Tribute to Marcello Avenali 1912 - 1981

 The donated works are: Portrait of Anna, a panel painted in 1933 and depiction of absorbed interior contemplation that evokes the artistic culture of Novecento; Villa Borghese of 1938, a view of Rome of intense lyrical and expressive tension that denotes his adhesion to the Roman School; Angelina, a canvas painting of 1953 where, albeit with the force of the colour, we can detect that delicate moment of transition – from figuration to abstraction – that is characteristic of Avenali’s art and, in general of Italian art in the middle of XX century.
These works are displayed together with the existing works in the collection, a result of previous acquisitions from Roman exhibitions and of other works from the sizeable Roman archive of his daughter Roberta, that have been expertly selected to testify the articulated abstract phase of the latter period of the artists production.
Within a limited exhibition space, the aim was to present a significant testimony of Marcello Avenali’s entire production, his inexorable pursuit of expressive alternatives and technical solutions, an artist present in the main national exhibitions and with interesting experiences at an international level, enthusiastic teacher dedicated to his hole at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome where he shared with his students his immense experience.
A display of documentation lent by the Marcello Avenali Archive and by the Quadriennale di Roma foundation, completes the exhibition with photographs, letters, memorabilia, and sketches, showing the picture of an artist and of a period.