ARTIST: Alfio Paolo Graziani (Italian, 1900 - 1981)
NAME: Still Life with Fruits ans Mushrooms
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
CONDITION: Some craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light.
SIGHT SIZE: 26 x 38 inches / 66 x 96 cm
FRAME SIZE: 32 x 44 inches / 81 x 111 cm
SIGNATURE: lower right
CATEGORY: antique vintage painting
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BIOGRAPHY:
Alfio Graziani was born in Roncoferraro in the province of Montova, Italy, in 1900. He studied art at the Cignoroli Academy of Verona, then at the Academy of Brera, where he was a student of Alciati and Cesare Tallone.In 19223 he participated in the National Exposition of Fine Arts in Brera and Milan, where he continued to exhibit frequently. In 1930 he exhibited in the Biennial Exhibition in Venice, where he also returned in 1932, 1934 and 1936. Also in 1930, he sent work to the exhibition of Italian Art in Barcelona. From 1931 to 1943 he participated in all the exhibits of the Four-Year Roman Exhibition Series. From 1935 on, he exhibited at the International Exhibitions and also sent work to Budapest, Prague, Krakow, Monaco, Bucharest and Sofia. Also to Birmingham and Hannover in England.In 1940 Graziani was the awarded the Sallustio Fornara Prize. A majority of his work was destroyed in the bombing of Milan in 1943 (World War II). In 1947, after living in Valganna, he settled in Gavirate. He continued his extensive exhibition schedule after the war, including at the Suzzara Prize exhibit in 1956.Artistic praise was always plentiful and appreciative: "His floral still lifes, his landscapes and his portraits are quiet and restful with inner peace."The artist died in 1981 in Gavirate. Retrospectives of his work were held in Ronconferrato in 1990 and in Varese in 1991.