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Antonio Donghi (March 16, 1897 – July 16, 1963) was an Italian painter of scenes of popular life, landscapes, and still life.

Antonio Donghi
Born	(1897-03-16)March 16, 1897 Rome, Italy
Died	July 16, 1963(1963-07-16) (aged 66) Rome, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Known for	Painting
Movement	Magic Realism

Biography

Born in Rome, he studied painting at the Instituto di Belle Arti from 1908 to 1916.[1] After military service in World War I he studied art in Florence and Venice, soon establishing himself as one of Italy's leading figures in the neoclassical movement that arose in the 1920s. Possessed of an extremely refined technique, Donghi favored strong composition, spatial clarity, and populist subject matter.[2] His figures possess a gravity and an archaic stiffness reminiscent of Piero della Francesca. Critics likened his work to that of Henri Rousseau and Georges Seurat,[1] whose scenes of contemporary life are similarly touched with a subtle humor. His still lifes often consist of a small vase of flowers, depicted with the disarming symmetry of naive art.

Donghi achieved both popular and critical success. In 1925, Franz Roh named him among the major Italian artists in the new magic realism tendency.[2] In 1927 Donghi won First Prize in an International Exhibit at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh.[2]

By the 1940s, Donghi's work was far outside the mainstream of modernism, and his reputation declined, although he continued to exhibit regularly.[1] In his last years he concentrated mainly on landscapes, painted in a style that emphasizes linear patterns. He died in Rome in 1963.

Most of Donghi's works are in Italian collections, notably the Museo di Roma.

Notes

References

• Cowling, Elizabeth; Mundy, Jennifer (1990). On Classic Ground: Picasso, Léger, de Chirico and the New Classicism 1910-1930. London: Tate Gallery. ISBN 1-85437-043-X
• Gale, Matthew. "Donghi, Antonio". Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press.

External links

• Ten Dreams Galleries

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[fr] Antonio Donghi

Antonio Donghi (né le 16 mars 1897 à Rome et mort le 16 juillet 1963 dans cette même ville) est un peintre italien du XXe siècle.

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[it] Antonio Donghi

Antonio Donghi (Roma, 16 marzo 1897 – Roma, 16 luglio 1963) è stato un pittore italiano, tra i principali esponenti del Realismo magico.

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