GIOVANNI SEGANTINI, Popular artist of the Alps and Divisionism.

GIOVANNI SEGANTINI was an artist of very rugged character who rose from early hardships and poverty to become one of the finest painters of nature of his day. His early misfortunes, of a mother who died shortly after his birth to a father who left for America in hopes of finding a better life, leaving the young boy with his sister. But he was found to be precocious and art would be a calling he would champion. He was not often around other painters though he had art schooling but chose a very independent artistic course and became famous. He passed at just 41.

[@sylvainst-pierre8725]

Thanks so much.

[@sashapopovici9085]

thank you!

[@pochadepalette]

brilliant as always, thank you.

[@psterud]

Yet another great video. Thank you so much. One thing I'd like a little more of is how these artists worked, especially what proportion of time they spent painting outside versus in the studio. For instance, in Segantini's case, clearly he was outside to some extent, but it would be vastly difficult to do these amazing pictures entirely en plein air.

[@kokoslores9666]

Thank you very much for introducing this marvellous, fairly unknown painter! His paintings are wonderful, very interesting perspectives. His story is told by a very good speaker. I enjoyed this treat - thank you!

[@pietervoogt]

Wonderful, thank you.

[@sylvainst-pierre8725]

Definitely enjoyed. Thank you

[@wemblyfez]

What a sad story! Beautiful paintings, skillfully executed. Fascinated by his discovery of putting pure colors together on the canvas as opposed to mixing them on his palette. Am I to understand he knew nothing of Seurat or the science of light that was in vogue during that time? Thanks again for a wonderful tour of this little known painter.

[@farmerfox3332]

Great presentation 👏 as always. His paintings truly captured a sense of life, imagination and hardship

[@giulianoradice4715]

Aspettiamo con ansia altri video sui Divisionisti (Pellizza da Volpedo, Morbelli, Previati)

[@deaconseptember2002]

The artist Marc Dalessio is an admirer of the work of Segantini. That says alot.

[@giulianoradice4715]

Continua incessante la valorizzazione di Giovanni Segantini ormai collocato tra i più grandi pittori del post-impressionismo europeo. Fu Francesco Arcangeli a recuperare Segantini, rimproverando aspramente la critica italiana di non aver saputo collocare l'artista tra grandi pittori come Van Gogh, Munch, Gauguin. Arcangeli, anzi, istituiva un confronto tra Redon,Munch e Segantini. Cito le sue parole " Chi dirà la vastità sospesa , epica ma inquietante, della grande tela della MORTE, tutta bianca, grigionera, celeste? Segantini sembra stremarvi la sua grafia nella ragnatela delle palizzate o della slitta ancora vuota, quasi relitti sulla neve, o rialzarla nella dentatura potente della catena alpina: tutto a indicare l'indimenticabile apparizione della nube che s'affaccia alla sella montana, gonfia di fato minaccioso, come non fu mai così minaccioso-perché intellettualistico al confronto- nessun Redon; come soltanto è minacciosa e incombente la notte nera di Munch " La storica dell'arte Annie-Paule Quinsac (Columbia University ) ha dedicato più di 50 anni di studio a Giovanni Segantini e al Divisionismo italiano. I risultati dei suoi studi sono fondamentali anche per i critici italiani. Il risultato è che le mostre sul Divisionismo si moltiplicano e i prezzi delle opere dei Divisionisti salgono precipitosamente. Ormai quadri importanti di Segantini non si trovano più sul mercato. L'ultimo è stato acquistato dal Paul Getty Museum. Opere importanti di Segantini si trovano in Italia (Roma, Milano),Svizzera, Germania, Austria, Inghilterra, Giappone. Il Museo d'Orsay si è dovuto accontentare di un disegno per altro molto bello. Il video è ben fatto. Avrei aggiunto più immagini dei quadri di Segantini che si trovano nella Civica Galleria di arte moderna di Milano. Sono opere bellissime.

[@patrickmcdaniel8123]

Absolutely my least favorite artist you've showcased so far. Millet makes Segantini look like an amateur by comparison, that you would even mention them in the same breath is offensive. The only thing they had in common was their subject matter but that's it. Someone commented on Segantini's imagination. Please, spare me. It is obvious by looking at the body of his work that if his subject matter was not literally in front of him it was not going to get painted. I thank God I don’t paint like him.

[@gammelllackinstitute]

The comparisons were made in 'his day'-concerning Millet. To be fair Segantini only made it to 41. But to each his own.

[@deaconseptember2002]

One has to presume that you're not a fan of Segantini.

[@giulianoradice4715]

Nell'interpretazione dei migliori critici d'arte Segantini è l'anti-Millet!

[@deaconseptember2002]

And that suggests what?

[@giulianoradice4715]

Suggerisce che non si deve pensare che Segantini sia un seguace minore di Millet. Segantini è un artista autonomo e autentico, segue una sua strada che è attenta alle novità artistiche dei suoi tempi ( Secessione di Vienna, Simbolismo , Pointillisme, ecc.).