page_title: Giuseppe Balbo
hierarchical_section_title: Giuseppe Balbo
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Giuseppe Balbo, autoritratto
context_page_description: Balbo was always attracted by the "magical world of painting". Aged 14 he met in Sanremo the Pasquali brothers who introduced him to the world of sculpture. Being born in Bordighera he was interested in the artistic production of all painters who lived and worked in his hometown such as Claude Monet, Pompeo Mariani Friederich von Kleudgen, Hermann Nestel, Giuseppe Ferdinando Piana, etc.
  To improve his training he attended the Accademia Albertina of Turin and he had as professor Andrea Marchisio. His original style is heavily influenced by the Impressionism even if one can already perceive some elements of cubism. In 1924 he painted "Il soldato", confirming his membership in the futurism movement.
  In 1926 he was commissioned to paint for the Church of the Immaculate Conception or Terrasanta of Bordighera, entitled "Death of Saint Joseph". In those years, he met the sculptor Adolfo Wildt who had a very large impact on his painting. This influence can be perceived in his famous portrait on yellow background.
  Between 1931 and 1946 Balbo lived mainly in Africa, with a short stay in Italy and Paris, where he exhibited in 1938.
caption: Giuseppe Balbo, self portrait
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