Argio Orell

Argio Orell (17 September 1884 – 10 January 1942) was an Italian painter and engraver.

Biography He was born in Trieste on 17 September 1884, the son of Giuseppe and Calliope Iconomo. Later, he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, where he studied under Franz von Stuck. He was admitted to the course even though he was seventeen and technically not allowed to do so, wanted by von Stuck, who appreciated his first works. During the time spent there, he painted mural paintings (now lost) for the club Bohem together with Timmel.

He was an appreciator of Japanese culture. going on to own a precious collection. In 1910 he painted the poster for the Fair of Capodistria, in which he "combined that Japonisme that came for the passion for Hokusai to the dictates of Secessionism, interpreting them in his own way, offering very elegant solutions."

He died in Trieste on 10 January 1942.

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