Arturo Noci (1874–1953) was an
Italian painter active in a
Divisionist
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style.
He was born in Rome and died in New York, where he lived from 1923 to 1953. He studied at the Institute of Fine Arts of Rome with
Filippo Prosperi
Filippo Prosperi (Artena, July 21, 1831- 1913) was an Italian painter, mainly of sacred subjects, painted in a Neoclassical and Nazarene styles.
Biography
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, and began his career painting landscapes in the style of Sartorio and Coleman.
When in New York, he became a favorite of high society and painted several portraits.
References
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1874 births
1953 deaths
19th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
20th-century Italian painters
Divisionist painters
19th-century Italian male artists
20th-century Italian male artists