Cesare Maggi’s artistic career began at an early age with formal training under Vittorio Corcos (1859-1933). He moved to Naples in 1898 to study under Gaetano Esposito (1858-1911). The following year he moved to Paris to study under Fernand Cormon (1845-1924).

Returning from Paris, and despite his training, he was far more interested in the avant-garde subjects being pioneered by the Symbolist and Divisionist painter Giovanni Segantini (1858-1899) who would have a considerable influence on Maggi’s work. He moved to Maloja to paint the Alpine landscapes of the Engadin using the Divisionist technique. He then settled permanently in Turin.

He signed a commercial contract with Alberto Grubicy who went on to support the artist until 1913, buying his canvases and promoting his paintings. As a result, Maggi rapidly became a leading figure amongst second generation Divisionist artists in Italy.

Winter landscapes were his favorite motifs. The success he achieved at the Venice Biennale of 1912 secured him international acclaim. His enchantment with snowy landscape ensured his popular success. In 1935 he exhibited 10 views of Courmayeur in the town itself. The artist dedicated most of his time to painting en plein air, carefully observing every nuance and detail of the landscapes.

Cesare Maggi, constantly attracted by the unconditional beauty of the Alpine landscapes, paints a mountain group that rises with strength and harmony, outlined against a clear sky. The suggestive view stands out for the bluish tones that fade from the peaks up to the sky.

Coming from a family of actors, Maggi was introduced to classical studies by his father from a young age. He began to frequent the studio of the Livorno painter Vittorio Corcos and subsequently that of Gaetano Esposito in Naples. His debut at the Annual Exhibition of the Society of Fine Arts in Florence in 1898 was followed by a brief stay in Paris for refresher courses. However, the decisive turning point in his artistic career came with the posthumous exhibition dedicated to Giovanni Segantini, in 1899, at the Society of Fine Arts of Milan, which definitively oriented his production towards pointillist landscape painting.

After a short period spent in the Engadine, Maggi returned to Milan and finally settled in Turin. He participated in the most important Italian and European exhibitions, and in 1912 an entire room was dedicated to him at the Venice International Art Exhibition.