The Gruppo Labronico is an Italian artistic association founded in
Livorno
Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...
in 1920.
History
The Labronico group of artists is rooted in the heyday of the
Caffè Bardi.
After the Caffè closed and the death of
Mario Puccini, the Gruppo Labronico was founded in
Gino Romiti's studio on July 15, 1920.
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Maestri Fondatori, Foundation website based on the source of Gastone Razzaguta, Virtù degli artisti labronici, Livorno, Editrice Nuova Fortezza, 1985. Among the other founders of the Gruppo Labronico were:
Gino Romiti,
Adriano Baracchini-Caputi, Tito Cavagnaro, Gino Cipriani,
Goffredo Cognetti, Beppe Guzzi, Giovanni March,
Corrado Michelozzi,
Renato Natali, Gastone Razzaguta, Renuccio Renucci,
Carlo Romanelli,
Ferruccio Rontini
Ferrucio Rontini (1893 – 1964) was an Italian painter, active in Livorno.
Biography
He was born in Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany Regions of Italy, region. It is the mo ...
, Cesare Tarrini, Alberto Zampieri and Giovanni Zannacchini.
Gino Romiti was president of the group from 1946 until its closing.
joined the group in 1947 and became its President in 1967.
In May 2014, the Gruppo Labronico donated its historical archives (1920-1932) to the city of Livorno. The inventory of the archives is available at the
Museo Civico "Giovanni Fattori". In 2020, the group celebrated one hundred years of existence.
Bibliography
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Filmography
* ''Gruppo Labronico'' (2010), documentary by Luca Dal Canto
See also
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Caffè Bardi
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Macchiaioli
The Macchiaioli () were a group of Italian painters active in Tuscany in the second half of the nineteenth century. They strayed from antiquated conventions taught by the Italian art academies, and did much of their painting outdoors in order to ...
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Italian modern and contemporary art
Italian Contemporary art refers to painting and sculpture in Italy from the early 20th century onwards.
Futurism
The founder and most influential personality of Futurism was the Italian writer Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, who launched the movement ...
References
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Italian art movements
Modern art
Landscape art by school
Painters from Tuscany
Italian artist groups and collectives