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Alberto Magnelli

1888–1971 · Italian · Painting & collage

Born in Florence, Alberto Magnelli developed a language of vivid colour and carefully balanced forms. His early figures and still lifes gradually opened into abstraction, bringing the energy of modern life into arrangements of curves, angles and interlocking planes.

Working between Italy and France, he moved from the lively colour of his Lyrical Explosions to the weighty shapes of the Stones series and later geometric compositions. Across these changes, his work holds a distinctive balance: generous fields of colour meet precise contours, with each shape finding its place in the whole.

Why it belongs in wool

Magnelli’s clear contours and interlocking shapes translate naturally into carved wool. Raised areas give a figure or a curved plane its own depth, while lower pile lets the surrounding colour recede. The tufted surface softens the geometry without losing its rhythm, turning the relationship between colour and form into something tactile.

Portrait of Alberto Magnelli

In wool, after Alberto Magnelli

20 pieces

Woman on a Balcony15% OFF

Woman on a Balcony — after Alberto Magnelli

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Untitled (Undated)15% OFF

Untitled (Undated) — after Alberto Magnelli

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Untitled (1963)15% OFF

Untitled (1963) — after Alberto Magnelli

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Tuscan Landscape15% OFF

Tuscan Landscape — after Alberto Magnelli

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Tension d’images15% OFF

Tension d’images — after Alberto Magnelli

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Pierres No. 2115% OFF

Pierres No. 21 — after Alberto Magnelli

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Nu No 115% OFF

Nu No 1 — after Alberto Magnelli

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L’homme qui fume15% OFF

L’homme qui fume — after Alberto Magnelli

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Le Lettrici15% OFF

Le Lettrici — after Alberto Magnelli

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Le Café15% OFF

Le Café — after Alberto Magnelli

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La toilette15% OFF

La toilette — after Alberto Magnelli

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L'Uomo Ubriaco15% OFF

L'Uomo Ubriaco — after Alberto Magnelli

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Il mappamondo e Lacerba15% OFF

Il mappamondo e Lacerba — after Alberto Magnelli

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Farmers at Table15% OFF

Farmers at Table — after Alberto Magnelli

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Explosion lyrique nº 1215% OFF

Explosion lyrique nº 12 — after Alberto Magnelli

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Explosion lyrique no. C15% OFF

Explosion lyrique no. C — after Alberto Magnelli

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Donna alla blusa gialla15% OFF

Donna alla blusa gialla — after Alberto Magnelli

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Composition (Undated)15% OFF

Composition (Undated) — after Alberto Magnelli

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Composition (1941)15% OFF

Composition (1941) — after Alberto Magnelli

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Avec préméditation15% OFF

Avec préméditation — after Alberto Magnelli

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Hand-tufted wool interpretations after Alberto Magnelli. Not affiliated with any museum or estate.