Georgio Morandi (Bologna, June 20, 1890 – Bologna, June 18, 1964) was an Italian painter who specialised in still life. In 1915, he joined the army but suffered a breakdown and was indefinitely discharged. During the war, Morandi's still lifes became more reduced in their compositional elements and purer in form. A Metaphysical painting (Pittura Metafisica) phase in Morandi's work lasted from 1918 to 1922. This was to be his last major stylistic shift; thereafter, he focused increasingly on subtle gradations of hue, tone, and objects arranged in a unifying atmospheric haze, establishing the direction his art was to take for the rest of his life.
[Oil on canvas, 71.5 x 61.5 cm]
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