Morrocco, Alberto (1917-98)

Creator details

Name
Morrocco, Alberto (1917-98)
Nationality
Scottish
Biography
Born in Aberdeen in 1917, the son of Italian immigrants, he studied at Gray's School of Art from 1932-38 and in France, Italy and Switzerland. He is famous for his landscapes in Scotland and abroad, still-life, figure painting and interiors but perhaps his best known works are his beach scenes and views of Venice. Morrocco was a decorative artist of great felicity, using a rich and varied palette. He was also influential as a teacher, teaching part-time at Gray's and becoming head of painting at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in 1950.

Assets (24 in total)

Boy Reading, 1957 (oil on canvas)
Spring Flowers, 1978 (oil on canvas)
Sunflowers on a Red Background (oil on canvas)
Portrait of Laurie Morrocco, (oil on canvas)
The Striped Curtain, 1968 (oil on canvas)
The Rocking Chair (oil on canvas)
Watermelon, Fig and Tunisian Tile, 1989 (oil on canvas)
Turcomania, 1976 (oil on canvas)
Antipodean Birdcage, 1985 (oil on board)
Still Life with Sunflower (oil on canvas)
Still Life with Pears, 1992 (oil on canvas)
Still Life with Plaster Bust and Measuring Tape, c.1935 (oil on canvas)

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