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- - Italian art historian, he was the hand behind the Gualino collection ( the main collector in Modigliani in Italy, dispersed during the Mussolini's regime).
He was the organizer of the Venice Modigliani retrospective in the 30's mainly with works owned by Gualino
(as usual the proximity of the historian to the rich and powerful end to be clear and visible).
When fascism command him to pledge to them he went out, leaving first to Paris, then to Argentina, Mexico, USA, etc
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His work is more focused in French impressionism and Italian general art than in Modigliani, but there are a few publications
quite interesting and he as many others made "authenticity certificates" on demand
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Here I include a few of the paintings he published or expertized.
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Actually his opinion is perfect to fill the notes & records for the auction houses.
But only when it also have the Ceroni name in the list...
If a Modigliani painting only bears the opinion by Venturi , it will never hit the floor of the main auction houses
Only in Italy and in secondary or third level auctions
Definitively not a reliable or trustworthy source for cataloging.
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Some works authenticated by him:
(sorry no more data from his side, just expertises with signature I have seen, his files must be in some basement or in other expert hands so are unavailable
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