Luigi De Giudici
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Luigi De Giudici was an Italian
painter
of the Venetian anti-academic movement in the first years of the twentieth century. His works were exhibited at Ca' Pesaro
between 1912 and1920 and at the Internation Exposition
of Paris (1937).
He was born in Pavia di Udine
of Friuli
origins on his father's side and Carnia origins on his mother's side. He artistically grew up in Venice
. Starting from the representation of a living room world of liberty taste, also through the irony of caricature
, he was sensible to the avant-garde movements of the beginning of the twentieth century, from Futurism
to Expressionism
, from the movement of Pont-Aven
to the Secession
s in Vienna and Munich.
He artistically formed in the unrepeatable melting pot of styles and newness of the Barbantini's Ca' Pesaro
of the 1910s. Among his friends were Boccioni, Gino Rossi, Arturo Martini
, Mauroner, Pellis, and Pomi.
His career was interrupted in 1919 when, at the age of 32 years, he decided to stop painting. He got married and had six children, and made his living by managing his properties. He was Major of Oderzo
from 1925 to 1927.
He went back to painting in 1931 for personal pleasure and finally stopped in 1937. When he died in Venice in 1955, his early paintings were found in a locked chest. Only by chance his son Angelo found his name in a list of exhibitors of Ca' Pesaro and in 1992 Luigi De Guidici started to be studied.
Italy
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painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
of the Venetian anti-academic movement in the first years of the twentieth century. His works were exhibited at 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...
between 1912 and1920 and at the Internation Exposition
Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937)
The Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne was held from May 25 to November 25, 1937 in Paris, France...
of Paris (1937).
He was born in Pavia di Udine
Pavia di Udine
Pavia di Udine is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 60 km northwest of Trieste and about 9 km southeast of Udine...
of Friuli
Friuli
Friuli is an area of northeastern Italy with its own particular cultural and historical identity. It comprises the major part of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, i.e. the province of Udine, Pordenone, Gorizia, excluding Trieste...
origins on his father's side and Carnia origins on his mother's side. He artistically grew up 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...
. Starting from the representation of a living room world of liberty taste, also through the irony of caricature
Caricature
A caricature is a portrait that exaggerates or distorts the essence of a person or thing to create an easily identifiable visual likeness. In literature, a caricature is a description of a person using exaggeration of some characteristics and oversimplification of others.Caricatures can be...
, he was sensible to the avant-garde movements of the beginning of the twentieth century, from 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...
to Expressionism
Expressionism
Expressionism was a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas...
, from the movement of Pont-Aven
Pont-Aven
Pont-Aven is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Pont-Aven are called in French Pontavenistes.-History:...
to the Secession
Secession
Secession is the act of withdrawing from an organization, union, or especially a political entity. Threats of secession also can be a strategy for achieving more limited goals.-Secession theory:...
s in Vienna and Munich.
He artistically formed in the unrepeatable melting pot of styles and newness of the Barbantini's 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...
of the 1910s. Among his friends were Boccioni, Gino Rossi, Arturo Martini
Arturo Martini
Arturo Martini was a leading Italian sculptor between World War I and II. He moved between a very vigorous classicism and modernism. He was associated with public sculpture in fascist Italy, but later renounced his medium altogether.-Futurism:Martini seems to have been an active supporter of the...
, Mauroner, Pellis, and Pomi.
His career was interrupted in 1919 when, at the age of 32 years, he decided to stop painting. He got married and had six children, and made his living by managing his properties. He was Major of Oderzo
Oderzo
Oderzo is a town and comune in the province of Treviso, Veneto, northern Italy.It lies in the heart of the Venetian plain, about 66 km to the northeast of Venice...
from 1925 to 1927.
He went back to painting in 1931 for personal pleasure and finally stopped in 1937. When he died in Venice in 1955, his early paintings were found in a locked chest. Only by chance his son Angelo found his name in a list of exhibitors of Ca' Pesaro and in 1992 Luigi De Guidici started to be studied.
Exhibitions
- 1912
- Venezia, Esposizione Permanente d'Arte e d'Industrie Veneziane, Ca' Pesaro, 29 June - 11 October
- 1913
- Venezia, Opera Bevilacqua La Masa - Esposizione Permanente d'Arte e d'Industrie Veneziane, Ca'Pesaro, 18 May - 5 October
- 1915
- Venezia, Esposizione di bozzetti degli artisti veneziani, Hotel Vittoria, 8–22 February
- 1919
- Milano, Grande Esposizione Nazionale Futurista, 'Galleria Centrale d'Arte', marzo, p. 10
- Venezia, Esposizione d'Arte in Palazzo Pesaro, Ca' Pesaro, 15 July - 5 October
- Lido di Venezia, Esposizione Nazionale di Belle Arti, 13 July
- Lido di Venezia, Mostra di bozzetti di pittura e scultura indetta dal Gruppo femminile dell'Associazione Trento - Trieste Sezione di Venezia, 17 August - 7 October
- Venezia, I^ Esposizione d'Arte del Circolo Artistico, Galleria Geri - Boralevi, 29 December - 2 February
- 1920
- Venezia, Esposizione Permanente d'Arti e d'Industrie veneziane, Ca' Pesaro, 17 July - 30 September
- 1921
- Treviso, Prima Mostra Regionale d'Arte, Palazzo Gabelli, September
- Venezia, Esposizione del Circolo Artistico, July
- 1927
- Treviso, VII Mostra d'Arte Trevigiana, Salone dei 300, 16 October - 11 November
- 1936
- Venezia, XXVII Esposizione dell'Opera Bevilacqua La Masa VII del Sindacato Interprovinciale Fascista Belle Arti, Palazzo Reale, Sala Napoleonica, 15 April - 30 May
- 1937
- Venezia, XXVIII Esposizione dell'Opera Bevilacqua La Masa VIII del Sindacato Interprovinciale Fascista Belle Arti, Palazzo Reale, Sala Napoleonica, 15 April - 30 May
- Parigi, Mostra d'Arte Italiana all'Esposizione Universale di Parigi
- 1999
- Venezia, Emblemi d'Arte da Boccioni a Tancredi. Cent'anni della Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa 1899-1999, Galleria Bevilacqua La Masa, 6 March - 2 May
- Modena, La Pittura a Venezia dagli anni di Ca' Pesaro alla Nuova Oggettività 1905-1940, Palazzo Montecuccoli, Fondazione della Cassa di Risparmio di Modena 28 November - 30 January
- 2000
- Venezia, Gigi De Giudici 1887 - 1955, Fondazione Querini Stampalia, 9 November - 10 dicember
- 2001
- Venezia, Donazione Eugenio Da Venezia, Fondazione Querini Stampalia, 10 November - 10 dicember
- 2002
- Oderzo, Gigi De Giudici e Oderzo, 1887-1955 Tra Futurismo e Novecento, Palazzo Foscolo, 26 April - 30 June
- 2004
- Mestre, Gigi De Giudici, 1887-1955 Tra modernità e tradizione, Centro Culturale Candiani, 29 January - 15 February
- 2005
- Tolmezzo, Luigi De Giudici Pittore Futurista in Carnia dal 1910 al 1920, Palazzo Frisacco, 30 July - 22 August
- Spinea, De Giudici Olii e disegni, Oratorio di Santa Maria Assunta, 9–30 September
- 2007
- Torre di Mosto, Tra mare e laguna, Museo del paesaggio di Torre di Mosto, 16 June - 2 September
- 2008
- Torre di Mosto, La seduzione del paesaggio, Museo del paesaggio di Torre di Mosto, 12 July - 7 September
Further reading (in Italian)
- Gigi De Giudici 1887-1955 (catalogo della mostra, Fondazione Querini Stampalia), a cura di Giuseppina dal Canton, Venezia, Donazione Eugenio Da Venezia, quaderno n°7, Venezia, 9 Novembre-10 Dicembre2000
- Dizionario del Futurismo, a cura di E. Godoli, Ed. Vallecchi, Firenze, 2001, pp. 361–362
- Bromojodicherie tolmezzine 1914-17 ovvero….la gente di Tumiec durante la Grande Guerra nei disegni e caricature di Luigi De Giudici, di Pier Giuseppe Avanzato, Ed. Andrea Moro, Tolmezzo, 2005
- Dal "vero" accademico al naturalismo novecentista passando per l'avanguardia: le opere donate dagli Eredi De Giudici al Fondo Da Venezia , in Donazione Eugenio Da Venezia , Fondazione Scientifica Querini Stampalia, Venezia, 2001, pp. 79– 80 ("Quaderni della Donazione Eugenio Da Venezia", 8) Sito Università di Venezia