Guido Marussig Biography
Guido Marussig was born in Trieste in 1885. He trained as a decorator at the Triestina Industrial School and began at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice in 1900 with a scholarship from the Municipality. Here he studied under the guidance of Ettore Tito and Augusto Sezanne. In 1905 he exhibited at the Biennale for the first time and would return to participate in the event for seventeen editions. In 1907, he exhibited in the room "The Art of the Dream" alongside artists such as Chini, Nomellini, Previati, Von Stuck and Martini.
In 1908, Marussig became one of the main exponents of the Cà Pesaro Group. In 1909, he discovered Klimt's painting and the Vienna Secession at the Biennale. He also experimented with woodcut and achieved great success in 1914 with the series “Venice engraved in wood”. In the same period, he collaborated with the magazine L'Eroica.
In 1916, Marussig moved to Milan, where he concentrated on graphics and met Gabriele D'Annunzio. They collaborated together on the set design for “La nave” at La Scala in 1918 and on the decorations of the Vittoriale from 1922 to 1935. Marussig continued to work as an illustrator of books and magazines, designer of furniture elements, architect and sculptor.
In 1919, Marussig went to Fiume with D'Annunzio, who appointed him First Aedile of the Carnaro Regency. He worked as a lecturer at the Brera Academy from 1932, and wrote for books and magazines as an art critic.
In 1939, he created the mosaic “Roman Justice” for the Palace of Justice in Milan. After the Second World War, he resumed his activity as a painter, but continued to dedicate himself to teaching. Guido Marussig died in 1972 in Gorizia.
