Archiv Hatje Cantz Verlag | Giovanni Segantini 1858-1899

The Artist Giovanni Segantini Was A Leading Member Of The European Avant-Garde Of His Day. He Was Hailed As An ‚Innovator‘, A ‚Prophet‘ And A ‚Revolutionary‘: In An Obituary One Critic Called Him A „Secession In His Own Right.“ His Work Was To Be Seen In Public And Private Collections Alike, And Had A Major Effect On Art In Europe At The Time. Even The Futurists Cited Him As A Role-Model. At Present There Are No Monographs Of Segantini In Print. This Publication Will Fill This Gap And Offers The Public A New Opportunity To See Important Paintings And Drawings By This Artist, Including His Famous Triptych Werden – Sein – Vergehen (La Vita – La Natura – La Morte). With An In-Depth Essay On The Artist’S Oeuvre – From His Early Genre Paintings, Influenced By Realism, Right Up To His Symbolic Depictions Of Nature In A Divisionist Style – This Publication Is An Up-To-Date, Comprehensive Monograph On Giovanni Segantini. (German Edition Available Isbn 3-7757-0561-9, English Edition Available Isbn 3- 7757-0564-3) The Artist: Giovanni Segantini (Arco/Trient 1858-1899 Schafberg Near St. Moritz In The Engadine). Self-Taught. 1864: Moves To Milan. 1876- 1878: Attends Evening Classes At The Accademia Di Brera In Milan. 1881-1886: Resident In Pusiano, 1886-1894: In Savognin/Engadin. Has Contact With The Artists Of The ‚Scapigliatura‘ In Lombardy And With The Group ‚Les Xx‘, To Which James Ensor Also Belongs. 1889: Segantini Represents Italy At The World Exhibition In Paris. 1894: Moves To Maloja In The Engadine.