Piero Fornasetti
Piero Fornasetti (born November 10, 1913 in Milan , Italy , † October 1988 there ) was an Italian painter , sculptor , craftsman and interior designer .
Life
Piero Fornasetti received a scholarship from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in 1930 . After studying painting for two years, he was expelled from school, but continued to work as a painter in Milan. In 1933 he took part in an exhibition for the first time. At the Milan Triennale he exhibited painted silk scarves.
Fornasetti spent the years 1943 to 1946 in exile in Switzerland.
In 1959 he received the Neiman Marcus Award.
In the course of his life, Fornasetti created more than 11,000 different art objects. His trademark was the woman's face, which he used in the series "Tema e Variazioni".
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| SURNAME | Fornasetti, Piero |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fornasetti, Pierro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1988 |
| Place of death | Milan , Italy |