Giorgio de Chirico
Italy (1888—1978)Born to an Italian family in Volos, Greece, de Chirico moved to Munich after the death of his father and later to Milan and Florence. Influenced by Nietzsche and Schopenhauer, he exhibited at the Salon d’Automne and the Salon des Indépendants, where he was noticed by Picasso and Apollinaire, who became an important figure in his life. In 1917 he came into contact with Tristan Tzara’s Dada circle, which published some of his works in the magazine Dada 2. He moved to Rome and later to Paris, where his style was admired by Surrealist circles, although they did not hesitate to heavily criticise his later work. Back in Italy, he collaborated with Pirandello and Cocteau on theatre-related projects. In 1936 he travelled to New York and contributed to Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. Back in Europe, he settled in Rome at the end of the Second World War, where he spent the rest of his life.
Guillaume Apollinaire / Jean Cocteau / Tristan Tzara / Pablo Picasso
