Umberto Coromaldi
Encyclopedia
Coromaldi , Umberto . He was born in Rome on Sept. 21. 1870, to Vincenzo Celli and Luisa.
The mother was widowed shortly after his birth, then married the painter Filippo Indoni, who encouraged Coromaldi to paint. He then attended the Institute of Fine Arts in Rome, where he had as a teacher of drawing Filippo Prosperi. Subsequently, at the age of twenty-two, he met the Neapolitan painter Antonio Piccinni and also Antonio Mancini whose studio Coromaldi frequented. He Exhibited in Rome for the first time in 1893, getting some exposure to lovers of fine arts in Rome. In 1894 he won the il pensionato artistico with "un Ritorno dei naufragi" (the sketch is in Rome, owned by A. Quaroni Coromaldi).
With the award, Coromaldi could travel. He lived and exhibited in Paris, Brussels, Antwerp, Monaco, and, in 1895, he exhibited in Stuttgart, where a pastel, "Il cenciaiolo" , was bought by the Museum der Künste Bildenden (see Catal., 1907, No 646, the painting was sold in 1922 at the Düsseldorf Gallery Paffrath). On his return to Rome, he began his most prolific period. He Consistently participated in annual exhibitions of the Society of amateurs and enthusiasts (della Società degli amatori e cultori), where he became a member and had several one-man shows. In 1903 he was present at the Venice Biennale - where he exhibited until 1924 - with the woman and the mirror "La donna e lo specchio" (Udine, Marangoni Museum).
In 1905 he joined the group of "twenty-fifth of the Roman Campagna" (Galassi Paluzzi). In the same year he was one of the illustrators, along with G. Balla, D. Cambellotti and others, the precious volume of E. De Fonseca, Roman Castles , published by the brothers Alinari (Florence SD).
In 1909 he succeeded his teacher, F. Prosperi, teaching figure drawing at the Institute of Fine Arts. Rome International Exposition in 1911 the artist participated, as well as a mountain Sheepfold (Lancellotti), with a series of panels that made up the figurative decoration of the pavilion of the fishery. He was a master of painting at the Royal House and in 1911 painted a portrait of King Vittorio Emanuele .
He was one of the most well liked painters throughout the period preceding the Great War, C. took place in major exhibitions both in Italy and abroad, and received numerous awards: 1904, Senigallia ( sea bass ) and Saint Louis ( friends , dated 1899), 1905, Monaco of Bavaria ( happy Mother , dated 1903, purchased Then the Gallery of Modern Art in Florence), 1907, Rome ( I Frattaroli , who was also honored in 1910 in Barcelona and was then purchased by the Marquis of Vicenza Roi), and in the hut, bought by the municipality of Milan 's Academy of Brera, 1908, purchase of the painting The meal time , now the National Museum in Santiago by the Chilean Government, 1909, 1910, 1911, awards in Monaco of Bavaria, Brussels, Barcelona and Santiago, Chile; 1912, Naples ( The devotee , dated 1898, now owned by the heirs Tirelli), 1915, San Francisco ( the bass ).
From 1912-13 he continued his trend of figurative subjects. His production decreased with advancing years, along with the quality, the number of works, from the second decade of the century, he devoted himself more and more exclusive pictures of animals. C. was president of the Academy of St. Luca in Rome and member of the Accademia di Brera and Parma. He died in Rome on October 5, 1948.
The picture that marked the success of Coromaldi "Ritorno dei naufraghi ", is a work in composition and technical performance that refers explicitly to the art of PP Michetti.
In addition to numerous private collections, works of C. are exhibited in national galleries of modern art in Rome, Florence, Milan, Palermo, Accademia di S. Luca in Rome; Revoltella Museum in Trieste.
The mother was widowed shortly after his birth, then married the painter Filippo Indoni, who encouraged Coromaldi to paint. He then attended the Institute of Fine Arts in Rome, where he had as a teacher of drawing Filippo Prosperi. Subsequently, at the age of twenty-two, he met the Neapolitan painter Antonio Piccinni and also Antonio Mancini whose studio Coromaldi frequented. He Exhibited in Rome for the first time in 1893, getting some exposure to lovers of fine arts in Rome. In 1894 he won the il pensionato artistico with "un Ritorno dei naufragi" (the sketch is in Rome, owned by A. Quaroni Coromaldi).
With the award, Coromaldi could travel. He lived and exhibited in Paris, Brussels, Antwerp, Monaco, and, in 1895, he exhibited in Stuttgart, where a pastel, "Il cenciaiolo" , was bought by the Museum der Künste Bildenden (see Catal., 1907, No 646, the painting was sold in 1922 at the Düsseldorf Gallery Paffrath). On his return to Rome, he began his most prolific period. He Consistently participated in annual exhibitions of the Society of amateurs and enthusiasts (della Società degli amatori e cultori), where he became a member and had several one-man shows. In 1903 he was present at the Venice Biennale - where he exhibited until 1924 - with the woman and the mirror "La donna e lo specchio" (Udine, Marangoni Museum).
In 1905 he joined the group of "twenty-fifth of the Roman Campagna" (Galassi Paluzzi). In the same year he was one of the illustrators, along with G. Balla, D. Cambellotti and others, the precious volume of E. De Fonseca, Roman Castles , published by the brothers Alinari (Florence SD).
In 1909 he succeeded his teacher, F. Prosperi, teaching figure drawing at the Institute of Fine Arts. Rome International Exposition in 1911 the artist participated, as well as a mountain Sheepfold (Lancellotti), with a series of panels that made up the figurative decoration of the pavilion of the fishery. He was a master of painting at the Royal House and in 1911 painted a portrait of King Vittorio Emanuele .
He was one of the most well liked painters throughout the period preceding the Great War, C. took place in major exhibitions both in Italy and abroad, and received numerous awards: 1904, Senigallia ( sea bass ) and Saint Louis ( friends , dated 1899), 1905, Monaco of Bavaria ( happy Mother , dated 1903, purchased Then the Gallery of Modern Art in Florence), 1907, Rome ( I Frattaroli , who was also honored in 1910 in Barcelona and was then purchased by the Marquis of Vicenza Roi), and in the hut, bought by the municipality of Milan 's Academy of Brera, 1908, purchase of the painting The meal time , now the National Museum in Santiago by the Chilean Government, 1909, 1910, 1911, awards in Monaco of Bavaria, Brussels, Barcelona and Santiago, Chile; 1912, Naples ( The devotee , dated 1898, now owned by the heirs Tirelli), 1915, San Francisco ( the bass ).
From 1912-13 he continued his trend of figurative subjects. His production decreased with advancing years, along with the quality, the number of works, from the second decade of the century, he devoted himself more and more exclusive pictures of animals. C. was president of the Academy of St. Luca in Rome and member of the Accademia di Brera and Parma. He died in Rome on October 5, 1948.
The picture that marked the success of Coromaldi "Ritorno dei naufraghi ", is a work in composition and technical performance that refers explicitly to the art of PP Michetti.
In addition to numerous private collections, works of C. are exhibited in national galleries of modern art in Rome, Florence, Milan, Palermo, Accademia di S. Luca in Rome; Revoltella Museum in Trieste.