Vittore Grubicy De Dragon
(Milano 15 Oct 1851 - Milano 4 Aug 1920)
Italian painter, dealer, critic and collector of Hungarian origin.
Around 1870 he frequented the circle of GLI SCAPIGLIATI and in 1870-71 visited London. Grubicy's acquaintance with the art galleries there inspired him to start his own gallery in Milan, specializing in the Scapigliati artists, particularly Tranquillo Cremona and later Daniele Ranzoni. After Cremona's death in 1878, Grubicy extended his interest to younger Lombard artists, primarily Giovanni Segantini (whose Choir of S Antonio impressed him at the 1879 annual exhibition at the Brera, Milan), Emilio Longoni (1859-1932) and later Angelo Morbelli. Grubicy became Segantini's dealer and they were in close collaboration from this time. Between 1882 and 1885 Grubicy was in the Low Countries and probably informed Segantini of Millet and The Hague school. During his visit Grubicy also began to draw (e.g. Housemaid Washing, 1884; Milan, Castello Sforzesco) and to paint (e.g. The Hague: My First Work, 1884) under the supervision of his friend Anton Mauve. On his return to Milan Grubicy became art critic for the newspaper Riforma.Died in Milan on 4 august 1920.
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