Guido Sforni Collection Donated to Villa Necchi Campiglio in Milan
FAI has been gifted 21 paper artworks from the Guido Sforni collection, currently housed at Villa Necchi Campiglio in Milan. Art collector Guido Sforni (1935–1975) gathered these significant pieces before passing away at the age of 40. The donation features works from renowned artists such as Matisse, Picasso, Modigliani, Sironi, Fontana, and Marussig. Notable pieces include a charcoal drawing by Sironi, seven drawings by Picasso, three portraits by Matisse, eight drawings by Modigliani, a Testa di donna by Marussig, and a graphic piece by Fontana. The collection will be unveiled on November 15 in the "Sala del Principe." Renovations were supported by a €13,000 grant from Natixis and Regione Lombardia. FAI received Villa Necchi Campiglio in 2001.
Key facts
- 21 works on paper donated to Villa Necchi Campiglio
- Collection assembled by Guido Sforni (1935–1975)
- Includes works by Matisse, Picasso, Modigliani, Sironi, Fontana, Marussig
- Displayed in Sala del Principe at Villa Necchi Campiglio
- Renovations funded by Natixis and Regione Lombardia (€13,000)
- Public opening on November 15
- Villa Necchi Campiglio is a Rationalist modernist house by Piero Portaluppi
- House donated to FAI in 2001 by the Necchi sisters
Entities
Artists
- Henri Matisse
- Pablo Picasso
- Amedeo Modigliani
- Mario Sironi
- Lucio Fontana
- Pietro Marussig
- Piero Portaluppi
- Claudia Gian Ferrari
- Alighiero de' Micheli
- Emilietta de' Micheli
- Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
- Canaletto
- Umberto Boccioni
- Giacomo Balla
- Carlo Carrà
- Giorgio de Chirico
- Giorgio Morandi
- Piero Marussig
- Guido Sforni
- Enrico d'Assia
Institutions
- FAI - Fondo Ambiente Italiano
- Villa Necchi Campiglio
- Natixis
- Regione Lombardia
- Teatro alla Scala
- Bar Giamaica
- La Scala
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Via Mozart 14, Milan
- Brera
- Via Mozart 14