Emilio Montagnani - Elio Bonelli (portrait)

Portraiture is one of the most widespread artistic expressions, especially in painting, but also in sculpture, throughout the ages. Portraiture is, first and foremost, a description of the subject depicted, an attempt to capture their physiognomy and individual characteristics truthfully and naturally. With the progressive evolution of artistic research, the physiognomic description of the subject has also been accompanied by a psychological one. Therefore, over the centuries, portraiture has also become a means of introspective investigation of the subject, their character, and their state of mind. The processes of abstraction brought about by contemporary art have contributed to this type of investigation.

This work is part of a series of sketches in which Emilio Montagnani tends to minimize phenomenal reality, but this exercise in reducing sensory data helps the artist go beyond the appearance of things and capture their true essence. What remains is the spiritual and emotional concentration of the depicted subject, with which Montagnani seeks to connect, eliminating any formal frills and leaving only an elegant outline to identify the figure. This outline consists of a rapid and agitated line that constructs the image in a vibrant and dynamic manner.

Emilio Montagnani was a Tuscan painter active throughout the 20th century. Born in Vico d'Elsa in 1915, he died in Siena in 1974 at the age of 59. His artistic output tended to be experimental, with results that often bordered on Informal art. Particularly interested in the human figure, he created several portraits with a rapid, expressionist style.

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