Ugo Capocchini

Ugo Capocchini (1 February 1901 – 2 March 1980) was an Italian artist. He won many awards throughout his career, and became a Professor at the Accademia Di Belle Arti in Florence in the 1960s. In his birthplace, Barberino Val d'Elsa, a square and a community hall have been named after him.

Ugo Capocchini
Born(1901-02-01)1 February 1901
Barberino Val d'Elsa
Died2 March 1980(1980-03-02) (aged 79)
Florence
NationalityItalian
Known forPainting

Early life

Ugo Capocchini moved from Barberino Val d'Elsa to Florence where he attended Liceo Artistico and later the Accademia di Belle Arti.[1] He met Pietro Annigoni at the school of the Circolo Degli Artisti.

Career

In 1928, he won the Panerai Award for his work "Nudo" at the Gallery of Modern Art of Firenze (Florence).[2]

In the 1930s and 1940s, he attended with many contemporary artists and writers the Caffè Giubbe Rosse.

In 1940, he was invited to do a solo exhibition in the 1950 Venice Biennale.

Capocchini had his first solo exhibition in 1950 in the Strozzina at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, and a second solo exhibition in 1961 at Gallery Vantaggio in Rome. The third solo exhibition in 1968 was held at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence.[3]

In 1951, he received the Premio Michetti in Francavilla a Mare.

In 1954, he received the Premio Marzotto [4] in Valdagno.

In 1955, he received the Fiorino d'Oro of Firenze.

In the 1960s, he was Professor at Accademia di Belle Arti of Florence.[5][6]

In 2001, on the centenary of his birth, Barberino Val d'Elsa, his birthplace, dedicated a retrospective on his art.

Barberino Val d'Elsa also has dedicated a square and a community hall to him.[7][8][9]

Painting bibliography

His works appeared in:[10]

  • Allegri, Ettore. Ugo Capocchini: opere 1927-1977 : Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze (in Italian). Comune di Firenze.
  • Cassinelli, Paola; Viggiano, Domenico (2001). Ugo Capocchini (in Italian). Edifir Edizioni Firenze. ISBN 978-88-7970-141-9.

References
  1. Viaggio nel disegno del ’900 all’Accademia delle Arti e del Disegno
  2. Galleria d'Arte Moderna Il Fiore
  3. id = i_hBAQAAIAAJ & redir_esc = y Ugo Capocchini : paintings 1927-1977: Palazzo Strozzi, Florence
  4. Capocchini, Ugo - Studio Vajenti - Vicenza :: Archivio Fondazione
  5. Accademia di belle arti di Firenze Firenze (Toscana) Archived 2016-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Note Storiche - Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze
  7. Istituzioni... "social": anche il Comune di Barberino Val d'Elsa sbarca su Facebook
  8. SALA UGO CAPOCCHINI
  9. INFORMAZIONI SUL COMUNE DI BARBERINO VAL D'ELSA
  10. Ugo Capocchini


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