Mario Sironi's Postwar Works from Allaria Collection at Mart

From March 5 to June 11, 2017, the Mart in Rovereto presents a thematic focus on the Allaria Collection, recently acquired by the museum. The exhibition features around 100 works, 60 by Mario Sironi (1885–1961), including drawings, paintings, and sketches divided into nine thematic sections. The collection highlights the friendship between collector Antonio Allaria and Sironi, which began in Cortina in 1947. The core of the exhibition focuses on Sironi's postwar production, a period marked by personal tragedy—the suicide of his 19-year-old daughter Rossana—and professional ostracism due to his association with Fascism. Critics at the time failed to appreciate the depth of his pictorial discourse, labeling him a conservative fascist painter. Sironi's later works reflect his inner turmoil through dark palettes, empty spaces, and disintegrating compositions. Despite the adversity, he received recognition and exhibited in Italy and abroad. He died on August 13, 1961, leaving behind the Apocalypse cycle among his final works.