BRUNO CAPACCI
Bruno Capacci (Venice 1906 - Brussels 1996)
1930's : Paris, metaphysical period
"Les liens" 1933, oil on panel, 72 x 96 cm
Illustrated in "30 tableaux de Capacci" by P. Colinet, M. & G. Picqueray & M. Lecomte, Ed. La Boétie, 1946
Illustrated in "30 tableaux de Capacci" by P. Colinet, M. & G. Picqueray & M. Lecomte, Ed. La Boétie, 1946
"Still life with mask" 1934, oil on panel, 48 x 60 cm
"L'attente" 1932, oil on panel, 57 x 60 cm
"Le silence était présent au mariage des statues du soir" Bruno Capacci
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"Le silence était présent au mariage des statues du soir" Bruno Capacci
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"Self portrait" 1936, oil on canvas
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1940's : Brussels, tribute to Italy and surrealism
"Self portrait" 1945, oil on panel
Editions La Boétie, 1946
"Le dragon de l'impraticable" 1946, oil on panel, 54 x 47 cm
Illustrated in "30 tableaux de Capacci" by P. Colinet, M. & G. Picqueray & M. Lecomte, Ed. La Boétie, 1946
Illustrated in "30 tableaux de Capacci" by P. Colinet, M. & G. Picqueray & M. Lecomte, Ed. La Boétie, 1946
"Head in profile" 1946, oil on panel
"Carnival in Venice" 1943, oil on canvas, 72 x 98 cm
"Commedia dell' arte - Guitar & harlequins" 1940's, oil on panel, 80 x 95 cm
Detail with the artist's signature
"Piazza San Marco in Venice" 1940's, oil on panel, 98 x 164 cm
"Souvenirs d'Italie" 1947, oil on panel, 98 x 126 cm
Monumental Capacci fresco in italian restaurant "San Francisco", Paris. Painted in the 1940's.
Detail
In 1947 André Breton invites Capacci to join the International surrealist exhibition at Galerie Maeght
"La genèse des formes" 1946, exhibited at Galerie Maeght, 1947.
Collection of the Israël museum, Jerusalem
Collection of the Israël museum, Jerusalem
1950's : builds a house in Florence (1957)
"Capteurs d'images" 1958, oil on panel, 82 x 84 cm
The artist's view on Piazza San Marco in Venice
"Les capteurs d'images vivent à l'état brut dans certaines contrées décomposées"
(Bruno Capacci "La balustrade du possible", Ed. La Nef d'Argent, 1949)
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The artist's view on Piazza San Marco in Venice
"Les capteurs d'images vivent à l'état brut dans certaines contrées décomposées"
(Bruno Capacci "La balustrade du possible", Ed. La Nef d'Argent, 1949)
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1960's : Capacci and his wife live and work in Florence.
They exhibit in several american museums and produce ceramics.
Suzanne Van Damme and Bruno Capacci in Italy
"Evening statues (Statue Serali)", 1962, oil on panel, 71 x 97 cm
"La Regina" 1967, oil on panel, 89 x 85 cm
"Sur sa tête, un arc-en-ciel d'une coloration toute nouvelle soutenait un cercle classique" Bruno Capacci
"Sur sa tête, un arc-en-ciel d'une coloration toute nouvelle soutenait un cercle classique" Bruno Capacci
"Signs & symbols" 1960's, ceramics, 90 x 60 cm
"Signs" 1960's, ceramics, 60 x 80 cm
Composition of ceramics tiles in the artist's house in Florence
1970's : return to Brussels
"Le cirque" 1970, oil on panel, 65 x 58 cm
"L'impraticabilité de marcher à l'envers impose le retournement du globe" Bruno Capacci
"L'impraticabilité de marcher à l'envers impose le retournement du globe" Bruno Capacci
"The lesson - la leçon (Lezione)" 1970, oil on panel, 80 x 100 cm
"Des groupes de mains se reposent, couvertes par des draps de roches" Bruno Capacci
"Des groupes de mains se reposent, couvertes par des draps de roches" Bruno Capacci
"La maison" 1972, oil on panel, 67 x 48 cm
"Dans une maison remplie de corsets rouges, les anciens coqs fêtent l'utilité des hommes" Bruno Capacci
"Dans une maison remplie de corsets rouges, les anciens coqs fêtent l'utilité des hommes" Bruno Capacci
"Friendship" 1972, Oil & collage on panel, 66 x 57 cm
"La fragilité mouvante désireuse de suggestions ouvre les fenêtres nocturnes de la solitude" Bruno Capacci
"La fragilité mouvante désireuse de suggestions ouvre les fenêtres nocturnes de la solitude" Bruno Capacci
Opening of a Capacci exhibition at Group 2 Gallery, 1991.
Former Prime Minister Leo Tindemans discussing with the artist.
Former Prime Minister Leo Tindemans discussing with the artist.
Monography by Group 2 Gallery published in 1991