Franco Rognoni - Artist Info

About Franco Rognoni

  • Biography

    The artist's name is Franco Rognoni. They were an Italian painter born in Milan. They were essentially self-taught but attended evening classes at the Castello Sforzesco School of Art. In 1938, they began publishing drawings in the Revue du Peuple d'Italie and organized their first solo exhibition at the Piccola Mostra Gallery. Critics noted the artist's influences from Grosz, Chagall, and Ernst, and described their work as having a "particular sadness."

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