Mirko Basaldella is considered one of the most significant Italian sculptors of the twentieth century. He was born in Udine on September 28, 1910, and grew up in a family of artists, studying in... Read full biography
Mirko Basaldella is considered one of the most significant Italian sculptors of the twentieth century. He was born in Udine on September 28, 1910, and grew up in a family of artists, studying in Venice and Florence with brothers Dino, a sculptor, and Afro, a painter. He attended the Institute of... Read full biography
Mirko Basaldella is considered one of the most significant Italian sculptors of the twentieth century. He was born in Udine on September 28, 1910, and grew up in a family of artists, studying in Venice and Florence with brothers Dino, a sculptor, and Afro, a painter. He attended the Institute of Applied Arts in Monza, where he studied under Arturo Marini. When he was just eighteen, he had a group exhibition with his brothers in their native city, and in 1934, after moving to Rome with his... Read full biography
Mirko Basaldella is considered one of the most significant Italian sculptors of the twentieth century. He was born in Udine on September 28, 1910, and grew up in a family of artists, studying in Venice and Florence with brothers Dino, a sculptor, and Afro, a painter. He attended the Institute of Applied Arts in Monza, where he studied under Arturo Marini. When he was just eighteen, he had a group exhibition with his brothers in their native city, and in 1934, after moving to Rome with his brother Afro, he had his first solo exhibition at the Galleria della Cometa. In 1935 he was invited to represent the Roman School at the Venice Biennale. In 1937 he went to Paris and visited the Exposition Universelle, where he was introduced to several... Read full biography
Mirko Basaldella is considered one of the most significant Italian sculptors of the twentieth century. He was born in Udine on September 28, 1910, and grew up in a family of artists, studying in Venice and Florence with brothers Dino, a sculptor, and Afro, a painter. He attended the Institute of Applied Arts in Monza, where he studied under Arturo Marini. When he was just eighteen, he had a group exhibition with his brothers in their native city, and in 1934, after moving to Rome with his brother Afro, he had his first solo exhibition at the Galleria della Cometa. In 1935 he was invited to represent the Roman School at the Venice Biennale. In 1937 he went to Paris and visited the Exposition Universelle, where he was introduced to several turn-of-the-century, avant-garde masterpieces. While only somewhat taken by the work of the Surrealists, he... Read full biography
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About Mirko Basaldella: Books
Books & Publications (4)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present