Horses Galloping First edition of the published drawing

Lazzari , Pietro (1898-1979)

Published by Washington, DC: The Black Sun Press, 1945

About this Item

Half-tone reproduction. 31 x 40.5cm. As published in Portfolio One , edited by Caresse Crosby. .Pietro Lazzari (1898-1979) was a sculptor and painter from Washington, D.C. Lazzari studied art in Paris and at the Ornamental School of Rome. After several trips to the United States during the late 1920s, he settled here permanently in 1929. Following his marriage in 1934, he worked on two murals for the U.S. Section of Fine Arts. Moved to Washington, D.C., 1942, and began teaching and doing his art work. He is known for his bronze busts of humanitarians, most notably Pope Paul VI, Adlai Stevenson, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Represented by the Betty Parsons Gallery in New York. Was very active in the Washington, D.C. art communityPietro Lazzari's formal training as an artist began in Rome, where he joined the Italian Futurist movement. He exhibited and lived in both Rome and Paris until 1925 when he immigrated to the United States, arriving in New York. In 1926, Lazzari was one of only nine European artists who contributed to an important exhibition at the New Gallery, in New York. Amongst the other participating Europeans were the 44 year old Pablo Picasso, Jules Pascin, and Amedeo Modigliani. During the Great Depression, Lazzari became an American citizen and was commissioned by the WPA for many mural paintings and sculptures. In 1935, he participated in the influential exhibition, Abstract Painting in America, at the Whitney Museum of American Art. He was also represented by the influential Betty Parsons Gallery. Lazzari was immersed in the New York art scene and for a time shared a studio with Mark Rothko.In 1942, the artist moved permanently to Washington, D.C., where he established his studio and participated in many exhibits. During the following years, he was awarded the Fulbright Fellowship and often traveled to Rome. He taught painting and sculpture at The American University from 1948 to 1950, headed the Art Department at Dumbarton College, and also taught at the Corcoran School of Art and Gallaudet College. His sculpture, paintings and drawings can be found in many major collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art, Art Institute of Chicago, the Smithsonian Institution, Miami Museum of Modern Art and the San Francisco Museums of Fine Art.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Horses Galloping First edition of the published drawing
• Publisher: Washington, DC: The Black Sun Press
• Publication Date: 1945
• Condition: Good
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