Giuseppe Viner

Giuseppe Vìner (18 October 1875 - 5 October 1925) was an Italian painter, active in depicting rural country landscapes in the style of the Macchiaioli and later in Divisionism.

Biography

He was born in Seravezza, province of Lucca, in present Tuscany. His main work is a tryptich called Terra Madre, now split between the Galleria d'Arte Moderna in Florence, a museum of Budapest, and a private collection in Düsseldorf.[1][2] He committed suicide in his home in Castelverde in Versilia.[3]

References
  1. Enciclopedia Treccani, short biography.
  2. Mostra celebrativa del centenario di Giuseppe Viner, 1875-1975, curated by Rosalda Gilardi Bernocco; held at Galleria comunale d'arte moderna, Forte dei Marmi (Italy).
  3. Dedalo: rassegna d'arte, Volume 2, by Ugo Ojetti (1926), Page 480.



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