Amerigo Bartoli Natinguerra (1890, in

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– 1971, in

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) was an Italian painter, caricaturist, and writer. He mainly painted

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and landscapes, using both oil and water color in subdued earthy tones. He also painted still lifes and portraits. Amerigo as a young man moved to Rome, where he became a pupil of

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and

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. He displayed works at the 1915 Mostra della Secessione in Rome, and in 1921, at the Biennale di Roma. In 1922, he joined the ''gruppo di Valori Plastici'', and painted compositions or great simplicity and warm colors, including ''Gli amici al caffè'', which won an award at the 1930 Biennale of Venice. In 1927,

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presented his work at the Exhibition of ''Dieci artisti del Novecento Italiano'', during the 93rd Exposition of Amatori e Cultori di Belle arti. Amerigo was an avid contributor of both columns and cartoons to publications such as "La Tribuna", "La Lettura", "

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", "Quadrivio", "Omnibus", and "La Fiera Letteraria". From 1938 to 1960, he held a professorship of painting at the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome.Biography in Galleria Russo website

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1890 births 1971 deaths 20th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian caricaturists Italian landscape painters 20th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub