Eugenio Da Venezia
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Eugenio Da Venezia was an Italian painter. He was a member of the group known as I Giovani di Palazzo Carminati (the youths of Palazzo Carminati). This group rejected the prevailing style of the Italian Academy at the beginning of the 20th century. Da Venezia painted in a post-impressionist
style, influenced by the Venetian tradition of the vedutisti
. He exhibited in ten editions of Venice Biennale
between 1934 and 1956, including the XL anniversary in 1935.
in 1900. He trained at the Art Institute and the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice
. His teachers were Ettore Tito
, Emilio Paggiaro and Vittorio Bressanin. Later he studied at the Opera Bevilacqua La Masa in Palazzo Carminati in Venice
, where his painting style developed. Here he was part of the group later known as I Giovani di Palazzo Carminati (The Palazzo Carminati Young) with Marco Novati, Fioravante Seibezzi, Juti Ravenna, Neno Mori, Mario Varagnolo and others. This group was influenced by Pio Semeghini and by the Scuola di Burano (Burano
School). They were an anti-academic movement characterized by clear tones, and direct contact with nature. Eugenio Da Venezia and his painters friends rejected the avant-garde art for a real rappresentation of the nature, portraits, still life using the colour as main element, according to the history of Art Venice tradition.
From 1925 to 1956 Eugenio Da Venezia started exhibiting at annual exhibitions of Ca' Pesaro
(International Gallery of Modern Art in Venice). During the Venice Biennale
in 1934 he met the art magnate, the Duc de Trèvise (Sauvegard de l'Art Francaise), and the old Pierre Bonnard
. They were impressed by Da Venezia's great skill as a colourist. As a result of this general appreciation from 1935 to 1940 he lived and exhibited in Paris
. Back in Italy he participated in numerous exhibitions, including different editions of Venice Biennale
, the VI Quadriennale di Roma in Rome
, the Michetti Prize, the Opera Bevilacqua La Masa and many others.
During the second half of the 20th century he continued painting and exhibiting throughout Italy
, receiving numerous feedbacks of respect. Da Venezia's style remained post-impressionist
until his death, rejecting avant-garde art movements such as Futurism
, Cubism
, Abstract art
, Action painting
.
Posthumous exhibitions
Other exhibitions at which Da Venezia's work was displayed
Post-Impressionism
Post-Impressionism is the term coined by the British artist and art critic Roger Fry in 1910 to describe the development of French art since Manet. Fry used the term when he organized the 1910 exhibition Manet and Post-Impressionism...
style, influenced by the Venetian tradition of the vedutisti
Veduta
A veduta is a highly detailed, usually large-scale painting of a cityscape or some other vista....
. He exhibited in ten editions of Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
between 1934 and 1956, including the XL anniversary in 1935.
Biography
Eugenio Da Venezia was born in VeniceVenice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
in 1900. He trained at the Art Institute and the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
. His teachers were Ettore Tito
Ettore Tito
Ettore Tito was an Italian artist particularly known for his paintings of contemporary life and landscapes in Venice and the surrounding region. He trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice and from 1894 to 1927 was the Professor of Painting there...
, Emilio Paggiaro and Vittorio Bressanin. Later he studied at the Opera Bevilacqua La Masa in Palazzo Carminati in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, where his painting style developed. Here he was part of the group later known as I Giovani di Palazzo Carminati (The Palazzo Carminati Young) with Marco Novati, Fioravante Seibezzi, Juti Ravenna, Neno Mori, Mario Varagnolo and others. This group was influenced by Pio Semeghini and by the Scuola di Burano (Burano
Burano
Burano is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy; like Venice itself, it could more correctly be called an archipelago of four islands linked by bridges...
School). They were an anti-academic movement characterized by clear tones, and direct contact with nature. Eugenio Da Venezia and his painters friends rejected the avant-garde art for a real rappresentation of the nature, portraits, still life using the colour as main element, according to the history of Art Venice tradition.
From 1925 to 1956 Eugenio Da Venezia started exhibiting at annual exhibitions of Ca' Pesaro
Ca' Pesaro
The Ca' Pesaro is a baroque marble palace facing the Grand Canal of Venice.Originally designed by Baldassarre Longhena in mid-17th century, the construction was completed by Gian Antonio Gaspari in 1710...
(International Gallery of Modern Art in Venice). During the Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
in 1934 he met the art magnate, the Duc de Trèvise (Sauvegard de l'Art Francaise), and the old Pierre Bonnard
Pierre Bonnard
Pierre Bonnard was a French painter and printmaker, as well as a founding member of Les Nabis.-Biography:...
. They were impressed by Da Venezia's great skill as a colourist. As a result of this general appreciation from 1935 to 1940 he lived and exhibited in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. Back in Italy he participated in numerous exhibitions, including different editions of Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
, the VI Quadriennale di Roma in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, the Michetti Prize, the Opera Bevilacqua La Masa and many others.
During the second half of the 20th century he continued painting and exhibiting throughout Italy
Italy
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, receiving numerous feedbacks of respect. Da Venezia's style remained post-impressionist
Post-Impressionism
Post-Impressionism is the term coined by the British artist and art critic Roger Fry in 1910 to describe the development of French art since Manet. Fry used the term when he organized the 1910 exhibition Manet and Post-Impressionism...
until his death, rejecting avant-garde art movements such as Futurism
Futurism
Futurism was an artistic and social movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century.Futurism or futurist may refer to:* Afrofuturism, an African-American and African diaspora subculture* Cubo-Futurism* Ego-Futurism...
, Cubism
Cubism
Cubism was a 20th century avant-garde art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture...
, Abstract art
Abstract art
Abstract art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world. Western art had been, from the Renaissance up to the middle of the 19th century, underpinned by the logic of perspective and an...
, Action painting
Action painting
Action painting sometimes called "gestural abstraction", is a style of painting in which paint is spontaneously dribbled, splashed or smeared onto the canvas, rather than being carefully applied...
.
Exhibitions
| Year | Place | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Venice | Ristorante All’Angelo |
| 1935 | Paris | Galerie Carmine |
| 1938 | Venice | Botteghe d’Arte all’Ascensione |
| 1940 | Venice | Personal show at the Venice Biennale |
| 1941 | Milan | Galleria all’Annunziata |
| 1942 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | Hotel Savoia |
| 1949 | Trento | Galleria d’Arte |
| 1949 | Rovereto | Galleria d’Arte |
| 1951 | Venice | Ala Napoleonica |
| 1968 | Venice | Antologica alla Bevilacqua La Masa |
| 1971 | Venice | Galleria d'Arte Ravagnan |
| 1972 | Rome | Galleria d'Arte Pinacoteca |
| 1972 | Padova | Galleria d'Arte Il Sigillo |
| 1973 | Mestre | Galleria d'Arte Fidarte |
| 1974 | Venice | Galleria d'Arte La Toleta |
| 1974 | Bassano del Grappa | Galleria d'Arte Il Fiore |
| 1974 | Conegliano Veneto | Hotel Cristallo |
| 1975 | Venice | Centro d'Arte San Vidal |
| 1976 | Padua | Galleria d'Arte CDE |
| 1977 | Conegliano Veneto | Hotel Cristallo |
| 1980 | Milan | Galleria d'Arte Le Arcate |
| 1981 | Treviso | Casa da Noal |
| 1981 | Venice | Museo d'Arte Moderna Cà Pesaro |
| 1985 | Abano Terme | Villa Comunale Roberto Bassi Rathgeb |
| 1988 | Castelfranco Veneto | Casa di Giorgione |
| 1989 | Oderzo | Palazzo Foscolo |
| 1990 | Venice | Fondazione Querini Stampalia |
Posthumous exhibitions
| Year | Place | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Venice | Centro d'Arte San Vidal |
| 2002 | Bassano del Grappa | Chiesetta dell'Angelo |
Other exhibitions at which Da Venezia's work was displayed
| Year | Place | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Wien | Exhibition promoted by Venice Biennale |
| 1935 | Rome | II Quadriennale |
| 1935 | Naples | Mostra Interregionale d’Arte |
| 1937 | Venice | VIII Mostra Interregionale del Sindacato delle Belle Arti |
| 1943 | Rome | IV Quadriennale d’Arte Nazionale |
| 1947 | Rome | V Quadriennale d’Arte Nazionale |
| 1951 | Rovigo | Mostra Nazionale di Pittura |
| 1951 | Venice | Premio Burano |
| 1952 | Trieste | Mostra Nazionale d’Arte |
| 1976 | Piazzola sul Brenta | Bautta-Burano (1926/1976) 50 Anni di Pittura |
| 1977 | Venice | Premio Marco Novati |
| 1981 | Piazzola sul Brenta | V Rassegna degli Artisti delle Tre Venezie |
| 1991 | Concordia Sagittaria | Vedutisti Veneziani del 1900 |
| 1998 | Conegliano Veneto | Palazzo Sarcinelli: 1988 - 1998 |
| 2003 | Rovereto | Da Garbari a Vedova /1912-1968 |
| 2003 | Cison di Valmarino | Dal vino in cornice alla corte di CastelBrando |
| 2003 | Mel | Paesaggio Veneto: Toni Piccolotto e i pittori lagunari tra le due guerre |
| 2005 | Piassola sul Brenta | Continuità - Rassegna d’Arte Contemporanea dal Novecento ad Oggi |
| 2007 | Eraclea | Dietro il Paesaggio (I Luoghi dell'anima della Pittura Contemporanea) |
| 2008 | Padua | Novecento al Museo. Per una Galleria d'Arte Contemporanea |
| 2008 | Torre di Mosto | Paesaggi Veneti. Una collezione in divenire |
| 2010 | Mira | Memorie di Paesaggio. Il "Veneto felice" nei suoi pittori del Novecento |
| 2010 | Torre di Mosto | Memorie di Paesaggio. Il "Veneto felice" nei suoi pittori del Novecento |
| 2010 | San Donà di Piave | La figura dipinta testimone del tempo: Da Venezia - Novati - Privato - Varagnolo |
| 2010 | Pieve di Soligo | Nel Paesaggio |
Further reading (in Italian)
- "Da Venezia, Vita ed Opere del Maestro" di Gino Damerini
- "E. Da Venezia, Vita ed Opere del Maestro" di Pietro Zampetti, Venezia 1968
- "Eugenio Da Venezia, Vita ed Opere del Maestro" di Paolo Rizzi. Edizione Galleria d'Arte Moderna Ravagnan - Venezia, Settembre 1971
- "Mezzo Secolo di pittura nel Veneto", di Paolo Rizzi. All. Nr. 3 alla rivista Bolaffi Arte Nr. 72, Torino 09/1977
- Autori Vari, "Mostra Antologica", Bevilacqua La Masa Comune di Venezia, Venezia, 1968
- Autori Vari, "Eugenio Da Venezia. Retrospettiva Antologica 1926 - 1985", Comune di Abano Terme Assessorato alla Cultura, Conselve, 1985
- Eugenio Da Venezia, "Pensieri personali di Eugenio Da Venezia sull'Arte scritti tra il 1986/87", Official web site, interview section, Venezia, 2006
- "La Valigia ieri e oggi", di Bevilacqua La Masa Catalogo Mostra 02-22/10 -1982, presso Museo Cà Pesaro, Venezia
- "Eugenio Da Venezia. La donazione alla Querini Stampalia", Milano, Electa, 1990 - Catalogo Mostra 09/11 - 09/12 -1990, presso Palazzo Querini, Venezia
- Collana dei "Quaderni della Donazione Da Venezia", a cura di Giuseppina Dal Canton