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Antonio Alice | |
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 Antonio Alice | |
| Born | (1886-02-23)February 23, 1886 |
| Died | August 24, 1943(1943-08-24) (aged 57) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Education | Decoroso Bonifanti; Royal Academy of Painting,Turin |
| Known for | Portrait painting |
| Notable work | San Martín en el destierro |
| Awards | Prix de Rome (1904) |
Antonio Alice (23 February 1886 – 24 August 1943) was anArgentineportrait painter. He was awarded thePrix de Rome in 1904.
Alice, ofItalian descent, was born inBuenos Aires,Argentina.[1] His father, an Italian immigrant, was barely literate.[2] His two sisters, Matilde and Santina, posed for several of his paintings.[citation needed]
Expelled from school and considered incorrigible for drawing in his textbooks, Alice went to work as ashoeblack. At the age of 11, while sketchingGaucho portraits between shoe shines, he was discovered by Cupertino del Campo, who went on to become the director of theNational Museum of Fine Arts of Buenos Aires.[2] Del Campo referred Alice to the painter, Decoroso Bonifanti who gave the boy his first painting lesson in 1897.[2]
In 1904, he was awarded thePrix de Rome (Premio Roma)[3] and entered the Royal Academy of Painting inTurin, studying underGiacomo Grosso, Francisco Gilardi, andAndrea Tavernier. During his four years at the Academy, he was awarded three Gold Medals.[4]
At the 1908 Quadriennale di Torino, hisPortrait of the Painter Decoroso Bonifanti won acclaim, and in 1911 in Buenos Aires, he received the painting prize at the 1st Salon Nacional de Bellas Artes forPortrait of a Lady.[5] Salon des Artistes Français.San Martin en el destierro, painted in 1913 in Paris, is considered one of his best works. He was awarded the Silver Medal at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1914, which included an annually exhibitedhors concours painting. His paintingLa muerte deGüemes, which received a Gold Medal at the1910 Centenary of National Independence Exposition, was later purchased for display by theSalta Provincial Government.[2]
In 1915, he won the Medal of Honor in paintings at thePanama–Pacific International Exposition inSan Francisco,California, USA.[6] Three years later, he exhibited 60 Brazilian canvases inRio de Janeiro.
Alice painted several portraits of notable Argentines of his time, includingGeneral Julio Argentino Roca,Joaquín Víctor González, andMarcelino Ugarte.[2] Other important works were large canvases with the theme of patriotic exaltation, including"San Martín en Boulogne-sur-Mer,Argentina, Tierra de promisión, andLos Constituyentes de 1853.
"Exploring the history, look at its inexhaustible source, reasons for our creations. Through art, we help to disseminate the history of Argentina and thereby give a sound example of love of country." —Antonio Alice[7]
At the 10th Salon Nacional de Bellas Artes, his work was described by the painter and art critic José León Pagano (1875-1964) as "struggling in vain with an ingrate theme...and his effort is limited to giving us a violent note and doubtful taste."[8]
Alice died in Buenos Aires in 1943 at the age of 57.[citation needed]
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