Vincenzo Colucci Biography
Vincenzo Colucci was born in 1898 in Naples, the son of a set designer at the San Carlo Theater. Having moved with his family to the island of Ischia, the young Vincenzo began to develop a passion for self-taught painting, drawing his surroundings with chalk and colours. His father encourages his passion by giving him all the necessary materials.
Colucci moved to Naples to attend evening nude school, where he began selling his first paintings. In his free time, his house became a literary club frequented by intellectuals such as the poets Di Giacomo and Ferdinando Russo.
The artist travels in Italy and abroad, visiting France, Holland, America, England, Japan and Venice, where he is appointed official painter of the Republic of Carnaro. His first important personal exhibition was held in 1929 in Naples, at the Vanessa Gallery, while in 1934 he opened the first art workshop on the island of Ischia.
Personalities such as Montale, Visconti, De Chirico and the De Filippo brothers frequented Colucci's house, helping to consolidate his fame as an artist. In 1939 he was appointed professor at the Liceo Artistico in Palermo, but was called up to arms during the Second World War.
After the war, he resumed his travels and continued to exhibit his works. In 1968 he was forced to interrupt his activity due to a serious health problem, which led to his death in 1970. His simple and sincere art, inspired by nature and daily life, remains appreciated today by critics and collectors.
