Telemaco
Signorini

1835 - 1901

Telemaco Signorini (August 18, 1835 – February 10, 1901) was an Italian painter associated with the Macchiaioli. Born in Florence, he studied at the Florentine Academy and painted landscapes en plei...

Italy painting en plein air, etching, varied brushwork (soft gradations and sharp lines), palette knife, plein air painting, pencil underdrawing
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Biography

Signorini produced etchings, wrote art criticism, and later taught at the Instituto Superiore di Belle Arti in Florence.

Artistic Style

He painted outdoors to capture natural light, shade, and color. His works feature asymmetrical compositions suggesting photographic influence. In his late etchings, he embraced simplifications of shape, atmospheric effects, and flattened space inspired by Japanese art and Whistler.

Techniques & Media

painting en plein air etching varied brushwork (soft gradations and sharp lines) palette knife plein air painting pencil underdrawing

Born

1835

Italy

Died

1901

Known For

painting en plein air, etching, varied brushwork (soft gradations and sharp lines), palette knife, plein air painting, pencil underdrawing

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