Gino Rossi: The uncompromising Venetian painter who refused Margherita Sarfatti

Gino Rossi, born in Venice in 1884 and passing away in Treviso in 1947, was a painter hailing from an affluent family. His father, Stanislao, served Count Enrico di Borbone-Parma. Rossi began his artistic education in Florence and Venice but left at the age of 14 to focus on painting, studying under Vladimir Schereschewsky. He wed fellow artist Bice Levi Minzi in 1903. In 1905, he secured a studio at Ca' Pesaro and was inspired by Gauguin and Van Gogh during his time in Paris. He held a solo exhibition at Ca' Pesaro in 1911. After his separation from his wife in 1913, he encountered financial difficulties and was captured while serving in WWI in 1917. His artistic style later shifted towards Cézanne's protocubism. He died in psychiatric care in 1947.