Piero Fornasetti Umbrella Stand

Piero fornasetti. Umbrella stand. For sale. (signed underneath) Used condition. In 1930, he trained in drawing at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts; in his father's studio, he experimented with several engraving and printing techniques (lithography, copperplate work, drypoint, monotype). Through research and diligent use of these techniques, the artist acquired precise dexterity in execution. The printing technique was already used when he participated in his first triennial in Milan, at only 20 years old, by proposing a series of patterned silk scarves. He printed books and lithographs for the most famous artists of his time. He created the stamperia d'arte piero fornasetti. Works by Fabrizio Clerici, Carlo Carra, Massimo Campigli, Eugène Berman, Giorgio De Chirico, Orfeo Tamburi, Marino Marini and Lucio Fontana were printed by him. He did not want to limit his artistic approach to painting but to extend it to all objects, surfaces or materials. In 1940, he met Gio Ponti, an architect and designer with whom he collaborated for years; he was interested in the crafts of glass, ceramics, fabric, wood and paper. In the 1950s and 60s, Fornasetti had chosen as a regular motif on furniture and objects the face of a polymorphous and placid woman. His eyes are inspired by a singer from the early 20th century, Lina Cavalieri who had also won over the artist Giovanni Boldini. In 1970, he founded the Galleria dei Bibliofili with friends. He is primarily a graphic artist with the line and the stroke as a major means of expression. In the visual arts, at this time, the return to order is a trend that reconnects with the tradition of classical art. The novecento honors faithful imitation in the rendering. More information ask me.