SwissArtGallery · Documented identity
An Italian painter associated with the second generation of Divisionists, Cesare Maggi developed a body of work in which mountain landscapes occupy a central place. His attention to the perception of reflections of light and colour, in his mature work, accompanies an increasing simplification of the subject. Born in Rome on 13 January 1881 and died in Turin in 1961, he studied in 1897 with Vittorio Matteo Corcos, then with Gaetano Esposito in Naples. He made his debut in Florence in 1898 at the Esposizione Annuale della Società di Belle Arti di Firenze. After a short stay in Engadine, he returned to Milan before settling in Turin.
His commercial collaboration with Alberto Grubicy continued until 1913. In 1912, the Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte in Venice devoted an entire room to his work. After a period devoted to portraiture, his mature work focused mainly on landscapes, treated with an increasingly simplified subject. In 1936, he was appointed to the chair of painting at the Accademia Albertina in Turin.
This profile brings together identity references for Cesare Maggi and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
3 references are documented at Dobiaschofsky, Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer, Schuler. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.
Oil on wood
Herbst in den Bergen
Öl auf Holz
Catalogue period : 2019-06-19
Published result : 6685 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 2500–3500
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Oil on canvas
Ziegen in einem Bergdorf im Aostatal
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2015-09-18
Published result : 7500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 8000–12000
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Oil on canvas
Paesaggio alpino.
Öl auf Leinwand
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Documentation updated : 2026-10-19
