Ardengo Soffici (1879 - 1964)

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Ardengo Soffici

Ardengo Soffici was an Italian artist and art critic. One of the founders of futurism. Supported Fascism.

Ardengo Soffici entered the Florence Academy of Fine Arts in 1897, then went on to study painting in Paris, where he became an art critic and illustrator in 1904. During this period he meets Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Gino Severini and Guillaume Apollinaire. From 1908 he works for a new magazine "La Voce", in which he publishes a number of his essays on contemporary French painting and literature. Strongly influenced by Cubism since his Paris trip, Ardengo Soffici sharply criticises Futurist painting in his articles.

Date and place of birt:7 april 1879, Rignano sull'Arno, Italy
Date and place of death:12 august 1964, Forte dei Marmi, Italy
Nationality:Italy
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist
Genre:Cityscape, Landscape painting, Rural landscape
Art style:Cubism, Futurism

Creators Italy

Eugenio Zampighi (1859 - 1944)
Eugenio Zampighi
1859 - 1944
Arnoldo Zocchi (1862 - 1940)
Arnoldo Zocchi
1862 - 1940
Tomasino da Vimercate (XIV century - XV century)
Tomasino da Vimercate
XIV century - XV century
Lippo D'andrea (1370 - 1370)
Lippo D'andrea
1370 - 1370
Pierre Subleyras (1699 - 1749)
Pierre Subleyras
1699 - 1749
Gaetano Dura (1805 - 1878)
Gaetano Dura
1805 - 1878
Luigi Russolo (1885 - 1947)
Luigi Russolo
1885 - 1947
Perino del Vaga (1501 - 1547)
Perino del Vaga
1501 - 1547
Alfonso Balzico (1825 - 1901)
Alfonso Balzico
1825 - 1901
Cagnaccio di San Pietro (1897 - 1946)
Cagnaccio di San Pietro
1897 - 1946
Domenico Di Bartolomeo Ubaldini (1492 - 1527)
Domenico Di Bartolomeo Ubaldini
1492 - 1527
Domenico di Giacomo Di Pace Beccafumi (1486 - 1551)
Domenico di Giacomo Di Pace Beccafumi
1486 - 1551
Wilhelm Bends (1804 - 1832)
Wilhelm Bends
1804 - 1832
Gerhard Merz (1947)
Gerhard Merz
1947
Giovanni Battista Maini (1690 - 1752)
Giovanni Battista Maini
1690 - 1752
Mario Nigro (1917 - 1992)
Mario Nigro
1917 - 1992

Creators Cubism

George Copeland Ault (1891 - 1948)
George Copeland Ault
1891 - 1948
Jacques Villon (1875 - 1963)
Jacques Villon
1875 - 1963
Titina Maselli (1924 - 2005)
Titina Maselli
1924 - 2005
David Hockney (1937)
David Hockney
1937
Vladimir Georgievich Bekhteev (1878 - 1971)
Vladimir Georgievich Bekhteev
1878 - 1971
Otti Berger (1898 - 1944)
Otti Berger
1898 - 1944
Curt Stenvert (1920 - 1992)
Curt Stenvert
1920 - 1992
Luigi Colani (1928 - 2019)
Luigi Colani
1928 - 2019
Samuil Matveevich Vermel (1892 - 1972)
Samuil Matveevich Vermel
1892 - 1972
André Derain (1880 - 1954)
André Derain
1880 - 1954
Romeo Tabuena (1921 - 2015)
Romeo Tabuena
1921 - 2015
Manuel Rodríguez Lozano (1896 - 1971)
Manuel Rodríguez Lozano
1896 - 1971
Edward Valigursky (1926 - 2009)
Edward Valigursky
1926 - 2009
Neith Nevelson (1946)
Neith Nevelson
1946
Nick Knight (1958)
Nick Knight
1958
Bernard Réquichot (1929 - 1961)
Bernard Réquichot
1929 - 1961
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