About The Artist:
Bruno Cassinari
Bruno Cassinari (1912–1992) was an Italian painter and sculptor, active in a style mixing cubist and expressionist elements. He was born in Piacenza and died in Milan. He trained as a painter in the Brera Academy under Aldo Carpi. In 1946, he helped found the Fronte Nuovo delle Arti, an association aiming to restore optimism to post-war Italian art. Other members were Renato Birolli, Renato Guttuso, Ennio Morlotti, Leonardo Leoncillo, and...
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About The Medium:
Oil
Process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. Commonly used drying oils include linseed oil, poppy seed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil.