Giuseppe Casciaro’s association with Paris appears to have developed earlier than has often been assumed. Vito Carbonara notes that, in 1889, Pio Enea Cugeno referred to works by the young painter as already exhibited, or intended for exhibition, in the French capital. A further indication appears in April 1891, when the Gazzetta delle Puglie reportedContinue reading “Rue Scribe: Giuseppe Casciaro (1861–1941) and an Italian Network in Paris”
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Giuseppe Casciaro (1861-1941) –an introduction with context.
Giuseppe Casciaro’s first lessons were with Paolo Emilio Stasi from Spongano in Puglia. As Stasi’s artistic importance, and hence his influence on Casciaro, seems a little understated in the literature, it is worth emphasising that he was a versatile painter who captured various aspects of the people and landscapes of Salento. Vito Carbonara justly refersContinue reading “Giuseppe Casciaro (1861-1941) –an introduction with context.”