Marino Tartaglia facts for kids
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Marino Tartaglia
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| Born | 3 August 1894 |
| Died | 21 April 1984 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Known for | Oil painting |
| Movement | Post-Impressionism, Expressionism, futurism |
Marino Tartaglia (born August 3, 1894 – died April 21, 1984) was a famous Croatian painter and art teacher. He taught for many years at the Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb.
He became a member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts in 1948. In 1964, he won the Vladimir Nazor Award for his lifetime achievements in art.
Biography
Marino Tartaglia was born on August 3, 1894, in Zagreb. He went to elementary school and high school in Split. In 1907, he met the painter Emanuel Vidović and became very interested in art. He learned drawing from Virgil Meneghello Dinčić.
From 1908 to 1912, he studied at the Architectural School in Zagreb. There, he had famous painters like Oton Iveković and Bela Čikoš Sesija as teachers. Before World War I, he moved to Italy to avoid political problems. He first went to Florence, then to Rome. In 1913, he joined a well-known art school in Rome.
He spent a short time as a soldier on the Salonika front. But he soon returned to Rome, where he helped the famous artist Ivan Meštrović. Later, he went back to Florence and met Futurist artists like Carlo Carrà and Giorgio de Chirico.
After the war, he lived in Split from 1918 to 1921. Then he traveled to Vienna, Belgrade, and Paris. In 1931, he returned to Zagreb. At the request of Vladimir Becić, Tartaglia started teaching at the Academy of Fine Arts. He became a full professor in 1947. He taught many generations of Croatian painters.
In 1948, he became a full member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. He received the Vladimir Nazor Award in 1964. In 1975, a big exhibition of his work was held at the Art Pavilion in Zagreb.
Marino Tartaglia passed away on April 21, 1984, in Zagreb.
Legacy
In his early paintings, Tartaglia was inspired by Paul Cézanne and other Post-Impressionist artists. Later, his paintings became more abstract, using flat, colorful shapes. They were almost completely abstract but still hinted at real figures.
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Tartaglia was especially good at painting self-portraits. From 1917, these showed signs of expressionism. By the 1960s, his self-portraits were fully abstract. His art was very natural and connected to primitive art, like ancient cave paintings.
Works
- Self-portrait, 1917 — An Expressionist style painting
- Self-portrait, 1920
- Marjan Through the Olive (Marjan kroz masline), 1920
- Still Life with Statue II (Mrtva priroda s kipom II), 1921
- Combing (Češljanje), 1924
- Still Life with fruits and basket, 1926
- Small Breakwater (Mali lukobran), 1927
- Landscape (Pejsaž), 1928
- Portrait of Mrs Fink I (Portret gđe Fink I), 1935
- My Wife (Moja žena), 1936
- Painter (Slikar), 1966
- Flowers I (Cvijeće I), 1966
Exhibitions
During his sixty-year career, Tartaglia had 30 solo exhibitions. He also took part in over 270 group exhibitions in his home country and abroad. He was part of the Venice Biennale in 1940.
Solo Shows
Here are some of his recent solo exhibitions:
- 2009 Marino Tartaglia – Gallery Adris, Rovinj
- 2004 Marino Tartaglia : Retrospective Exhibition – Galerija Umjetnina Split, Split
- 2003 Galerija Klovićevi dvori, Zagreb
- 1975/6 Retrospective Exhibition at the Art Pavilion in Zagreb
- 1971 Marino Tartaglia – Gallery of Fine Arts, Split
- 1964 Marino Tartaglia – Gallery of Fine Arts, Split
Group Shows
Here are some of his recent group exhibitions:
- 2008 From the holdings of the museum – Museum of Modern Art Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik
- 2007 From the gallery's collection – Museum of Modern Art Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik
- 2006 Croatian Collection – Museum of Contemporary Art Skopje, Skopje
Public Collections
You can find his artwork in these public collections:
Croatia
- Gallery of Fine Arts, Split (Galerija Umjetnina) Split
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb (Muzej Suvremene Umjetnosti)
- Museum of Modern Art Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik
- Muzej Moslavine, Kutina
Macedonia (F.Y.R.M.)
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje
Serbia
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade
Slovenia
- Modern Gallery (Moderna Galerija), Ljubljana
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