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Domenico Cantatore:
the painter was born in Ruvo di Puglia in 1906.
Formation
He studied and lived on his own from a very early age, having left his
birthplace to go to live in Rome. Shortly afterwards, in 1924, he moved
on to Milan. He held his first personal exhibition at the Milan Gallery
in 1929, already revealing himself as a painter of high quality in the
way he was able to identify the reality of the region where he
originated from. His landscapes and still life, the sombre and enigmatic
figures of the country folk are firmly anchored in his origins.
Paris
He became a friend of artists and writers who, like himself, were young
people trying to make their way along the road of art. In 1932 he left
for Paris, with the financial help of a dear friend. This unexpected
help allowed him the possibility to really get to know the
impressionists, although his problem to make ends meet was still as
serious as it had been it Italy.
In Paris he had the opportunity to study the paintings of P.Picasso and
Fauves. Of his Parisian sojourn there remains a note-book, some dry
points, works in which it can be seen that the painter refined his
linear synthesis to an arabesque purity.
Personal Exhibitions
He returned to Milan and in 1934 held an exhibition at the Milione
Gallery, with the works of his Parisian period. He subsequently
participated at the Bergamo award, and Venice Biennials that dedicated
walls to him, and the Rome Quadrennial with personal showrooms. He also
held personal exhibitions at the Barbaroux, Genoa, Annunciata and
Gianferrari Galleries. In 1938 he illustrated poems of Sinisgalli with
six drawings and in 1941 the Scheiwiller Poets’ Portico.
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Formation
He studied and lived on his own from a very early age, having left his
birthplace to go to live in Rome. Shortly afterwards, in 1924, he moved
on to Milan. He held his first personal exhibition at the Milan Gallery
in 1929, already revealing himself as a painter of high quality in the
way he was able to identify the reality of the region where he
originated from. His landscapes and still life, the sombre and enigmatic
figures of the country folk are firmly anchored in his origins.
Paris
He became a friend of artists and writers who, like himself, were young
people trying to make their way along the road of art. In 1932 he left
for Paris, with the financial help of a dear friend. This unexpected
help allowed him the possibility to really get to know the
impressionists, although his problem to make ends meet was still as
serious as it had been it Italy.
In Paris he had the opportunity to study the paintings of P.Picasso and
Fauves. Of his Parisian sojourn there remains a note-book, some dry
points, works in which it can be seen that the painter refined his
linear synthesis to an arabesque purity.
Personal Exhibitions
He returned to Milan and in 1934 held an exhibition at the Milione
Gallery, with the works of his Parisian period. He subsequently
participated at the Bergamo award, and Venice Biennials that dedicated
walls to him, and the Rome Quadrennial with personal showrooms. He also
held personal exhibitions at the Barbaroux, Genoa, Annunciata and
Gianferrari Galleries. In 1938 he illustrated poems of Sinisgalli with
six drawings and in 1941 the Scheiwiller Poets’ Portico.
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