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Afro Basaldella
Italian, 1912–1976
WA-00025109
Movimento Arte Concreta
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Afro Basaldella was an Italian painter and sculptor active in the postwar period, known for abstract compositions that synthesized gestural expressionism with Mediterranean chromatic sensibility. Working primarily in oil and mixed media, his work emerged from the Italian modern tradition while engaging with international abstraction of the 1950s and 1960s. His paintings combine bold gestural marks with luminous color fields, creating works that balance emotional intensity with formal restraint.
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Liceo Artistico Di Porta Romana E S.F.
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