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Valerio Adami is in Italian painter born on March 17, 1935 in the Italian city of Bologna. He is famous for his paintings with surfaces of flashy outlined by thick black lines, reminding of comics. He divides his time between France and Italy.

Adami was educated at Academy Brera in Milan between 1952 and 1954. He traveled to paris for the first time in 1955, where he met Roberto Matta. His first solo exhibition came in 1957 in Milan, with works inspired by Matta's surrealism.

In the late '60s, he became part of the Nouvelle Figuration (New Figuration) movement. Adami began to address politics in his art, and incorporated subject matter such as modern European history, literature, philosophy, and mythology. Adami's artworks were expressionistic, but around the time of his second exhibition in 1964 at Kassel, he had developed a style of painting reminiscent of French cloisonnism, featuring regions of flat colour bordered by black lines. The artist subjects were highly stylized and often presented in fragments, as seen in Telescoping Rooms.


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Une reconquête moderne de l’espace classique III, Valerio Adami

Une reconquête moderne de l’espace classique III

Valerio Adami

Print - 40 x 30 cm

$279

Come dare i primi soccorsi ann cane, Valerio Adami

Come dare i primi soccorsi ann cane

Valerio Adami

Painting - 81 x 100 cm

$89,172

Coltelli, Valerio Adami

Coltelli

Valerio Adami

Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 36 cm

$8,917

Une reconquête moderne de l’espace classique II, Valerio Adami

Une reconquête moderne de l’espace classique II

Valerio Adami

Print - 40 x 30 cm

$279

Le lapin, l'aigle et la lune, Valerio Adami

Le lapin, l'aigle et la lune

Valerio Adami

Print - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm

$535

Riding Boots, Valerio Adami

Riding Boots

Valerio Adami

Print - 152 x 72 cm

$1,449

Fantasia per violino, Valerio Adami

Fantasia per violino

Valerio Adami

Print - 111 x 73 cm

$947

Vulcano con figure, Valerio Adami

Vulcano con figure

Valerio Adami

Painting - 197 x 147 x 3 cm

$139,332

Dialogue dans le paysage II, Valerio Adami

Dialogue dans le paysage II

Valerio Adami

Print - 94 x 72 cm

$780

Hamlet, Valerio Adami

Hamlet

Valerio Adami

Print - 76 x 100 cm

$947

Cosa si vede fuori, Valerio Adami

Cosa si vede fuori

Valerio Adami

Print - 118 x 135 cm

$2,118

Richard Wagner, Valerio Adami

Richard Wagner

Valerio Adami

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.5 cm

$3,901

Eugène Delacroix, Valerio Adami

Eugène Delacroix

Valerio Adami

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.5 cm

$3,901

Antonio Tabucchi, Valerio Adami

Antonio Tabucchi

Valerio Adami

Print - 19.4 x 10.2 cm

$334

Le Musicien, Valerio Adami

Le Musicien

Valerio Adami

Print - 90 x 65 x 1 cm

$1,003

Dialogue dans le paysage I, Valerio Adami

Dialogue dans le paysage I

Valerio Adami

Print - 94 x 72 cm

$780

Guy de Maupassant, Valerio Adami

Guy de Maupassant

Valerio Adami

Print - 21 x 13 cm

$334

Pascal Quignard, Valerio Adami

Pascal Quignard

Valerio Adami

Print - 24.5 x 16.5 cm

$334

Portraits littéraires, Valerio Adami

Portraits littéraires

Valerio Adami

Print - 21.5 x 13 cm

$334

The chain, Valerio Adami

The chain

Valerio Adami

Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 18 cm

$947

Métamorphoses d'une couleur, Valerio Adami

Métamorphoses d'une couleur

Valerio Adami

Print - 24 x 14.5 cm

$334

Traces de feu furieux, Valerio Adami

Traces de feu furieux

Valerio Adami

Print - 20.4 x 11.5 cm

$334

Dessiner, Valerio Adami

Dessiner

Valerio Adami

Print - 20.3 x 17 cm

$334

Oltiero Oltieri, Valerio Adami

Oltiero Oltieri

Valerio Adami

Print - 99.1 x 69.9 cm

$850

Sans titre, Valerio Adami

Sans titre

Valerio Adami

Print - 48 x 65.5 x 0.2 cm

$390

Das Rheingold, Valerio Adami

Das Rheingold

Valerio Adami

Fine Art Drawings - 75.5 x 56.5 cm

$10,924

Le berger, Valerio Adami

Le berger

Valerio Adami

Fine Art Drawings - 75.5 x 56.5 cm

$10,924

Violoniste, Valerio Adami

Violoniste

Valerio Adami

Fine Art Drawings - 77 x 56 cm

$10,924

Frédéric Nietzsche, Valerio Adami

Frédéric Nietzsche

Valerio Adami

Print - 20.7 x 11 cm

$334

Portrait de Jacques Derrida, Valerio Adami

Portrait de Jacques Derrida

Valerio Adami

Print - 83 x 61 cm

$1,003

Sans titre, Valerio Adami

Sans titre

Valerio Adami

Print - 76 x 56 cm

$780

Studio per fantasia per violino, Valerio Adami

Studio per fantasia per violino

Valerio Adami

Print - 27 x 28 cm

$223

Les Impromptus du matin - Sarasvati, Valerio Adami

Les Impromptus du matin - Sarasvati

Valerio Adami

Print - 21 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm

$780

Olympic Centennial, Valerio Adami

Olympic Centennial

Valerio Adami

Print - 90 x 62 cm

$557

Sarasvati, Valerio Adami

Sarasvati

Valerio Adami

Print - 32 x 24 cm

$334

Michel Houellebecq, Valerio Adami

Michel Houellebecq

Valerio Adami

Print - 28.5 x 21 cm

$334

Les impromptus du matin - Colombine, Valerio Adami

Les impromptus du matin - Colombine

Valerio Adami

Print - 21 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm

$780

Lire, Valerio Adami

Lire

Valerio Adami

Print - 23 x 14 cm

$334

Colombine, Valerio Adami

Colombine

Valerio Adami

Print - 32 x 24 cm

$334

Trio, Valerio Adami

Trio

Valerio Adami

Print - 76 x 56 cm

$613

Eloge de Charlotte Corday, Valerio Adami

Eloge de Charlotte Corday

Valerio Adami

Print - 21 x 11.4 cm

$334

Face à nous les bêtes, Valerio Adami

Face à nous les bêtes

Valerio Adami

Print - 19.4 x 14.6 cm

$334

Ballet, Valerio Adami

Ballet

Valerio Adami

Print - 37 x 27.5 x 0.05 cm

$557

Les mots n'ont plus de bouche, Valerio Adami

Les mots n'ont plus de bouche

Valerio Adami

Print - 31 x 57 x 0.05 cm

$390

Still life, Valerio Adami

Still life

Valerio Adami

Print - 104.5 x 75.5 x 0.5 cm

$435

Inter ærias fagos, Valerio Adami

Inter ærias fagos

Valerio Adami

Print - 22.5 x 18.5 x 1 cm

$334

Composition pour les JO, Valerio Adami

Composition pour les JO

Valerio Adami

Print - 90 x 63 cm

$669

En Solitaire, Valerio Adami

En Solitaire

Valerio Adami

Print - 76 x 56 cm

$334

Les mots n'ont plus de bouche, Valerio Adami

Les mots n'ont plus de bouche

Valerio Adami

Print - 31 x 28.5 x 0.05 cm

$334

Numéro 9, Valerio Adami

Numéro 9

Valerio Adami

Print - 30 x 23.5 x 0.05 cm

$334

Les Impromptus du matin - Sarasvati, Valerio Adami

Les Impromptus du matin - Sarasvati

Valerio Adami

Print - 21 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm

$312

Association / Dissociation, Valerio Adami

Association / Dissociation

Valerio Adami

Print - 21.6 x 17.5 cm

$334

Peintre aux lunettes, Valerio Adami

Peintre aux lunettes

Valerio Adami

Print - 90.5 x 65.5 x 0.5 cm

$435

Les impromptus du matin - Colombine, Valerio Adami

Les impromptus du matin - Colombine

Valerio Adami

Print - 21 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm

$312

Café, Valerio Adami

Café

Valerio Adami

Print - 91 x 63.5 cm

$557 $502

Sarasvati, Valerio Adami

Sarasvati

Valerio Adami

Print - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm

$333

Portraits littéraires, Valerio Adami

Portraits littéraires

Valerio Adami

Print - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm

$334

Marat, Valerio Adami

Marat

Valerio Adami

Print - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm

$312

Valencia, Valerio Adami

Valencia

Valerio Adami

Print - 95 x 60 cm

$290

Guy de Maupassant - portrait perfectionné, Valerio Adami

Guy de Maupassant - portrait perfectionné

Valerio Adami

Print - 21 x 13 x 1 cm

$323

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Who is the artist?

Valerio Adami is in Italian painter born on March 17, 1935 in the Italian city of Bologna. He is famous for his pintings with surfaces of flashy outlined by thick black lines, reminding of comics. He divides his time between France and Italy.

Adami was educated at Academy Brera in Milan between 1952 and 1954. He traveled to paris for the first time in 1955, where he met Roberto Matta. His first solo exhibition came in 1957 in Milan, with works inspired by Matta's surrealism.

In the late '60s, he became part of the Nouvelle Figuration (New Figuration) movement. Adami began to address politics in his art, and incorporated subject matter such as modern European history, literature, philosophy, and mythology. Adami's artworks were expressionistic, but around the time of his second exhibition in 1964 at Kassel, he had developed a style of painting reminiscent of French cloisonnism, featuring regions of flat colour bordered by black lines. The artist subjects were highly stylized and often presented in fragments, as seen in Telescoping Rooms.

What is Valerio Adami’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Narrative Figuration, Famous Illustrators

When was Valerio Adami born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1935