22nd Venice Biennale
GenreArt exhibition
Begins1940
Ends1940
Location(s)Venice
CountryItaly
Previous event21st Venice Biennale (1938)
Next event23rd Venice Biennale (1942)

The 22nd Venice Biennale, held in 1940, was an exhibition of international contemporary art, with 12 participating nations.[1] The Venice Biennale takes place biennially in Venice, Italy. Winners of the Gran Premi (Grand Prize) included Hungarian painter Vilmos Aba Novàk, German sculptor Arno Breker, Belgian etcher Maurice Brocas, and Italians painter Felice Carena, sculptor Guido Galletti, and etcher Marcello Boglione.[2]

References

  1. ^ Di Martino 2005, p. 126.
  2. ^ Di Martino 2005, p. 132.

Bibliography

  • Di Martino, Enzo (2005). The History of the Venice Biennale 1895–2005. Venice: Papiro Arte. ISBN 978-88-901104-4-3. OCLC 62237064.

Further reading

  • "American prints sent to Venice". Art Digest. 14: 20. May 1940 – via EBSCOhost.
  • "American prints withdrawn from Venice". Art Digest. 14: 24. July 1940 – via EBSCOhost.
  • Porcella, Amadore (October 1940). "Ottocentisti e novecentisti alla XXIIa biennale di Venezia". Larte. 11: 207–216 – via EBSCOhost.


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