Biography
Born in Florence, Rosai (1895-1957) was educated at the city's Academy of Fine Arts, but was expelled following a disagreement with a teacher. In 1913 an exhibition of his work was visited by the Futurists; according to Rosai, "They invited me to join them and from that very day I became a militant Futurist."The following year he went on to exhibit works as a member of the group. He fought in the First World War, describing his experiences in The Book of a Hooligan (1919) but his art gradually moved away from the Futurist idiom during the post-war period, and he adopted a solemn figurative style inspired by early Renaissance imagery and the work of Cézanne.His depictions of humble country folk engaged in everyday activities, and Tuscan landscapes rendered in atmospheric brushwork, associate his work of the inter-war years with the Strapaese tendency, which celebrated scenes of rural Italian life. Rosai's work was championed by the critic Roberto Longhi, who considered him one of the most important Italian artists of his generation.
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