Alberto Magnelli

(Italian, 1888–1971)

untitled ii (fond brun) by alberto magnelli

Alberto Magnelli

Untitled II (Fond Brun), 1970

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untitled i (fond noir) by alberto magnelli

Alberto Magnelli

Untitled I (Fond Noir), 19770

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Biography

Timeline

1888
Born: in Florence, Italy
1907
Started painting without formal art education
1914
Moved to Paris, France where he met Pablo Picasso and Fernand Léger
1939
Settled down in the South of France during the Second World War
1955
Received the “Prix de la Critique” in Brussels, Belgium
1971
Died: in Meudon, France

Exhibitions

2009
Alberto Magnelli: Dessins inédits, Galerie Di Meo, Paris, France (solo)
Alberto Magnelli, Patrick Derom Gallery, Brussels, Belgium (solo)
2008
Alberto Magnelli: A Retrospective: 1912-1965, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
2007
Alberto Magnelli, Palazzo Magnani, Reggio Emilia, Italy; Palace of the Princes, Correggio, Italy (solo)
2001
Alberto Magnelli, Villa dei Cedri Museum, Bellinzona, Switzerland (solo)
2000
Alberto Magnelli, Würth Museum, Künzelsau, Germany (solo)
1998
Alberto Magnelli, Magnelli Museum , Vallauris, France (solo)
1989
Alberto Magnelli, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France (solo)
1988
Alberto Magnelli, Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy (solo)
Alberto Magnelli, Papal Palace, Avignon, France (solo)
Alberto Magnelli, Museum of Modern Art, Saint Etienne, France (solo)
1983
Alberto Magnelli, Christian Fayt Art Gallery, Knokke-Le-Zoute, Belgium (solo)
1979
Alberto Magnelli, Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara, Italy (solo)

Public Collections

Musée des Beaux-Arts, Grenoble, France
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France
MAC/VAL, Musée d'art contemporain du Val-de-Marne, Vitry-sur-Seine, France
Kunsthalle, Mannheim, Germany
GAMeC - Galleria d´Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
Galleria nazionale d’arte moderna e contemporanea, Rome, Italy
GAM - Galleria d´Arte Moderna di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
GAM - Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Torino, Italy
Fundación Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY

Literature

2008
Alberto Magnelli - A Retrospective: 1912-1965. New York: Marlborough Gallery, 2008 (catalogue)
1990
Magnelli, les collages. Paris, France: A. Maisonnier, Ed. Adam Biro, 1990
1986
A. Magnelli : ardoises et collages. Paris, France: Centre Pompidou, 1986 (catalogue)
1983
Abadie, Daniel. Alberto Magnelli. Knokke-Le-Zoute, Belgium: Christian Fayt Art Gallery, 1983 (catalogue)
1980
Magnelli : l’oeuvre gravé. Paris, France: A. Maisonnier, 1980
1975
Alberto Magnelli : l’oeuvre peinte. Paris, France: A. Maisonnier, 1975