Bruno Bruni

Bruno Bruni, born in 1935 in Gradara near Pesaro, is one of the most renowned Italian artists in Germany. Residing in Hamburg for over four decades, Bruni has gained international recognition for his figurative motifs as a draftsman, lithographer, painter, and sculptor.

Artistic Development

Bruni studied at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg under the renowned painter and graphic artist Georg Gresko. His friendships with artists like Rudolf Hausner and Horst Janssen significantly influenced his artistic journey. In 1977, Bruni was awarded the International Senefelder Prize for lithography, solidifying his reputation as a master of this technique.
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Biography

1935 Bruno Bruni is born on November 22 in the signalman’s cottage No. 134 between Cattolica and Pesaro as the fourth child of a railway worker.
1952-1959 Studied at the Istituto d’Arte di Pesaro, Ugolini Prize
1959 Solo exhibition at the “Saletta Rossini” in Pesaro
1959-1961 Life as a painter in London, working part-time as a dishwasher in various restaurants.
1961-1966 Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Lerchenfeld in Hamburg under Gresko. Alongside Otto Dix and Edgar Augustin, Bruno Bruni receives the Lichtwark Prize. Founding of the artist group Coop. Study stay in Milan, where he meets Antonio Recalcati and Eduardo Arroyo. Studio in Paris. Connections with the painters of “La Rouge.”
1972 Exclusive contract with the gallery owner Volker Huber
1977 International Senefelder Prize for Lithography
1978 First marriage in Brussels. Three weeks later, the birth of his first son, Bruno Jr.
1980 Birth of the second son, Matteo.
2002 Second marriage in Hanover. Bruno Bruni lives and works in Hamburg, Hanover, and Pesaro. Appointed “Cavaliere ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana” (Order of Merit of the Italian Republic).
2014 Award of the honorary doctorate from the Russian-Armenian University in Yerevan for painting and sculpture.