Guido Farina (1896–1957) was an Italian painter.

Biography

Farina was born in

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, Italy. He enrolled at the Cignaroli Academy in Verona in 1910 and made his debut in 1918 at an exhibition held by the city's Pro Assistenza Civica organisation. He was associated with the artists of the Burano School in the 1920s and his urban views and landscapes were presented in the show of dissident artists at Ca' Pesaro. His participation in the Venice Biennale began by invitation in 1924 with the 14th Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte della Città di Venezia. He was closely associated with the

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movement in this period and took part in the group's first and second exhibitions (

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, 1926 and 1929). His first solo show was held in 1931 at the Galleria del Milione, Milan, and he took part in the Prima Quadriennale Nazionale d'Arte in

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, where the Galleria Mussolini bought one of his works. He made frequent trips to

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as well as

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and

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. He also worked in the fields of decoration and fresco (Verona, Museo di Castelvecchio, 1925–1929, and Palazzo del Podestà, 1929–1930). Farina died in

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in 1957.

References

* Antonella Crippa
Guido Farina
online catalogu
Artgate
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Farina, Guido 20th-century Italian painters 20th-century Italian male artists Italian male painters Painters from Verona Italian vedutisti 1896 births 1957 deaths