Eugenio Da Venezia

Eugenio Da Venezia

Self-portrait, 1917
Born Eugenio Da Venezia
(1900-11-09)November 9, 1900
Venice, Italy
Died September 7, 1992(1992-09-07) (aged 91)
Education Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia
Movement Post-Impressionism

Eugenio Da Venezia (November 9, 1900 – September 7, 1992) 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.

Biography

Eugenio Da Venezia was born in Venice. He trained at the Art Institute and the Academy of Fine Arts 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.

From the beginning of XXII century the Italian art critic and curator Alain Chivilò decided to create a web site as tribute to Master Eugenio Da Venezia. For the first time a painter of I Giovani di Palazzo Carminati (the youths of Palazzo Carminati) group has dedicated an official internet page: biography, exhibitions, critical texts, photos, paintings and many more.

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)

External links

Further information: http://www.eugeniodavenezia.eu

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