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biography
Piero Dorazio (Rome, 29 June 1927 – Perugia, 17 May 2005) was one of the leading figures of Italian and European postwar abstraction. Born in Rome, he approached painting at an early age through his contact with the studio of Aldo Bandinelli, and after classical studies he enrolled in the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Rome “La Sapienza,” though he did not complete it. From his youth, he developed a strong interest in formal research, the rejection of naturalism, and a visual language built on lines, geometry, and color.
In the postwar years, Dorazio was among the founders of the Gruppo Arte Sociale and, in 1947, one of the key figures behind Forma 1, together with artists such as Carla Accardi, Piero Consagra, Achille Perilli, Antonio Sanfilippo, and Giulio Turcato. During this period, he played an active role in the debate on abstract art in Italy, standing against provincialism and socialist realism. He also became an important theorist, publishing La fantasia nell’arte moderna in 1953, a fundamental text for understanding modern art and its development.
Piero Dorazio’s career also unfolded internationally, with stays and professional activity in Paris, Prague, Harvard, Berlin, and New York. Over the years, he took part in and organized numerous cultural initiatives, strengthening his position in the international art scene. His painting, distinguished by its rigorous structure and luminous use of color, became one of the most original syntheses of twentieth-century European abstraction.
In 1969, he moved to the countryside near Rome and devoted himself increasingly exclusively to painting. His international reputation was confirmed by major exhibitions, including the large retrospective at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris in 1979. Today, Piero Dorazio is regarded as a central reference in Italian contemporary art, admired for the consistency of his research, the quality of his painting, and his decisive contribution to the affirmation of abstraction. His works remain active in the art market and continue to be studied and valued by auction houses such as Arcadia.
In the postwar years, Dorazio was among the founders of the Gruppo Arte Sociale and, in 1947, one of the key figures behind Forma 1, together with artists such as Carla Accardi, Piero Consagra, Achille Perilli, Antonio Sanfilippo, and Giulio Turcato. During this period, he played an active role in the debate on abstract art in Italy, standing against provincialism and socialist realism. He also became an important theorist, publishing La fantasia nell’arte moderna in 1953, a fundamental text for understanding modern art and its development.
Piero Dorazio’s career also unfolded internationally, with stays and professional activity in Paris, Prague, Harvard, Berlin, and New York. Over the years, he took part in and organized numerous cultural initiatives, strengthening his position in the international art scene. His painting, distinguished by its rigorous structure and luminous use of color, became one of the most original syntheses of twentieth-century European abstraction.
In 1969, he moved to the countryside near Rome and devoted himself increasingly exclusively to painting. His international reputation was confirmed by major exhibitions, including the large retrospective at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris in 1979. Today, Piero Dorazio is regarded as a central reference in Italian contemporary art, admired for the consistency of his research, the quality of his painting, and his decisive contribution to the affirmation of abstraction. His works remain active in the art market and continue to be studied and valued by auction houses such as Arcadia.
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
Piatto in ceramica smaltata e dipinta
Al verso reca firma, data e numerazione "Dorazio '90, XXVIII/XXX"
Past lots of Piero Dorazio
Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
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Firma e data in basso a sinistra "Piero Dorazio 1973". Al verso reca eithcetta della Marlborough Galleria d'Arte, Roma. [..]
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
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Firma e data in basso a destra "Dorazio 1965". Al verso etichetta della Galleria Marlborough Acquarello su carta cm 57,5x [..]
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
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Firma e data sul fronte in basso a destra "Piero Dorazio 1998" Tempera su cartoncino cm 76x57 - in cornice cm 94,5x74,5
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
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Al verso reca firma e data "Piero Dorazio 1998/99" e timbro dello Studio Piero Dorazio Olio su tela cm 35x25 - in cornice [..]
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
Flambé
Al verso reca firma, titolo e anno "Piero Dorazio, Flambรฉ, MMI" e timbro dello Studio Piero Dorazio. Olio su tela cm 35x25 [..]
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
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Firma e data in basso a destra "Dorazio 1989" Tempera su carta cm 27x36,2 - in cornice cm 36x44
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
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SENZA TITOLO - tempera su carta, cm 23x23. Firma e data sul fronte. Opera eseguita nel 2001. Certificato di autenticità [..]
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
Grande vassoio in ceramica dipinta
Firma e data al verso "CM Todi, Dorazio, 1979"
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
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Firma, data e numerazione "Piero Dorazio 1974, 28/50" Serigrafia cm 98x59 - in cornice cm 107x69
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
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Firma, data e numerazione "Piero Dorazio 1974, 28/50" Serigrafia cm 98x59 - in cornice cm 107x69
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
SENZA TITOLO
SENZA TITOLO - ceramica ovale di 24x30 cm. Sul retro reca firma, data e numerazione "Dorazio, 1985, 74/110".
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
Acrilici
Firma, data e numerazione "Piero Dorazio XII/L" Acquatinta cm 76x58 - in cornice cm 83x64
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
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Firma, data e numerazione "Piero Dorazio 1991, 18/25 p.a." Serigrafia e collage su carta cm 75,5x105
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
ore
Firma, data e numerazione "Piero Dorazio D/Z" Acquatinta cm 58x76 - in cornice cm 63x80
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
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Firma, data e numerazione "Piero Dorazio 1987, XXVII/XXX". Acquatinta cm 76x58 - in cornice cm 83x65
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
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FIrma, data e numerazione "Piero Dorazio 1987, 80/120". Timbro a secco dello stampatore. Al verso timbro dello stampatore. [..]
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
Blu Notte
Firma, data e numerazione "Piero Dorazio 1993, 6/120". Timbri a secco. Acquatinta cm 76x58 - in cornice cm 93x75
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
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Firma, data e numerazione "Dorazio '73, 94/110" Serigrafia cm 99x69
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
Composizione astratta orizzontale
Firma, data e numerazione sul fronte "Dorazio 1970, III/XX". Timbro a secco St. Gallen Erker Presse
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
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Firma, data e numerazione sul fronte "Piero Dorazio 1992, 81/150". Timbro a secco Grafica d'Arte Lombardi.
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
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Serigrafia, cm 25x34
Firma, data e numerazione in basso "5/10, Piero Dorazio, 1979"
Provenienza [..]
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
Onde II
Firma, data e numerazione "Dorazio 1971, 18/65". Timbro a secco in basso a sinistra Acquatinta su zinco a 10 colori cm 62x47 [..]
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
Europa Unita Francia 1
Firma, data e numerazione "Dorazio 1994, VIII/L". Timbro a secco dello stampatore. Al verso timbro della Grafica d'Arte [..]
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
Europa Unita Italia
Firma, data e numerazione "Piero Dorazio 1994, 63/150". Timbro dello stampatore. Al verso timbro della Grafica d'Arte Lombardi [..]
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
Cartella Europa Unita contenente una Incisione all'acquatinta di Piero Dorazio
Firma e numerazione "Piero Dorazio 1994, P.a." Timbro a secco Grafica d'arte lombardi roma Incisione all'acuatinta cm 76x [..]
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
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Firma, data e numerazione "Piero Dorazio 1983, 35/100" Serigrafia cm 47x35
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
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Firma e data "Piero Dorazio 1988". Timbro a secco in basso a sinistra. Litografia cm 100x70
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
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Firma, data e numerazione "Piero Dorazio 1991, 92/99" Acquaforte/acquatinta cm 50x35
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
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Firma, dedica e data e numerazione "Piero Dorazio 1976, prova d'artista" Serigrafia cm 37x56
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Piero Dorazio©
(Roma, 1927 - Perugia, 2005)
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Firma, data e numerazione "Piero Dorazio 1991, 57/99" Acquatinta cm 50x35
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