Museo del Novecento hosts major Filippo de Pisis retrospective

The Museo del Novecento in Milan presents the largest retrospective of Filippo de Pisis in fifty years, featuring over ninety paintings across ten rooms. The chronological exhibition traces de Pisis's career from his 1916 metaphysical-influenced beginnings to his later years in a psychiatric clinic in Brugherio in the early 1950s. Works range from abstract collages like 'Natura morta isterica' to estranged pieces such as 'Le cipolle di Socrate' and melancholic later works like 'Il Cielo a Villa Fiorita'. De Pisis, known for his lyrical still lifes and urban landscapes, lived in Milan, Rome, Venice, Cadore, Paris, and London. The exhibition highlights his psychological introspection, evident in portraits like 'Il marinaio francese' and 'Colette', and his 'paintings within paintings' that pay homage to masters like Goya and friends like de Chirico.