Anchise Picchi - The Well on the Farmyard

The painting can be defined as a genre scene, that is, the depiction of an episode of everyday life that, apparently, lacks any significant element. These types of domestic subjects were long considered minor and only began to spread in Western art starting in the 17th century. Only with the development of 19th-century realism did everyday subjects become considered as important as historical or religious ones.

Anchise Picchii is a prominent representative of the Labronica School, and his pictorial language is distinguished by the prevalence of color over line and a synthetic style of application that represents a reinterpretation of the Tuscan Macchiaioli tradition. In his works, we can appreciate how his use of light, always through the tonal values ​​of color, is highly dramatic. As in Macchiaioli paintings, the light pervades the entire scene, clear, crisp, and unifying. The brushstrokes, extremely vibrant and dense with color, lend a striking freshness to the entire composition.

Anchise Picchi was born in Crespina in 1911 and died in Collesalvetti in 2007. He trained primarily in Pisa. In Florence, he met Pietro Annigoni. In 1942, after a stay in Greece, he settled in Collesalvetti. In 1956, he opened his own studio in Livorno, becoming one of the leading representatives of the Gruppo Labronico. His career culminated with a retrospective at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence in 1978. Another retrospective of his work was held in Collesalvetti in 2011.

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