Enrico Donati

(American/Italian, 1909–2008)

roi d'eclair by enrico donati

Enrico Donati

Roi d'Eclair, 1945

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composition (floating peninsula) by enrico donati

Enrico Donati

Composition (Floating Peninsula), 1945

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Biography

Timeline

1909
Born in Milan, Italy
1928
Enrolled at University of Pavia, Italy
1933
Moved to Paris, France; joined a group of composers
1936
Returned to Paris, France; enrolled in art school at the École de la rue de Berri
1940
Moved to New York, NY
1945
Naturalized American citizen
1960 - 1962
Visiting Lecturer at Yale University, New Haven, CT
1970
Chairman National Committee, University Art Museum of California, Berkeley, CA
1972
Became a Member of the Yale Univ. Council for Arts & Architecture, New Haven, CT
Chairman National Committee, University Art Museum of California, Berkeley, CA

Exhibitions

2007
The Surreal World of Enrico Donati, De Young Museum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (solo)
Retrospective, Weinstein Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
2006
Weinstein Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
2005
National Academy of Design, New York, NY
Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix , AZ
Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilboa, Bilboa, Spain
2002
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2001 - 2002
Tate Gallery, London, UK
Metropolitan Museum of Arts, New York, NY
1999
Musee National Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain
1997
Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL (solo)
Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
1996
Horwitch Newman Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ (solo)
1995
Horwitch Newman Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ (solo)
Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
1994
Carone Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL (solo)
Louis Newman Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA (solo)

Literature

1996
Wolff, Theodore F. Enrico Donati: Surrealism and beyond. New York, NY: Hudson Mills Press, 1996