Disegni giovanili

Disegni giovanili is a collection of drawings by Alberto Martini (Oderzo,1876-Milan, 1954), an Italian draftsman, engraver, painter and illustrator, a  forerunner of the Surrealist movement .

In 1895, Martini started his graphic activity as illustrator of literary works, a supporting activity for his artistic production. The  youthful satirical inspiration  was replaced by the most  macabre and morbid vein , present in the chine. He was a friend of eccentric persons, such as  Luisa Amman Casati,   a well-known animator of artistic life who became his precious patron of several portraits and who welcomed him to her various residences: the Venetian palace, the castle of Soncino and, between 1928 and 1930, the French residence of Vesinet. Thanks to the Marchesa Casati, he met F. T. Marinetti, for whom in 1906 he designed the cover of the nos. 9-12 (1906-07) of the magazine  Poesia. ,1954).

His youthful designs, exhibited at the Galleria La Borgognona (Rome) in 1979, have a bucolic and peasant nature, reminiscent of the landscapes which were source of inspiration for the Impressionists. 
The illustrations, all in black and white, are dated and autographed by the artist; the technique used is watercolor pencil, cinchona and charcoal.

Exhibition at Galleria La Borgognona (Rome), June-July 1979.

Presentation by Marco Lorandi.

In-8º, in Italian, unnumbered pages, cm 28.3 x 0.2 x 21, probably 1979.