Biography
Campigli (1895-1971) was born Max Ihlenfeld in Berlin, but spent much of his childhood in Florence. In 1909 he moved with his mother and step-father to Milan, where he later came into contact with the city's avant-garde circles. In 1914 he published an experimental poem in the Futurist journal Lacerba, but his affiliation with the movement never developed further.In 1919 he moved to Paris to work as a correspondent for the Corriere della Sera, and taught himself to paint, inspired by the geometric imagery of Picasso and Léger. However, his work gradually became attuned to the post-war spirit of the 'return to order', emphasising more traditional painterly values. From 1926 Campigli exhibited with the Novecento group led by Mario Sironi.A visit to the National Etruscan Museum in Rome in 1928 had a profound impact on his artistic development. The ancient frescoes he saw there inspired him to develop a distinctive personal style characterized by simplified, archaic-looking figures and muted colors, often depicting groups of women in architectural settings.
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