Luigi Bompard, La Rugiada, 1905, Woodcut

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Luigi Bompard (1879 - 1953) - La Rugiada, 1905
Multi-color woodcut, taken from "Novissima. Albo ambientale d'arte e lettere", Rome … Read more Luigi Bompard (1879 - 1953) - La Rugiada, 1905
Multi-color woodcut, taken from "Novissima. Albo ambientale d'arte e lettere", Rome 1905.
Signed on the plate.
This is a beautiful three-color impression on gray paper.
It is in perfect condition, except for some residues of scotch tape on the back.
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Luigi Bompard (1879–1953) was an Italian painter and illustrator.
Son of the French merchant Jules Bompard and the photographer Cesira Oppi, Luigi did not receive any formal artistic training.
The evolution of his illustrative technique has absolutely self-taught bases, which find body and substance starting from 1902 in the influences of the bohemian artists belonging to the "Giambardi della sega" group, who met in the Palazzo Bentivoglio.
The Bolognese environment of the time, thanks to the large quantity of magazines that were published there, was particularly suited to the activity of illustrator, to which Bompard dedicated himself and in which he put his qualities as a graphic designer to good use.
Among the most important collaborations, we remember those linked to Il Natale de la Lira and L'Italia Ride where he came into contact with artists of different backgrounds and experiences, such as Alfredo Baruffi, Franz Laskoff, Ugo Valeri, Augusto Majani. Also noteworthy were his activities in the field of poster design, to which he dedicated himself in tandem with Marcello Dudovich.
Alongside his work as a graphic designer and illustrator, which allowed him to meet his financial needs, Bompard had a notable presence in the pictorial panorama of the time, as demonstrated by his numerous participations in the Prix France (1901, 1902, 1903, 1905, 1907 and 1916), the Venice Biennale (1905, 1912, 1920, 1926, 1928).
Having moved to Rome in 1904, he took part in the Mostra di Rifiutati (1905), and in that of the Society of Amateurs and Cultivators of Fine Arts (1906) and joined the GRIA (Gruppo Romano Incisori Artisti).
In the years following 1906 he lived first in Paris, and then in Milan, where he moved in 1911. Here he collaborated with the Italian Illustration and La Lettura.
After 1918 he returned to Rome and worked as an illustrator for magazines such as Il Travaso delle idee, Noi e il Mondo, Il Giornale della Domenica, La Tribuna, La Voce d'Italia, Il Corriere dei piccoli, Marc'Aurelio, Il Guerin Meschino. He died in the capital in February 1953 at the age of 73. I have official proof of authenticity such as vintage catalogs,
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