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Bruno
Cassinari:
was born on October 28th 1912 in
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Important awards In 1952 the First Award at the Venice Biennial. Cassinari presented five paintings : “Comoposizione, Finestra, Figura in verde, Pomeriggio, Giardino d’estate” (Composition, Window, Figure in green, Afternoon, Summer garden). The same year he was invited to the Kurt Valentin Gallery in New York. Special works The 1951 Milan triennial commissioned a mural panel for the gala exhibition room and a mosaic for the subsequent exhibition. In 1955 the Quadrennial assigned him the national painting award. After the Venice Biennial, in 1957 he held a personal exhibition at the Matthieson Gallery in London, and at the Klihm Gallery in Munich. In 1955 he prepared scenery and costumes for the Chabriel Espana Ballet at the Scala opera house in Milan. In 1960 the Darmstadt museum dedicated an anthological exhibition to him, which was repeated in Berlin and Kassel. In 1962 he decorated the Shell Building in London and the following year an altar-piece for the Metanopoli church in Milan. In 1966 he illustrated “Aminta” by Tasso and “Catullo". Prior to this he had illustrated a volume of poetry by Paul Eluard in 1950 and some of Horace’s odes in 1962, and “per via di Cavalli” by Vittorio Alfieri in 1964. In 1967 he exhibited at the Delfino Gallery in Rovereto. Subjects He chose many subjects. His female faces always have a continuous connection with maternal love. In 1983 Piacenza organised a large anthological exhibition , others followed in 986 at the Palazzo Reale in Milan, and in 1988 at the Pace Gallery, Milan. | ||
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