Rediscovering Nino Springolo, Venetian Landscape Painter

Nino Springolo (1886-1975) defied his father's expectations in 1906 by announcing his desire to become a painter. After studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich (1909-1910) and training under Cesare Laureti in Venice, he developed a Divisionist technique focused on the Venetian landscape. Despite retreating to Onè di Fonte in the Treviso countryside, he maintained connections with the art world, befriending painter Gino Rossi in 1923. Rossi helped him secure his first solo exhibition at Ca' Pesaro, and in 1924 Springolo was invited to the Venice Biennale, where he exhibited regularly until 1950. His meticulous, slow painting style was noted by writer Giovanni Comisso, who contrasted him with Filippo De Pisis. Springolo participated in the Rome Quadriennale (1931) and the Paris Universal Exposition (1937). In 1959, the City of Venice dedicated a retrospective curated by Guido Perocco, who praised his distinctive greens. His works are held in major Italian museums including Museo Bailo in Treviso, Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna in Venice, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna in Rome, Galleria d'Arte Moderna in Milan, Galleria d'Arte Moderna in Verona, and Museo del Novecento in Florence.