Enzo Gazzone

Enzo Gazzone, "Snowfall in Vercelli," oil on panel, 20th century. Beautiful oil painting by the Piedmontese painter depicting a view of the town of Vercelli during a heavy snowfall. Beautiful pictorial work where the artist was able to recreate the haze due to the intensity of the snowfall. Signed in the lower right corner. Title on the back. The work is set in a beautiful and elegant golden frame. Measurements: Framed H 45 x W 75 x D 7 / Board H 50 x W 60 cm He was born in San Germano Vercellese on March 23, 1894. His father, a town doctor, was passionate about painting. From 1911 to 1917 he attended the Accademia Albertina of Turin, as a student of Andrea Marchisio and later of Giacomo Grosso, and graduated there. In 1914 he won 1st Prize at the Figure School with an attached scholarship to the School of Nude Drawing in Venice. Since 1917 he has been qualified to teach drawing in Technical and Normal Schools. He debuted in May-June 1922, participating in the Exhibition of Modern Vercelli Art organized by the Constitutional Union of Vercelli, with the best Vercelli artists of the time. Enzo Gazzone was present with a real solo exhibition: as many as fifty paintings, including four depicting rice fields. In the years 1924 - 1926 he was the author of the cover of Vercelli Nobilissima, a monthly illustrated magazine published by the Gallardi and Ugo printing house.