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Aldo Galli (Como, 10 November 1906 – Lugano, 6 March 1981) was an Italian painter, member of the historical group of Como abstractionists. He studied painting and engraving in Brera, returning to Como in 1932 where he came into contact with the group of artists gathered around the rationalist architect Giuseppe Terragni and the abstractionists Manlio Rho and Mario Radice. Read the full biography

Aldo Galli (Como, 10 November 1906 – Lugano, 6 March 1981) was an Italian painter, member of the historical group of Como abstractionists. He studied painting and engraving in Brera, returning to Como in 1932 where he came into contact with the group of artists gathered around the rationalist architect Giuseppe Terragni and the abstractionists Manlio Rho and Mario Radice. Certainly influenced by the leaders with regards to his pictorial experiences, which were also created with great mastery, Galli stands out from Rho and Radice for his ability to transport pure rationalist schematism into the fields of sculpture and engraving. His works are almost unanimously considered by critics to be among the most significant of the first experiences of abstract art in Italy. We know of Galli's works made with the most diverse materials: paper, canvas, but also aluminum sculptures and even stained glass. His works are kept in numerous museums and important private collections: a large sculpture is part of the collections of modern art of the Municipality of Milan. His archive is currently kept in the Como Library. The Academy of Fine Arts of Como is named after him. His artistic production, although very varied in materials, was rather limited in number due to the care and meticulousness he put into the creation of his works, therefore it is not easy to find his works on the market. Reference galleries can be considered the Blue Gallery in Milan or the Lietti and Caldarelli Galleries in Como.