Renato Guttuso: Painter of Modern Life

Renato Guttuso’s paintings capture the turbulence of Italy’s political regimes and fluctuating social climate. For over forty years, the Italian painter rebelled against abstraction as well as fascism’s admiration for naturalism. Bold in his use of colour and abrasive in his application of paint, Guttuso not only expressed the instability and anxiety of a generation but also celebrated southern Italy’s landscape and people.