Lorenzo Viani More Art

Italian, 1882-1936

Active in Viareggio in the first half of the 20th century, he is regarded as one of the greatest exponents of Italian expressionism. Lorenzo Viani was born in Viareggio on 1 November in Via della Fornace where he spent his childhood between the docks and the palace. He attended primary schools, but only up to the third grade In 1893, he was put to work in the workshop of barber Fortunato Primo Puccini, where he met painter Plinio Nomellini, who had a positive influence on his artistic maturation, and on his advice, he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lucca. In 1904, he was admitted to the Free School of Nude at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. Returning to Viareggio, he settled in Torre del Lago and joined the 'Compagnia della Bohème' and during this period Viani exhibited some drawings at the 7th Venice Biennale and at the National Exhibition of Humour Art in Messina. In early 1908 he went to Paris, where he visited the Van Gogh retrospective at the Galerie Bernheim-Jeune. After a short stay in the Fleury house, he lived in la Ruche, rue Dantzig. He made a second trip to Paris and returned to Italy in May 1913, establishing new friendships in the Futurist milieu of “Lacerba”, in particular with Giovanni Papini, Giuseppe Ungaretti, Giosuè Borsi and Ottone Rosai. In February 1915 Viani supported Cesare Battisti during a tumultuous rally at the Politeama in Viareggio and exhibited ten woodcuts at the III Roman Secession. Between October and November he exhibited 624 works at the Palazzo delle Aste in Milan He became an artist known throughout Italy and his exhibitions were an essential meeting place for a cultured and international public. During this period he painted Georgica (or The Works of the Sea, the Cycle and the Earth) and participated with great success in the 17th Venice Biennale with Georgica and Veliero, as well as in various Futurist evenings: his solo exhibition at Villa Paolina in Viareggio was inaugurated with a speech by Marinetti. Viani exhibited Il volto santo (now in the Viareggio Municipal Museum) at the I Quadriennale in Rome in 1931. He worked with great fervour on panels for the Viareggio railway station, had a solo exhibition at the Galleria Ferroni in Florence and at the inauguration of the Viani Gallery in the house in Fossa dell'Abate (today's Lido di Camaiore), which he inherited from his wife. His poor health did not prevent him from exhibiting at the 19th Venice Biennale, in Viareggio, Lucca, at the 2nd Quadriennale in Rome and at the Lyceum in Florence. In 1936, he was commissioned to paint a series of marine-themed paintings for the “IV Novembre” College in Ostia and, after several days of non-stop frenetic work, he was unable to attend the inauguration. Viani was an extraordinary and exemplary figure of the cultural and intellectual flowering that characterised Tuscany and all of Italy at the turn of the 19th and 20th century.

Artist: Lorenzo Viani

Lorenzo VianiLe chiavi nel Pozzo - Original Rare Book Illustrated by Max Unold - 1935, 1935

$494

Le chiavi nel Pozzo - Original Rare Book Illustrated by Max Unold - 1935

By Lorenzo Viani

Located in Roma, IT

Le chiavi nel pozzo is an original modern rare book illustrated by Lorenzo Viani (Viareggio, November 1, 1882 - Lido di Ostia, November 2, 1936) in 1935. Original Edition. Publishe...

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1930s Modern Lorenzo Viani More Art

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Paper

Pablo PicassoLe Cocu Magnifique -- complete with 12 original etchings, 1968

$40,000

H 11.42 in W 15.36 in

Le Cocu Magnifique -- complete with 12 original etchings

By Pablo Picasso

Located in New York, NY

About In-folio Oblong Dimensions : 29x39 cm. Paris Atelier Crommelynck 1968 Edition #41 of 200 copies including 12 original out-of-text etchings (7 etchings, 4 etchings and aquatint...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Lorenzo Viani More Art

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Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

M.F. HusainUntitled, Serigraph on Paper, Indian Modern Artist M.F Husain "In Stock", 1998

$1,730

H 40 in W 22 in D 1 in

Untitled, Serigraph on Paper, Indian Modern Artist M.F Husain "In Stock"

By M.F. Husain

Located in Kolkata, West Bengal

M.F. Husain - Untitled Edition - 11/125 40 x 22 inches (unframed size) Serigraph on Paper, 1998 (Unframed & Delivered) MF Husain , world acclaimed artist has been famous for various...

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1990s Modern Lorenzo Viani More Art

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Paper, Digital

Ganesh PyneUntitled, Etching on Paper by Modern Indian Artist Ganesh Pyne "In Stock", 1985

$2,600

H 11 in W 10.5 in

Untitled, Etching on Paper by Modern Indian Artist Ganesh Pyne "In Stock"

By Ganesh Pyne

Located in Kolkata, West Bengal

Ganesh Pyne - Untitled AP - 6/32 Etching on Paper 11 x 10.5 inches, 1985 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Style : Initially, Pyne painted watercolors and sketches of misty mornings and ways...

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1980s Modern Lorenzo Viani More Art

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Paper, Etching

Giorgio De ChiricoTeseo, 1970

$1,500

H 16.88 in W 14.5 in

Teseo

By Giorgio De Chirico

Located in New York, NY

Color etching and aquatint, 1970. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right. Numbered 2/50 in pencil, lower left. Titled in pencil, lower central. With the artist's blind stamp, l...

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1970s Modern Lorenzo Viani More Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Wharton EsherickBy Night On My Bed, 1927

$1,700

H 4.5 in W 4.5 in

By Night On My Bed

Located in New York, NY

Woodcut. Signed by the artist and dated in pencil, lower right. Titled in pencil, lower left, and numbered "28" in pencil, lower center. This woodcut was made by Esherick to ill...

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1920s American Modern Lorenzo Viani More Art

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Woodcut

Romare BeardenThe Lantern, 1979

$5,500

H 23.75 in W 14 in

The Lantern

By Romare Bearden

Located in New York, NY

Color lithograph, 1979. An artist's proof impression, aside from the numbered edition of 175. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right. Inscribed "AP" (artist's proof) in pencil...

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1970s American Modern Lorenzo Viani More Art

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Lithograph, Color

Léonard Tsugouharu FoujitaMere et Enfant, 1964

$2,000

H 21.5 in W 18.125 in

Mere et Enfant

By Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita

Located in New York, NY

Color lithograph. Signed by the artist and dated in pencil, lower right. Artist's proof, aside from edition of 100.

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1960s Modern Lorenzo Viani More Art

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Lithograph, Color

Alberto GiacomettiNu debout II, 1961

$5,000

H 29.75 in W 22 in

Nu debout II

By Alberto Giacometti

Located in New York, NY

Lithograph on BFK Rives, 1961. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right, and numbered 73/75 in pencil lower left, respectively. Published by Maeght Editeur, Paris. Catalogue ra...

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1960s Modern Lorenzo Viani More Art

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Lithograph

Francisco ZúñigaColoquio, 1979

$1,600

H 22.75 in W 31.5 in D 4 in

Coloquio

By Francisco Zúñiga

Located in New York, NY

Color lithograph with full margins. Artist's proof inscribed "E II", from "Estado II" edition of 30, aside from the edition of 63. Signed, dated and numbered XXIV/XXX in pencil, lowe...

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1970s Modern Lorenzo Viani More Art

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Lithograph

Tina BarneyPlayers (Signed and dated by Tina Barney) monograph by renowned photographer, 2010

$295

H 9 in W 12 in D 0.75 in

Players (Signed and dated by Tina Barney) monograph by renowned photographer

By Tina Barney

Located in New York, NY

Tina Barney Players (Signed and dated by Tina Barney), 2010 Hardback monograph with dust jacket (Hand signed and dated by Tina Barney) Signed and dated 3/9/2011 by Tina Barney 9 × 12...

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2010s Contemporary Lorenzo Viani More Art

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset, Board

(after) Marc ChagallThe Magic Flute, 1967

$2,250

H 39.75 in W 28.875 in

The Magic Flute

By (after) Marc Chagall

Located in New York, NY

Color lithograph, 1967. Edition of 3000. Printed by Mourlot, Paris. Published by Editions of the Metropolitan Opera, New York. Catalogue raisonne reference: Sorlier 38.

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1960s Modern Lorenzo Viani More Art

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Lithograph, Color

Marc ChagallMoses, 1979

$2,800

H 20.25 in W 14.75 in

Moses

By Marc Chagall

Located in New York, NY

Lithograph on Japan nacré paper. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right. Numbered 19/50 in pencil, lower left. Catalogue raisonne reference: Mourlot 93

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1970s Modern Lorenzo Viani More Art

Materials

Lithograph

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