Nicola Fabbricatore Biography
Nicola Fabbricatore was a self-taught painter who trained by studying the works of Giuseppe Casciaro and Antonio Mancini. In 1915-16 he participated in the I National Exhibition organized in Naples by the Southern Artistic Renaissance Committee.
In 1921, Fabbricatore participated in the I National Biennial Art Exhibition of the city of Naples with two pastels, "Nostalgic Hour" and "Morning Vision", and in the I Roman Biennial with the work entitled "Winter Morning". The following year, he participated in the Fiorentina Primaverile with a pastel study and sent the portrait "My wife" to the Venice Biennale. From that moment, Fabbricatore exhibited regularly at the Biennale until 1938, and then again in 1948.
The painting presented at the Venice Biennale in 1926, "Women and Shepherd of Letino", was appreciated for the novelty of its execution, the realistic rendering and the fixity of the forms. At the 1936 Biennial, the "Portrait of the Mother" was considered one of the most successful paintings of the entire exhibition, due to the delicacy of the tones and the perfect expression of resignation. Furthermore, Fabbricatore participated in group exhibitions such as the Flegreo group exhibition in 1927 and that of the Ostinati in 1928, and also participated in the exhibitions organized annually by the Fascist Interprovincial Fine Arts Union from 1929 to 1941.
In 1929, he participated in the Barcelona International Art Exhibition with the painting "The Family", already exhibited at the Venice Biennale the previous year. Over the years, Fabbricatore also participated in other important exhibitions such as the Roman Quadrennial and the "Free Neapolitan Artists" exhibition of 1944.
Fabbricatore's artistic research was concentrated above all in female portraits, where the twentieth-century formal composure was mitigated by the Mediterranean atmosphere obtained through colour. His landscapes were more linked to the Neapolitan tradition and lively color rather than complex techniques.
