Giovanni Segantini 1858-1899 jeroen-van-der-veer Sebastian Riemer

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Giovanni Segantini 1858-1899 jeroen-van-der-veer Sebastian RiemerThe artist Giovanni Segantini was a leading member of the European avant garde of his day. He was hailed as an 'innovator', a 'prophet' and a 'revolutionary': in an obituary one critic called him a "Secession in his own right." His work was to be seen in public and private collections alike, and had a major effect on art in Europe at the time. Even the Futurists cited him as a role model. At present there are no monographs of Segantini in print. This