Arturo Tosi
Born to a family of industrialists, he studied at the Scuola Libera di Nudo in Brera and then, for two years, with Adolfo Feragutti Visconti, training in the climate of Scapigliatura on the works of Daniele Ranzoni and Tranquillo Cremona.
In 1891 he made his debut at the Permanente in Milan with the painting Head of a Sick Child. In 1909 he participated, for the first time, in the Venice Biennale where he would be present until 1954; in 1911, he exhibited in Munich and was present at the International Exhibition in Rome.
Knowledge of Cézanne's work from 1920 directed him towards landscape painting en plein air.
In 1922 he was awarded a gold medal by the Ministry of Education and exhibited a series of landscapes, Poesia di verde, at the "Fiorentina Primaverile"; in 1923 he exhibited at the Pesaro Gallery in Milan, in 1924 he participated in the exhibition L'Art Italien au Cercle Artistique in Brussels, in 1925 he was among the founders of the "Novecento" artistic movement, participating in the Permanente exhibitions in Milan in 1926 and 1929.
In 1926 he exhibited in Brighton, in 1927 in Zurich, Leipzig, Amsterdam and Geneva, in 1929 in Berlin and Paris, in 1930 in Basel, Buenos Aires and Bern, in 1931 in Stockholm, Baltimore and Munich, in 1933 in Stuttgart, Kassel, Cologne, Berlin, Dresden and Vienna.
Since 1928, at the Permanente in Milan, he has been a member of the honor committee, chaired by Minister Bottai, of the exhibitions of the regional fascist union of Lombardy. In 1931 he obtained the Crespi foundation prize at the I Quadrennial in Rome and, in Paris, the Grand Prix of painting where he returned in 1937 to participate in the World Exhibition; in 1941 and 1942 he exhibited at the III and IV Premio Bergamo.
In 1949-1950, Tosi joined the project of the important Verzocchi collection, on the theme of work, sending, in addition to a self-portrait, the work Terre arate. The Verzocchi collection is currently preserved at the Pinacoteca Civica of Forlì.
In 1951 the Municipality of Milan dedicated an anthological exhibition to him, rewarding him with a gold medal. Upon his death, the Venice Biennale dedicated a commemorative exhibition to him, displaying sixty works.
Freemason, he was initiated in 1911 in the “Cisalpina – Carlo Cattaneo” Lodge of Milan, elonging to the Grand Orient of Italy, in a letter from Giovanni Lentini the Younger to Grand Master Ettore Ferrari dated 13 February 1913 he was proposed as a member of an association called “Artistic Family”, made up of artist brothers.
He is buried in the family tomb in the Rovetta cemetery. His paintings are preserved in modern art museums around the world.
Born to a family of industrialists, he studied at the Scuola Libera di Nudo in Brera and then, for two years, with Adolfo Feragutti Visconti, training in the climate of Scapigliatura on the works of Daniele Ranzoni and Tranquillo Cremona.
In 1891 he made his debut at the Permanente in Milan with the painting Head of a Sick Child. In 1909 he participated, for the first time, in the Venice Biennale where he would be present until 1954; in 1911, he exhibited in Munich and was present at the International Exhibition in Rome.
Knowledge of Cézanne's work from 1920 directed him towards landscape painting en plein air.
In 1922 he was awarded a gold medal by the Ministry of Education and exhibited a series of landscapes, Poesia di verde, at the "Fiorentina Primaverile"; in 1923 he exhibited at the Pesaro Gallery in Milan, in 1924 he participated in the exhibition L'Art Italien au Cercle Artistique in Brussels, in 1925 he was among the founders of the "Novecento" artistic movement, participating in the Permanente exhibitions in Milan in 1926 and 1929.
In 1926 he exhibited in Brighton, in 1927 in Zurich, Leipzig, Amsterdam and Geneva, in 1929 in Berlin and Paris, in 1930 in Basel, Buenos Aires and Bern, in 1931 in Stockholm, Baltimore and Munich, in 1933 in Stuttgart, Kassel, Cologne, Berlin, Dresden and Vienna.
Since 1928, at the Permanente in Milan, he has been a member of the honor committee, chaired by Minister Bottai, of the exhibitions of the regional fascist union of Lombardy. In 1931 he obtained the Crespi foundation prize at the I Quadrennial in Rome and, in Paris, the Grand Prix of painting where he returned in 1937 to participate in the World Exhibition; in 1941 and 1942 he exhibited at the III and IV Premio Bergamo.
In 1949-1950, Tosi joined the project of the important Verzocchi collection, on the theme of work, sending, in addition to a self-portrait, the work Terre arate. The Verzocchi collection is currently preserved at the Pinacoteca Civica of Forlì.
In 1951 the Municipality of Milan dedicated an anthological exhibition to him, rewarding him with a gold medal. Upon his death, the Venice Biennale dedicated a commemorative exhibition to him, displaying sixty works.
Freemason, he was initiated in 1911 in the “Cisalpina – Carlo Cattaneo” Lodge of Milan, elonging to the Grand Orient of Italy, in a letter from Giovanni Lentini the Younger to Grand Master Ettore Ferrari dated 13 February 1913 he was proposed as a member of an association called “Artistic Family”, made up of artist brothers.
He is buried in the family tomb in the Rovetta cemetery. His paintings are preserved in modern art museums around the world.
His works