Giuseppe Cavalli: Master of Light
Giuseppe Cavalli (1904-1961), Waiting, 1948 (gelatin silver print, 17.6 x 28.6cm). Prelz Oltramonti Collection, London.
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Location: 39a Canonbury Square, London, N1 2AN, UK
Venue: The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
18 Apr - 17 Jun, 2012
One of the key figures of 20th century Italian photography, Giuseppe Cavalli (1904-1961) is surprisingly little known outside his native country. Reacting against the overblown imagery of the Fascist era, Cavalli’s work was imbued with the intimate poetry of daily life.
“Giuseppe Cavalli: Master of Light” presents a selection of delicate and timeless images spanning the artist’s brief career, which ended prematurely with his death at the age of 57.
Alongside some fifty works by Cavalli, the exhibition will display a selection of over twenty stunning images created by his associates including Veronesi and Pietro Donzelli (1915-1998), as well as his pupils Giacomelli and Piergiorgio Branzi (b 1928), all of which will serve to contextualise his achievement. Like those of Cavalli, these works by his peers and students are drawn from a private collection in the United Kingdom.
“Giuseppe Cavalli: Master of Light” is on display at The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art (39a Canonbury Square, London, N1 2AN, UK) from April 18 June 17, 2012.
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Giuseppe Cavalli (1904-1961), Brazilian Snapshot, undated (gelatin silver print, 30 x 36cm). Prelz Oltramonti Collection, London.
Giuseppe Cavalli (1904-1961), Waiting, 1948 (gelatin silver print, 17.6 x 28.6cm). Prelz Oltramonti Collection, London.
Giuseppe Cavalli (1904-1961), Untitled, undated (gelatin silver print, 35.2 x 28cm). Prelz Oltramonti Collection, London.
Giuseppe Cavalli (1904-1961), The Black Pipe, 1951 (gelatin silver print, 24 x 18cm). Prelz Oltramonti Collection, London.
Giuseppe Cavalli (1904-1961), Carnival at Fano, 1950 (gelatin silver print, 29 x 39cm). Prelz Oltramonti Collection, London.
Giuseppe Cavalli (1904-1961), Composition, undated (gelatin silver print, 20.2 x 17.2cm). Prelz Oltramonti Collection, London.
Giuseppe Cavalli (1904-1961), The Lock, 1954 (gelatin silver print, 28 x 36.3cm). Prelz Oltramonti Collection, London.
Giuseppe Cavalli (1904-1961), The Little Ball, 1949 (gelatin silver print, 30 x 24cm). Prelz Oltramonti Collection, London.
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