Augusto Sezanne (

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, 31 August 1856 -

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, 5 May 1935) was an Italian painter, active in a Naturalist style of landscape painting. He also worked as engraver, ceramist, and even as architect.

Biography

He completed his studies at the Academy of Bologna, and was resident in that city till 1893. He trained under Gaetano Lodi. He became professor of decoration at that Academy. He reproduced the form and aspects of a person or thing with great exactitude. His first painting was exhibited at the 1880 Exhibition of Fine Arts in

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, was a painting titled: ''Requiem''. In 1881 in Milan, he displayed ''Una giornata di Dicembre (animali)''. In the 1883 Solemn Exposition of the Società d'incoraggiamento di Belli Arti in Florence, he exhibited the painting ''April'', ''Armonie primaverili'', and ''Autumnalia''. in 1883 at Rome, his ''Tempo triste'' and ''Sotto i Faggi'' was well received. In 1884 at the Turin Exposition, he displayed ''Meriggio stanco''. In 1884 at the Exposition solenne della Società d'incoraggiamento of Fine Arts in

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, he displayed the painting ''Palude''. In 1886 at Milan, he exhibited ''I Tepori primaverili''. In 1887 at the National Artistic Exposition in Venice, he exhibited ''Sole di inverno e della Tristezza invernale''. In 1888, at Bologna, he displayed paintings of the Bolognese countryside, including ''la Cieca'' and ''Sole di Inverno''. In 1893, he moved to Venice, and became professor at the Accademia di Belle Arti. He played a role in the planning of the 1897

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. In 1898, he joints the association called "Aemila Ars" involved in the promotion of the applied or industrial arts, which included creation of designs for furniture, glass pieces, and ceramics. Among his major architectural projects was the casa Stagni in Canton de' Fiori (1880–92) and the Palazzina Majani (1908), a cafe in central Bologna. Entry in Encyclopedia Treccani

References

1836 births 1935 deaths Italian ceramists Architects from Venice 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 20th-century Italian painters Painters from Bologna Painters from Venice Italian landscape painters Academic staff of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia 19th-century Italian male artists 20th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-artist-stub