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Renzo Biasion Art

Italian, 1914-1996

Renzo Biasion was born in Treviso in 1914, he moved to Venice, where he graduated from the local art school and taught drawing in secondary schools. In 1940, when Italy entered World War II, he fought on the Greek-Albanian front as a second lieutenant in the infantry and began writing a war diary that would then be lost. After the Greek campaign, he was transferred, with the German troops, to Crete. With the announcement of the armistice of 8 September 1943 and the disbanding of the Italian army, he was taken prisoner by the Germans and sent to concentration camps first in the Netherlands, then in Poland and Germany. During his imprisonment, he made drawings of the lager and portraits from the life of Italian and German soldiers, he also began writing a prison diary. In 1944, he managed to escape and returned to Italy. After the war, Biasion resumed teaching and exhibited some works in a Venetian art gallery, arousing the appreciation of the poet and essayist Sergio Solmi. The tragic experiences of war and imprisonment are transfused in writings, drawings, paintings and engravings. He also began composing a series of stories, equally inspired by the memories of war, which would give life to Sagapò, a novel that Elio Vittorini had printed in Einaudi's I Gettoni collection in 1953. And it is in Sagapò (in Greek I love you), his most famous literary work, that the Mediterranean film inspired to, directed in 1991 by Gabriele Salvatores, winner of the Oscar for the best foreign-language film in 1992. There are numerous collaborations as an art and literary critic in periodicals such as Il Verri, Le Vie d'Italia, newspapers: Gazzetta del Popolo, Il Resto del Carlino, Corriere d'Informazione. In the weekly paper Oggi, he edited an art column for 35 years. Renzo Biasion and the etching: Renzo Biasion's etchings have been made since the 1960s and the dominant features of all his art are visible in them. With a sober language, he represents interiors and landscapes immersed in the silence that is stillness is not solitude.

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Artist: Renzo Biasion
The Palace - Etching by Renzo Biasion - Mid-20th century
The Palace - Etching by Renzo Biasion - Mid-20th century

The Palace - Etching by Renzo Biasion - Mid-20th century

By Renzo Biasion

Located in Roma, IT

The Palace is a beautiful black and white etching on paper, realized at the middle of the 20th century by the Italian artist  Renzo Biasion (Treviso, 1914 - Florence, 1996). Hand-si...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Renzo Biasion Art

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Etching

Landscape - Original Etching by Renzo Biasion - 1960s

Landscape - Original Etching by Renzo Biasion - 1960s

By Renzo Biasion

Located in Roma, IT

Image dimensions: 10.2 x 10.8 cm. Landscape is a black and white etching on paper, realized after 1960 by the Italian artist Renzo Biasion (Treviso, 1914 - Florence, 1996). Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right margin and monogrammed on the reverse and on plate (lower-right corner) This original print represents a natural landscape with a little and peaceful town in the distance (maybe it is Urbino) with a sober language and a delicate sign. With an excellent inking on a straw-yellow background, this contemporary artwork is in excellent conditions, including a cream-colored passepartout, cm 39.8 x 30.2 Renzo Biasion (Treviso, 1914 - Florence, 1996) Born in Treviso in 1914, he moved to Venice where he graduated from the local art school and taught drawing in secondary schools. In 1940, when Italy entered World War II, he fought on the Greek-Albanian front as a second lieutenant in the infantry and began writing a war diary that would then be lost. After the Greek campaign, he was transferred, with the German troops, to Crete. With the announcement of the armistice of 8 September 1943 and the disbanding of the Italian army, he was taken prisoner by the Germans and sent to concentration camps first in the Netherlands, then in Poland and Germany. During his imprisonment, he made drawings of the lager and portraits from life of Italian and German soldiers, he also began writing a prison diary. In 1944, he managed to escape and returned to Italy. After the war, Biasion resumed teaching and exhibited some works in a Venetian art gallery, arousing the appreciation of the poet and essayist Sergio Solmi. The tragic experiences of war and imprisonment are transfused in writings, drawings, paintings and engravings. He also began composing a series of stories, equally inspired by the memories of war, which would give life to Sagapò, a novel that Elio Vittorini had printed in Einaudi's I Gettoni collection in 1953. And it is in Sagapò (in Greek I love you), his most famous literary work, that the Mediterranean film inspired to, directed in 1991 by Gabriele Salvatores, winner of the Oscar for best foreign language film in 1992. There are numerous collaborations as an art and literary critic in periodicals such as Il Verri, Le Vie d'Italia, newspapers: Gazzetta del popolo, Il Resto del Carlino, Corriere d'Informazione. On the weekly paper Oggi, he edited an art column for thirty-five years. Renzo Biasion and the etching: Renzo Biasion's etchings have been made since the 1960s and the dominant features of all his art are visible in them. With a sober language, he represents interiors and landscapes immersed in the silence that is stillness is not solitude. The artist himself writes about the magic art...

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1960s Renzo Biasion Art

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Etching

Flowers - Original Etching by Renzo Biasion - 1970 ca.

Flowers - Original Etching by Renzo Biasion - 1970 ca.

By Renzo Biasion

Located in Roma, IT

Flowers is an original etching on paper by Renzo Biasion. Signed. Numbered, Edition 32/100. Passpartout: 34 x 49 The artwork represents Flowers in a well-balanced composition wit...

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1970s Modern Renzo Biasion Art

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Etching

Questo Silenzio (This Silence) - Etching by Renzo Biasion

Questo Silenzio (This Silence) - Etching by Renzo Biasion

By Renzo Biasion

Located in Roma, IT

Mariateresa Maschio, Renzo Biasion, Questo silenzio, Bologna, Editart. Original etching, hand signed and numbered. Very touching poem by Mariateresa Maschio , with an original etchi...

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1970s Contemporary Renzo Biasion Art

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Etching

Dachau -  Etching by Renzo Biasion

Dachau - Etching by Renzo Biasion

By Renzo Biasion

Located in Roma, IT

Mariateresa Maschio, Renzo Biasion, Dachau, Bologna, Editart, cm 50.5 x 35, in Italian Very touching poem by Mariateresa Maschio concerning the theme of holocaust, with an original...

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1970s Modern Renzo Biasion Art

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Etching

Nel Cavo delle Mani -  Etching by Renzo Biasion

Nel Cavo delle Mani - Etching by Renzo Biasion

By Renzo Biasion

Located in Roma, IT

Mariateresa Maschio, Renzo Biasion, Dachau, Bologna, Editart, cm 50.5 x 35. Original etching hand signed and numbered. Very touching poem by Mariateresa Maschio concerning the them...

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1970s Contemporary Renzo Biasion Art

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Etching

The Artist's Studio - Original Etching by Renzo Biasion - 1960s
The Artist's Studio - Original Etching by Renzo Biasion - 1960s

The Artist's Studio - Original Etching by Renzo Biasion - 1960s

By Renzo Biasion

Located in Roma, IT

Image dimensions: 6.5 x 24.2 cm. Artist's Studio is a beautiful black and white etching on paper, realized at the middle of the XX century by the Italian artist Renzo Biasion (Treviso, 1914 - Florence, 1996). Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right margin. Numbered in pencil on lower left margin. From an edition of 100 prints. This original print is really interesting and represents an important place for the artist: his atelier at the same time in order and on the mess, with all the tools of the trade: it is a little step in the every day life of the artist. With a superb hatching and a full mastery of the technique, vibrant blacks and a balanced composition, this is a little dimension but precious contemporary artwork absolutely to collect jealously! In excellent conditions. Renzo Biasion (Treviso, 1914 - Florence, 1996) Born in Treviso in 1914, he moved to Venice where he graduated from the local art school and taught drawing in secondary schools. In 1940, when Italy entered World War II, he fought on the Greek-Albanian front as a second-lieutenant in the infantry and began writing a war diary...

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1960s Renzo Biasion Art

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Etching

A Day on the Hill - Etching by Renzo Biasion - 1966

A Day on the Hill - Etching by Renzo Biasion - 1966

By Renzo Biasion

Located in Roma, IT

Image dimensions: 25.4 x 34.7 cm. Una giornata in collina is a beautiful black and white etching on paper, realized in 1966 by the Italian artist, Renzo Biasion. Titled on plate on higher margin at the center, dated and signed on plate on higher right margin with autograph notes in Italian etched on plate. Numbered in Arabic numerals and in pencil on lower left margin. From an edition of 100 prints. Hand-signed in pencil on lower right margin. Representing some big poppy and the fauna of the hill and etching with full mastery of the technique, this original print, in excellent conditions, is a very nice piece to collect at home or to present! Renzo Biasion (Treviso, 1914 - Florence, 1996) Born in Treviso in 1914, he moved to Venice where he graduated from the local art school and taught drawing in secondary schools. In 1940, when Italy entered World War II, he fought on the Greek-Albanian front as a second-lieutenant in the infantry and began writing a war diary...

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1960s Renzo Biasion Art

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Etching

Landscape - Original Etching by Renzo Biasion - Mid 20th Century

Landscape - Original Etching by Renzo Biasion - Mid 20th Century

By Renzo Biasion

Located in Roma, IT

Image dimensions: 17.7 x 14.6 cm. Landscape is a beautiful black and white etching on paper, realized at the middle of the XX century by the Italian artist Renzo Biasion (Treviso, 1914 - Florence, 1996). Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right margin. This artist proof represents a natural landscape with some houses in the distance and a railway running along a pathway with a strong and sure sign and an excellent inking. In very good conditions. Renzo Biasion (Treviso, 1914 - Florence, 1996) Born in Treviso in 1914, he moved to Venice where he graduated from the local art school and taught drawing in secondary schools. In 1940, when Italy entered World War II, he fought on the Greek-Albanian front as a second-lieutenant in the infantry and began writing a war diary...

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Mid-20th Century Renzo Biasion Art

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Etching

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