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Alberto Magnelli Biography
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1888 |
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Born: In Florence, Italy
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1907 |
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Started painting without formal art education
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1914 |
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Moved to Paris, France where he met Pablo Picasso and Fernand Léger
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1939 |
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Settled down in the South of France during the Second World War
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1955 |
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Received the “Prix de la Critique” in Brussels, Belgium
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1971 |
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Died: in Meudon, France
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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"Alberto Magnelli: Dessins inédits", Galerie Di Meo, Paris, France (solo)
"Alberto Magnelli", Patrick Derom Gallery, Brussels, Belgium (solo)
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2008
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"Alberto Magnelli: A Retrospective: 1912-1965", Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2007
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"Alberto Magnelli", Palazzo Magnani, Reggio Emilia, Italy; Palace of the Princes, Correggio, Italy (solo)
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2001
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"Alberto Magnelli", Villa dei Cedri Museum, Bellinzona, Switzerland (solo)
"Alberto Magnelli", Refectory of the Stelline, Milan, Italy (solo)
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2000
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"Alberto Magnelli", Würth Museum, Künzelsau, Germany (solo)
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1998
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"Alberto Magnelli", Magnelli Museum , Vallauris, France (solo)
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1989
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"Alberto Magnelli", Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France (solo)
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1988
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"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)
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1983
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"Alberto Magnelli", Christian Fayt Art Gallery, Knokke-Le-Zoute, Belgium (solo)
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1979
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"Alberto Magnelli", Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara, Italy (solo)
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1968
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"Alberto Magnelli", Museum of Modern Art, Paris, France (solo)
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1963
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"Alberto Magnelli", Kunsthaus, Zürich, Switzerland; Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, Italy (solo)
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1960
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Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
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1955
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Documenta II, Kassel, Germany
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1955
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São Paulo Biennial, São Paulo, Brazil (awarded first prize)
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1954
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Palace of Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium (solo)
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1953
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São Paulo Biennial, São Paulo, Brazil (awarded second prize)
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1950
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Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
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1947
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René Drouin Gallery, Paris, France (solo)
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1945
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“Concrete Art", René Drouin Gallery, Paris, France
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1939
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“Salon de Réalités Nouvelles”, Charpentier Gallery, Paris, France
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1937
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Boyer Galleries, , New York, NY (solo)
Nierendorf Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
“Origins and Development of Independent International Art”, Galeries du Jeu de Paume, Paris, France
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1935
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The Rome Quadriennale, Rome, Italy
Galleria del Milione, Milan, Italy
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1934
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Galerie Pierre Loeb, Paris, France (solo)
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1932
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Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
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1929
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Pesaro Gallery, Milan, Italy (solo)
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1921
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Galleria Materassi, Florence, Italy (solo)
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1909
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Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
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Selected Public Collections:
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Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Museum of Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium
MAMAC Musée d´Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain, Liege, Belgium
Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Musée national des Beaux-Arts, Québec, Canada
Århus Kunstmuseum, Århus, Denmark
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon, France
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Grenoble, France
Musée d´Art Moderne et d`Art Contemporain Nice, Nice, France
Centre Georges Pompidou - Musée National d´Art Moderne, Paris, 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
GAM - Galleria d´Arte Moderna di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Galleria nazionale d’arte moderna e contemporanea, Rome, Italy
GAM - Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Torino, Italy
Fundación Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain
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| Literature |
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2008
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Alberto Magnelli - A Retrospective: 1912-1965. New York: Marlborough Gallery, 2008 (catalogue)
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1990
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Magnelli, les collages. Paris, France: A. Maisonnier, Ed. Adam Biro, 1990
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1986
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A. Magnelli : ardoises et collages. Paris, France: Centre Pompidou, 1986 (catalogue)
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1983
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Abadie, Daniel. Alberto Magnelli. Knokke-Le-Zoute, Belgium: Christian Fayt Art Gallery, 1983 (catalogue)
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1980
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Magnelli : l’oeuvre gravé. Paris, France: A. Maisonnier, 1980
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1975
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Alberto Magnelli : l’oeuvre peinte. Paris, France: A. Maisonnier, 1975
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| Links to further information |
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