Vittorio Cajani (Turin, 1890 – Paris, 1940), The White Horse, 1913

Vittorio Cajani (Turin, 1890 – Paris, 1940)

The white horse, 1913

Tempera on cardboard, 90 x 68 cm

With frame, 102 x 79 cm

Signed and dated lower left: V.Cajani / 913

Vittorio Cajani was a Piedmontese painter and illustrator born in Turin in 1890. Although he died prematurely at the age of fifty, his artistic output is part of the early twentieth-century Italian art scene. He distinguished himself by his predilection for genre scenes and depictions of everyday life, often capturing glimpses of the social and bourgeois life of the time, with a particular focus on romantic scenes or, in other cases, popular subjects and depictions of horses. Although little is known about his biography, Cajani demonstrated his talents throughout his career by participating in important exhibitions in Italy. In particular, his presence is recorded at the 1925 National Art Exhibition in Brera, Milan, where he exhibited a watercolor titled Mazeppa. At an unspecified time in his life, the artist decided to move to the capital, France. Paris became his new city and the environment in which he continued his artistic activity, following a path common to many Italian artists who sought inspiration and fortune abroad, especially in a city at the time considered the cradle of the avant-garde and modern art.

His life ended in Paris in 1940, a year marked by the German occupation of the city. Despite the paucity of detailed information on his education and stylistic development, his surviving works demonstrate his ability to depict scenes and figures of his time with immediacy and precision. Cajani's interest in the equine world, specifically, and related scenes, is a distinctive feature of his work, evidenced by significant works such as Amicizia sincera (Sincere Friendship), now held at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Varese, and Al lazo (At the Lasso), in a private collection. His works, such as the one here signed and dated 1913, reveal a realistic and material pictorial approach typical of his time: the brushstrokes are not blended, but are clear and full-bodied, characterized by rapid, juxtaposed strokes that contribute to a sense of concreteness and tangibility. Light is used here to model the bodies, highlighting their anatomy, rendered with extreme meticulousness and naturalism. Through this vigorous and realistic technique, Cajani manages to capture not only the horse's external appearance, but also to suggest its energy and vital role.

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