THE FLORISTS - ELIANO FANTUZZI

Biography

Eliano Fantuzzi was born in Modena in 1909. After moving with his family to Verona, he discovered his passion for painting at an early age. He attended art high school and then the Cignaroli Academy of Art. His first work, now unobtainable, depicts Gaius Mutius Scaevola Burning His Hand. Dreaming of French Impressionism, he moved to Paris in 1924, when Expressionism was already gaining ground in Europe. In the city, he found small jobs to earn a living, managing to organize exhibitions to showcase his work, which brought him periods of moderate success. In 1939, he enlisted in the French army and returned to Italy in 1943. In 1947, he was invited to the Fifth Quadriennale d'Arte in Rome. In 1948, he was invited by Emir Ibim Saud to decorate the Saudi palace in Taif. He lived with the emir until 1952, frescoing the reception hall. Upon returning to Rome, he was invited to the VI Rome Quadrennial and the XXVI Venice Biennale. In 1953, he won a purchase prize at the first edition of the Spoleto Prize. In April 1963, at the "Pittura in Ciociaria" competition held at the Casamari Abbey, he was a member of the jury chaired by Giorgio de Chirico. Favoring nocturnal settings, his painting style was influenced by the themes and chromatic choices of the Roman School, with Venetian influences. Along with Giorgio de Chirico, he was among the most imitated artists in Italy. He died in Verona in 1987.

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