Eugenio Da Venezia (November 9, 1900 – September 7, 1992) was an Italian painter. He was a member of the group known as I Giovani di Palazzo Carminati (the youths of Palazzo Carminati). This group rejected the prevailing style of the Italian Academy at the beginning of the 20th century. Da Venezia painted in a post-impressionist style, influenced by the Venetian tradition of the vedutisti. He exhibited in ten editions of

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between 1934 and 1956, including the XL anniversary in 1935.

Biography

Eugenio Da Venezia was born in

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. He trained at the Art Institute and the

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. His teachers were

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, Emilio Paggiaro and

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. Later he studied at the Opera Bevilacqua La Masa in Palazzo Carminati in

, where his painting style developed. Here he was part of the group later known as I Giovani di Palazzo Carminati (The Palazzo Carminati Young) with Marco Novati, Fioravante Seibezzi, Juti Ravenna, Neno Mori, Mario Varagnolo and others. This group was influenced by Pio Semeghini and by the Scuola di Burano (

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School). They were an anti-academic movement characterized by clear tones, and direct contact with nature. Eugenio Da Venezia and his painters friends rejected the avant-garde art for a real representation of the nature, portraits, still life using the colour as main element, according to the history of Art Venice tradition. From 1925 to 1956, Eugenio Da Venezia started exhibiting at annual exhibitions of

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(International Gallery of Modern Art in Venice). During the

in 1934 he met the art magnate, the Duc de Trèvise ( Sauvegard de l'Art Francaise), and the old

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. They were impressed by Da Venezia's great skill as a colourist. As a result of this general appreciation from 1935 to 1940 he lived and exhibited in

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. Back in Italy he participated in numerous exhibitions, including different editions of

, the VI

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, the Michetti Prize, the Opera Bevilacqua La Masa and many others. During the second half of the 20th century he continued painting and exhibiting throughout

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, receiving numerous feedbacks of respect. Da Venezia's style remained post-impressionist until his death, rejecting avant-garde art movements such as

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. From the beginning of the 21st century the Italian art critic and curator

Alain Chivilò Alain Chivilò is an Italian contemporary art curator, critic and writer based in Venice and Milan. He began his studies on art during childhood with lessons held by Master Eugenio Da Venezia, starting around a post-impressionistic figurative way o ...

decided to create a web site as tribute to Master Eugenio Da Venezia. For the first time a painter of I Giovani di Palazzo Carminati (the youths of Palazzo Carminati) group has dedicated an official internet page: biography, exhibitions, critical texts, photos, paintings and many more.

Exhibitions

;Posthumous exhibitions ;Other exhibitions at which Da Venezia's work was displayed

External links

Further information
http://www.eugeniodavenezia.eu
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Biography

Exhibitions

Further reading (in Italian)

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