Massimo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ihlenfeld, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Italian painter and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin , Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 31, 1971 |
| Place of death | Saint Tropez , France |