Italian impressionist born on 8th Feb 1889 in Castelnuovo di Sotti, died in Milan on 4th Feb 1972. Lived and worked in Milan. Studied at the Academy di Brera 1905-6 and at the studio of the designer Antonio Rovescalli (1905-12). Was military painter in the World War One and visited Macedonia around 1918. Three of his Macedonian oil paintings have been reproduced on postcards in 1918. Also one work entitled “Alla Fonte in Macedonia” was auctioned by the auction house Finarte, Milan on 09 June 1998 (lot number 141).
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Where is the grave of Gerard Chowne?
For some painters, Macedonia was their final destination. Gerard Henry Tilson Chowne (1875 India – 1917 Macedonia) was a British painter that was educated at