Ottone Rosai
Ottone Rosai (born April 28, 1895 in Florence , † May 13, 1957 in Ivrea ) was an Italian painter of Futurism and Novecento .
Life
Rosai first completed a three-year painting course at the Istituto delle Arti Decorative in Santa Croce and, from 1909, attended courses at the Florentine Art Academy . Through his friendship with Giovanni Papini and Aldo Palazzeschi , he came into contact with Marinetti , who soon accepted him into the circle of Futurists. From 1914 Rosai published numerous drawings in the culture magazine Lacerba . After the war he turned away from the futuristic style of painting and turned to the Novecento. In addition, he was involved in the Fasci di combattimento fiorentino . His first solo exhibition took place in 1920, which was to be followed by others. In 1942 he received the chair for painting at the Academy in Florence . During the major retrospective of his life's work in Ivrea, he suffered a heart attack and died a little later.
literature
- Maurizio Calvesi: Futurism. Munich 1975.
- Evelyn Benesch, Ingried Brugger: Futurism. Radical avant-garde. Milan 2003.
- Caroline Tisdall, Angelo Bozzola: Futurism. London 2000, ISBN 0-500-20159-5 .
- Christa Baumgarth: History of Futurism. Reinbek near Hamburg 1966.
- Evelyn Benesch, Ingried Brugger: Futurism - Radical Avant-garde. Exhibition catalog. Milan 2003, ISBN 88-202-1602-7 .
- Hansgeorg Schmidt-Bergmann : Futurism - History, Aesthetics, Documents. Reinbek near Hamburg 1993, ISBN 3-499-55535-2 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rosai, Ottone |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter of Futurism and Novecento |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Florence |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 13, 1957 |
| Place of death | Ivrea |