Agostino Fossati Landscape Paintings

Agostino Fossati was born in La Spezia in 1830, to Giuseppe Fossati and Clorinda Bettinotti. He was admitted to the Ornate School of La Spezia, on October 10, 1845, until he was called to teach in the same school at the end of his studies in 1853. In 1855, he was appointed professor of Geometry Linear, which he applied to his art. In 1860, he was commissioned by the City Council to paint the reading room of the Casino Civic. In 1869, he exhibited two paintings at the Promoter of Genoa and again, in 1871, three works. In 1878, at the Turin Promotrice, he exhibited the painting Along Sea (Marina). In 1880, the Promoters of Genoa and Turin exhibited his other paintings, including Shipyard Faggioni- Via San Bartolomeo in Spezia (Genoa) and Entry Team in the Gulf of Spezia after the great maneuvers. In 1882, he was appointed member of the supervisory board of the Museum of La Spezia and was also elected member of the Committee of Ornate. In 1887, he participated and was awarded a gold medal at the Penitentiary of La Spezia. In 1889, he again presented at the Promoter of Genoa and in 1890, at the Promoter of Turin. In 1892, he exhibited eight works at the Promoter of Genoa, during the Colombian festivities. In 1894, he was registered as a Professor of Ornamental design, at the Royal School of Arts and Crafts. In 1896, he presented four works at the Promoter of Genoa. He died on December 7, 1904, in his hometown.