(Rome 1881–1962 Turin)
An Alpine Meadow, signed, dated C. Maggi.(1)912, oil on canvas, 60 x 50 cm, framed

Provenance:
Galleria d’arte Fogliato, no. 7, Turin;
Private Collection Italy.

Exhibited:
Turin, Galleria d’arte Fogliato, 1981, no. 7.

Catalogued and illustrated in:
Exhibition catalogue, Galleria d’arte Fogliato, Turin, 1981, no. 7, p. 14;
Giuseppe Luigi Marini, Cesare Maggi, Il Prisma ed., 1983, no. XXX, p. 343.

Cesare Maggi belongs to the second generation of Divisionist painters from northern Italy. The turning point in Maggi’s artistic career came in 1899 when he attended a posthumous exhibition of Giovanni Segantini’s works, held at the Society of Fine Arts in Milan. There, he was deeply impressed by the Divisionist techniques and the light used in Segantini’s works.
Maggi was represented by the art dealer Vittor Grubicy, a business relationship that lasted until 1913. In 1912, when this work was painted, Maggi exhibited at the Venice Biennale, where an entire room was devoted to his art. He remained faithful to nature, primarily depicting mountain landscapes with a focus on light and colour, as can be seen in this painting of an unspoiled landscape rendered with intense colourings. It was executed using the Divisionist technique, which saw Maggi deploy fine parallel brushstrokes of pure colour to portray light and evoke the simplicity of form.