Bruno Bruni

Bruno Bruni senior (born 22 November 1935) is an Italian lithographer, graphic artist, painter and sculptor. He became commercially successful in the 1970s. In 1977, he won the International Senefeld award for Lithography. He has since become one of the most successful Italian artists in Germany and one of Germany's best-known lithographers.

Biography Born in Gradara, in the Province of Pesaro and Urbino on the Adriatic Coast in 1935, the son of a railway attendant, Bruni started painting as a young boy. He has said, "I cannot paint an abstract picture. If I had gone along with the trends I'd have disappeared long ago". He resides in a converted swimming pool, more than a century old, which serves as apartment, workplace and gallery. He sells his art through his wife's gallery in Hanover and is reputedly one of Germany's top-earning artists. He is also a keen cook of Italian cuisine, and is a boxing fan and a close friend of former boxing champion Dariusz Michalczewski, for whom he used to cook before matches. He has also cooked for Gerhard Schröder and has published a cooking book with his favourite recipes, memoirs and pictures related to his life.

Selected works

Drawings and paintings Der gelbe Stern (1961) pen Kleines Veilchen (1961) pencil and gouache Con bicchiere (1963) pencil on grey paper stop (1963) gouache

Graphic art Manfred (1961) drypoint Donna-fiore (1965) lithography Knospe I (1966) lithography Metamorphosis (1970) lithography in four colours Onda (1973) lithography in three colours Amanti (1978) lithography in seven colours Figure e fiori (1980) sequence of five lithographies Nicht sehen, nicht reden, nicht hören (1979) lithography in five colours

Bronze Sculptures Der Kuss sculpture (1960) Bronze La sorella (1962) Bronze Europa und der Stier Bronze Il Ritorno (1980) Bronze La venere sdraiata (1982) Bronze Candelieri da Pergola(1991) Bronze