Cascina nella neve
| Reference: | S42289 |
| Author | Beppi ZANCAN |
| Year: | 1978 |
| Measures: | 200 x 135 mm |
€250.00
| Reference: | S42289 |
| Author | Beppi ZANCAN |
| Year: | 1978 |
| Measures: | 200 x 135 mm |
€250.00
Description
Etching, 1978, signed and dated in plate at lower center. Signature in pencil Beppi Zancan at lower right.
Example printed on china paper, in perfect condition.
Beppi Zancan was born in Turin on February 14, 1936 into a family of Venetian origin of jurists, doctors and university professors. During the war, he took refuge with his family in the villa in Viverone, where he spent some of the best years of his childhood together with his brother Giampaolo, who later became one of the most famous Italian criminal lawyers.
Back in Turin, he attended the classical high school at the Social Institute of the Jesuit Fathers, where he distinguished himself as a brilliant and brilliant student. He graduated in law with Norberto Bobbio, of whom he was an assistant, elaborating a thesis on the philosophy of law on the concept of justice in Dostoevsky, which was much appreciated and received numerous awards. The love for Dostoevsky, which Beppi also read in the original language, remained a constant throughout his life. After completing his military service in Casale, he returned to Turin where he abandoned his university career, due to his incompatibility with the most rigid and canonical formalities, as an intense and eccentric artist that he was. After moving to Milan, he met Arrigo Polillo, director of the magazine Musica Jazz and personnel director of Arnoldo Mondadori, who, appreciating his talents as a musician and recognizing his creative flair, wanted him with him as a publicist and creative.
It is of this period, in 1967, his first personal exhibition of engravings, ordered at the gallery L'Arte Antica in Turin. These were engravings of great technical talent, closely related to the work of Beppi Zancan's ideal master, Rembrandt.
In 1971 he exhibited again at the Arte Antica of Turin and at the Gabinetto delle Stampe of Milan and in 1974 at the Casino of Sanremo. In 1974, he became a professional journalist and, in 1975, he was entrusted with the direction of Il Mago, one of the most important Italian comics magazines, on the pages of which there were tables of young Italian authors as well as foreign strips, mainly humorous. In that same year he met Carlotta Frattini, who became his wife the following year. Still in 1976, he ordered a new exhibition of engravings, once again at the gallery L'Arte Antica, while the first Turinese exhibition of paintings took place only in 1981, at the Quaglino gallery in Piazza San Carlo; here he exhibited his canvases, in which the imprint of the great impressionists, among whom above all Van Gogh and Cezanne emerged strong and evident. Beppi Zancan's brushstroke, however, remains personal and autonomous, even though it ardently reflects his admiration for those great artists.
Beppi ZANCAN (Torino 1936-2016)
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Beppi Zancan was born in Turin on February 14, 1936, from a family of Venetian origin made up of lawyers, doctors and university lecturers.
During the war, he repaired with his family in the villa of Viverone, where he spent some of the most beautiful years of childhood with his brother Giampaolo, who later became one of the most famous Italian criminal lawyers.
Returning to Turin, he attended the classical high school at the Social Institute of the Jesuit Fathers, where he distinguished himself as a very brilliant student.
He graduated in jurisprudence with Norberto Bobbio, of whom he was assistant, elaborating a thesis of philosophy of law on the concept of justice in Dostoevsky, which was very much appreciated and won numerous awards.
The love for Dostoevsky, which Beppi also read in the original language, remained a constant of his entire existence.
Having completed his military service in Casale, he returned to Turin where he left his university career, for an incompatibility with the most rigid and canonical formalties, accordingly to his intense and eccentric artistic character.
Having moved to Milan, he met Arrigo Polillo, director of the magazine Musica Jazz and director of the staff of Arnoldo Mondadori, who, appreciating his talent as a musician and recognizing his creative flair, wanted him as advertising and creative.
n 1974 he became a professional journalist and in 1975 he was entrusted with the direction of the Mago, one of the most important Italian comic book magazines, on whose pages there were tables of young Italian novice authors as well as foreign strips, mainly humorous.
That same year he met Carlotta Frattini, who became his wife the following year.
Again in 1976, he ordered a new exhibition of engravings, again at the gallery L’ Arte Antica, while the first exhibition of paintings in Turin will take place only only in 1981, at the gallery Quaglino; here he exhibited his paintings, in which the imprint of the great impressionists, especially Van Gogh and Cezanne, emerged strong and evident. Beppi Zancan's brushstroke remains, however, personal and autonomous, while reflecting his admiration for those great ones.
In1982, after a brief period in Giorgio Mondadori, where he was editor-in-chief of the magazines Arte e Antiquariato, he joined the newspaper La Stampa; he was immediately entrusted with the management of the insert Tutto Dove.
In 1983 he exhibited at the Circolo degli Artisti.
Since 1987, he curated the section dedicated to art in Torino Sette, one of the most appreciated and followed inserts of the newspaper La Stampa.
His last exhibition of paintings took place in 1987 at the Davico Gallery, while 1990 will be the year of the last exhibition of engravings made in homage to Rembrandt, at the Galleria L’ Arte Antica.
In 1997, at the age of sixty, he decided to retire from his professional life to devote himself to his main passions, mainly engraving and painting, but also writing. It was precisely in these years that the novels La gatta Miomao and La balbuzie di Bobbio were published.
The works before the eighties reflect a markedly introspective research, in which the construction of the paintings is more stratified and where one encounters a greater depth of the pictorial planes; the later ones show a progressively transformed expressive way, more "drawn", more horizontal and more elementary though more "naturalistic" in comparison to the past.
Beppi Zancan's work, which is now the centre of careful study and revaluation, is the object of refined and careful collecting.
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Beppi ZANCAN (Torino 1936-2016)
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Beppi Zancan was born in Turin on February 14, 1936, from a family of Venetian origin made up of lawyers, doctors and university lecturers.
During the war, he repaired with his family in the villa of Viverone, where he spent some of the most beautiful years of childhood with his brother Giampaolo, who later became one of the most famous Italian criminal lawyers.
Returning to Turin, he attended the classical high school at the Social Institute of the Jesuit Fathers, where he distinguished himself as a very brilliant student.
He graduated in jurisprudence with Norberto Bobbio, of whom he was assistant, elaborating a thesis of philosophy of law on the concept of justice in Dostoevsky, which was very much appreciated and won numerous awards.
The love for Dostoevsky, which Beppi also read in the original language, remained a constant of his entire existence.
Having completed his military service in Casale, he returned to Turin where he left his university career, for an incompatibility with the most rigid and canonical formalties, accordingly to his intense and eccentric artistic character.
Having moved to Milan, he met Arrigo Polillo, director of the magazine Musica Jazz and director of the staff of Arnoldo Mondadori, who, appreciating his talent as a musician and recognizing his creative flair, wanted him as advertising and creative.
n 1974 he became a professional journalist and in 1975 he was entrusted with the direction of the Mago, one of the most important Italian comic book magazines, on whose pages there were tables of young Italian novice authors as well as foreign strips, mainly humorous.
That same year he met Carlotta Frattini, who became his wife the following year.
Again in 1976, he ordered a new exhibition of engravings, again at the gallery L’ Arte Antica, while the first exhibition of paintings in Turin will take place only only in 1981, at the gallery Quaglino; here he exhibited his paintings, in which the imprint of the great impressionists, especially Van Gogh and Cezanne, emerged strong and evident. Beppi Zancan's brushstroke remains, however, personal and autonomous, while reflecting his admiration for those great ones.
In1982, after a brief period in Giorgio Mondadori, where he was editor-in-chief of the magazines Arte e Antiquariato, he joined the newspaper La Stampa; he was immediately entrusted with the management of the insert Tutto Dove.
In 1983 he exhibited at the Circolo degli Artisti.
Since 1987, he curated the section dedicated to art in Torino Sette, one of the most appreciated and followed inserts of the newspaper La Stampa.
His last exhibition of paintings took place in 1987 at the Davico Gallery, while 1990 will be the year of the last exhibition of engravings made in homage to Rembrandt, at the Galleria L’ Arte Antica.
In 1997, at the age of sixty, he decided to retire from his professional life to devote himself to his main passions, mainly engraving and painting, but also writing. It was precisely in these years that the novels La gatta Miomao and La balbuzie di Bobbio were published.
The works before the eighties reflect a markedly introspective research, in which the construction of the paintings is more stratified and where one encounters a greater depth of the pictorial planes; the later ones show a progressively transformed expressive way, more "drawn", more horizontal and more elementary though more "naturalistic" in comparison to the past.
Beppi Zancan's work, which is now the centre of careful study and revaluation, is the object of refined and careful collecting.
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