Navarrino - Untitled

Social themes in art began to gain prominence in the mid-19th century, coinciding with the spread of social questions throughout European societies. The work of painters such as Millet and Daumier, for example, favored subjects related to life in the fields, factory work, or strikes. In Italy, among the first painters to engage deeply with social themes were Pellizza da Volpedo and, in the contemporary era, Renato Guttuso.

In this charcoal drawing, we can appreciate how Navarrino adapts his formal means to the subject. These folk figures, in fact, are deliberately sketched with a rougher line, in a raw plasticity that strengthens their connection to the land and the harshness of the work. The line is bold and synthesizes the forms and somatic features in an abstract manner.

Navarrino Navarrini was born in La Spezia in 1892 and passed away in 1980. Thanks to a scholarship, he trained at the Academy of Florence under the guidance of De Carolis and then with Lolli at the Istituto di Affrescatura di Santa Croce. In 1927, he held his first solo exhibition in his hometown. In the 1920s, he worked on the decoration of numerous public buildings in La Spezia. In addition to exhibiting his works in various Italian cities, he participated twice in the Venice Biennale (1942 and 1950) and the Rome Quadriennale (1955).

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