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Mario Tozzi

1895 – 1979

Italian painter

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About Mario Tozzi

Lived 1895 – 1979 (aged 83). Mario Tozzi was an Italian painter and graphic artist.

Mario Tozzi (30 October 1895 – 8 September 1979) was an Italian painter. He was awarded the Legion of Honour by the French government.

Biography Tozzi studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna in Italy where he met Giorgio Morandi and Osvaldo Licini. He graduated in 1916.

After the First World War, he moved to Paris, France and founded the Groupe des Sept (also known as Les Italiens de Paris) with Massimo Campigli, Giorgio de Chirico, Filippo De Pisis, Renato Paresce, Alberto Savinio and Gino Severini.

Tozzi returned to Rome in 1936. His work was exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 1938, 1942, 1948, 1952 and 1954.

He returned to France in 1971, dying there in 1979.

A catalogue raisonné of his paintings was published In 1988 by Giorgio Mondadori Editore and edited by Marilena Pasquali.

Public collections Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon, Lyon, France Museum of Fine Arts Bern, Bern, Switzerland Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia Museo del Novecento, Milan, Italy Bologna Museum of Modern Art, Bologna, Italy Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome, Italy

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Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Mario Tozzi?

Italian painter (1895-1979)

When was Mario Tozzi born?

Mario Tozzi was born on 30 October 1895 in Fossombrone.

When did Mario Tozzi die?

Mario Tozzi died on 8 September 1979 in Saint-Jean-du-Gard.

What was Mario Tozzi's occupation?

Mario Tozzi was a painter and graphic artist.

What nationality was Mario Tozzi?

Mario Tozzi was Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mario Tozzi

· Wikidata: Q2678705

· DBpedia: Mario Tozzi

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