AVATI Biography

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Mario Avati was born on May 27, 1921 in the Principality of Monaco.

Artistics schools
Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs de Nice.
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris.

Practise the carving of any techniques since 1947. From 1957, produced almost exclusively carvings in the black way, at first in black, and since 1969 in colour.

Main Bibliography
The "Bibliothèque des Arts" in Paris, publish the descriptive catalogue of Mario Avati works, commented by Roger Passeron.

Tome I - 1947-1954 - préface de Jean Adhemar - edited in 1977
Tome II - 1955-1960 - préface de Brassaï - edited in 1974
Tome III - 1961-1967 - préface de Thomas Hoving - edited in 1973
Tome IV - 1968-1975 - préface de François Daulte - edited in 1979
Tome V - 1976-1983 - préface de Giorgio Soavi - edited in 1984
Tome VI - 1984-1990 - préface de WJ Strachan - edited in 1991

Price and distinctions
1957 Prix de la critique, Paris.
1969 Golden medal in the first international exhibition of graphic art of Florence.
1972 The Lion Club's Price in the third international exhibition of graphic art of Florence.
1980 The French postal services reproduces on a stamp commemorating "la Journée du Timbre 1980", the carving "The letter to Amélie".
1981 Grand prix des Arts de la Ville de Paris.
1997 Price of carving, Portland Art Museum.
1997 Price Nahed Ojjeh, Académie des Beaux-Arts, Paris.

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