A Life Between Continents
Aquiles Badi was a twentieth-century Argentine painter born in Buenos Aires. His formative years were shaped by a dual existence, having spent his childhood in Milan, Italy, where he studied at the Regio Collegio Tomasseo. After earning a Technical License in 1909, he returned to Buenos Aires to study at the National Academy of Fine Arts, forming close friendships with painters Horace Butler and Héctor Basaldúa .
His career was marked by extensive travel and residence in major European art centers. Following his studies in Paris at the Julian Academy and the Le Fauconier Workshop, he lived in Sanary-Sur-Mer and Cagnes, France. During the 1930s, Badi was an active participant in the "Paris Group" while residing in Milan and Paris. During World War II, he lived in Milan, contributing illustrations to publications such as The Lettura , Nuevo Corriere della Sera , and Martedì .
Artistic Achievements and Works
In 1936, Badi settled permanently in Buenos Aires and co-founded the Atelier Libre of Contemporary Art on Corrientes Street with Horacio Butler . His talent was recognized through several distinctions, including the Watercolourist sectional prize from the National Commission on Fine Arts and the First Prize for Mural Painting from the National Commission on Culture. He also helped lead the Argentina Society of Plastic Artists.
His notable works include:
Vraag en antwoord
Waar kan ik de kunstwerken van Aquiles Badi in chronologische volgorde bekijken?
Er bestaat een tijdlijn van de werken van Aquiles Badi : op de Chronologie kunstwerken pagina van de kunstenaar staan de kunstwerken in chronologische volgorde van creatie.
Kan ik de werken van Aquiles Badi bekijken per medium?
De werken van Aquiles Badi kunnen per medium worden bekeken op de Alle technieken pagina van de kunstenaar.
Waar kan ik het kleurprofiel van het oeuvre van Aquiles Badi bekijken?
De Kleurenpalet van de kunstenaar van Aquiles Badi presenteert het kleurprofiel van het oeuvre van de kunstenaar.
Door de redactie van ArtsDot.com
Bijgewerkt op 23 oktober 2026
