Giorgio Morandi: The Magnani-Rocca Collection

Published on 02 June 2021, by Valentin Grivet

The Musée de Grenoble in France has brought together all the Italian artist's works owned by the Magnani-Rocca Foundation, near Parma. Delicate paintings in muted tones that move the viewer through their mysterious silence.

Giorgio Morandi (1890–1964), Nature morte (Still Life), 1936, oil on canvas, 32 x... Giorgio Morandi: The Magnani-Rocca Collection

Giorgio Morandi (1890–1964), Nature morte (Still Life), 1936, oil on canvas, 32 x 37 cm/12.59 x 14.5 in, Mamiano di Traversetolo (Parma), Fondazione Magnani-Rocca (detail).
© ADAGP, PARIS 2021

"I am convinced there is nothing more surreal or abstract than reality itself," said Giorgio Morandi (1890–1964). During his solitary life in the bedsit/studio in Bologna where he produced almost all his works, the artist humbly and…

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