Scipione

Gino Bonichi (February 25, 1904 – November 9, 1933), known as Scipione, was an Italian painter and writer.

He was born in Macerata. In 1909 he moved to Rome, where he later enrolled at the Scuola Libera di Nudo of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma. during these years he produced his most important works, such as Still-life with a Bowler Hat (1929) and Still-life with a Feather (1929).

His unique style combined elements of symbolism, surrealism, and expressionism, evoking an intense emotional impact through his vivid color palette and distorted figuration.

He exhibited in the Venice Biennale in 1930, and at the first Rome Quadriennale in 1931. He died in Arco on November 9, 1933.

The Italian painter Claudio Bonichi (born in 1943) is Scipione's nephew.

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