Carla Horat (1938) - I Pagliacci

Enchanting work, oil on canvas measuring 120x100 cm by the painter Carla Horat (1938), titled The Clowns, from 1998, inventory number 28.
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The painter has exhibited in the most important museums and art galleries around the world, including New York, Paris, Tokyo, Venice, Rome, the USA, and others.
The most significant minds in the world of culture and art of the last century are written about here, such as Leonardo Sciascia, Gesualdo Bufalino, Antonello Trombadori, Enrico Baj, etc.

Born in Ticino, she graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Verona. Since 1981, she has been a professor of Printmaking Techniques at the Academy of Fine Arts in Palermo. In 1984, she joined the Venetian Engravers Association. In 1985, she was invited to join the Diocesan Commission for Sacred Art of Palermo, and from 1986, she has taught courses and seminars on engraving at the International Center of Graphics in Venice, where she has published numerous portfolios with presentations and critical notes by figures such as Antonello Trombadori, Leonardo Sciascia, Gesualdo Bufalino, and Enrico Baj. She illustrated a poem by Danilo Dolci and a volume of poetry by Giuseppe Messa; additionally, she published two artist books curated by the International Center of Graphics in Venice.
Numerous exhibitions have been held both in Italy and abroad, particularly in Switzerland, Germany, France, Spain, the United States, Africa, and Asia, including: Swiss National Bank, Chiasso, 1978; Sala 'Boggian', Castevecchio Museum, Verona, 1980; Villa Malpensata, Lugano (Switzerland), 1982; Galleria d’Arte al B, Palermo, 1983; Galleria Il Mosaico, Chiasso (Switzerland), 1985; PUC University (where he also held a burin workshop), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 1988; Solo exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute, Alexandria, Egypt, 1989; Drake University, Department of Art, School of Fine Arts, Yowa (USA), 1989; Polivalent Cultural Center, Bagnocavallo (RA), 1990; Villa Malfitano, Palermo, 1991; Musée Véra, S. Germain en Laye (Paris), 1992; The artist’s book, Galleria Segno Grafico, Palermo, 1995; Sottopressione - Engravings, Palazzo dei Benedetti, Cinisi - Palazzo Cataldi, Terrasini (Palermo), 1997; Palermo Paperworks prints from the Accademia di Belle Arti, engravings, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Italian Cultural Institute, Washington (USA), 1997; Engraving in Italian Artistic Institutions. Palermo-Rome, Villa Renatico Martini, Monsummano Terme (Pistoia), 1998; 14th International Prize for Engraving, Biella, 1999; Spazio 9, Turin, 2000; Italian Engraving Biennale, Campobasso, 2000.