Massimo Campigli
Massimo Campigli was born in Berlin, Germany, but spent most of his childhood in Florence, Italy. His family moved to Milan
in 1909, and here he worked on the Letteratura magazine, frequenting avant-garde circles and making the acquaintance of
Umberto Boccioni and Carlo Carrà.
In 1918 he moved to Paris where he worked as foreign correspondent for the Milanese daily newspaper Corriere della Sera.
Although he had already produced some drawings during the war, it was only after he arrived in Paris that he started to paint.
At the Café du Dôme he consorted with artists including Giorgio de Chirico, Alberto Savinio, Gino Severini and Filippo De Pisis.
Extended visits to the Louvre deepened Campigli’s interest in ancient Egyptian art, which became a lasting source of his own
painting.His first figurative works applied geometrical designs to the human figure, reflecting the influence of Pablo Picasso
and Fernand Léger as well as the Purism of “L’Esprit Nouveau”.
in 1909, and here he worked on the Letteratura magazine, frequenting avant-garde circles and making the acquaintance of
Umberto Boccioni and Carlo Carrà.
In 1918 he moved to Paris where he worked as foreign correspondent for the Milanese daily newspaper Corriere della Sera.
Although he had already produced some drawings during the war, it was only after he arrived in Paris that he started to paint.
At the Café du Dôme he consorted with artists including Giorgio de Chirico, Alberto Savinio, Gino Severini and Filippo De Pisis.
Extended visits to the Louvre deepened Campigli’s interest in ancient Egyptian art, which became a lasting source of his own
painting.His first figurative works applied geometrical designs to the human figure, reflecting the influence of Pablo Picasso
and Fernand Léger as well as the Purism of “L’Esprit Nouveau”.
![RAGAZZA CON COLLANA [GIRL WITH NECKLACE], 1963 by Massimo Campigli sold for €8,500 at Whyte's Auctions](/images/auction/891/71923.jpg "RAGAZZA CON COLLANA [GIRL WITH NECKLACE], 1963 by Massimo Campigli sold for €8,500 at Whyte's Auctions")