Aldo Pagliacci - Artist Info

About Aldo Pagliacci

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    Aldo Pagliacci: Life & work as a painter

    Born in S.Benedetto del Tronto, close to Ascoli Piceno, he had artistic talent that was apparent from an early age. He took part in the Venice Biennale in 1929 or 1930 at age 16 or 17 (sources are undecided). Soon after he moved to Roma. In 1936 he volunteered to be part of the invasion of Ethiopia, where he ended up in a prisoner of war camp. He returned to Italy in 1946.

    The next 20 years had him living and working in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Bolivia and Venezuela. In 1971, he opened his workshop in Roma.This period of his life was marked more by travels to the north of Europe, specifically Germany, Holland, Sweden and Norway. Finally in around 19...

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