Pasquale Celommi | A good catch, 1895

Pasquale Celommi (1851-1928) was an Italian painter, known for his outdoor scenes of Italian life in verist style.

Born in Montepagano, Abruzzo, Italy, he developed a keen eye for detail and depicted everyday life with a captivating realism.

Thanks to the help of a local landowner, Don Camillo Mezzopreti, and to a contribution of 30 lire by the Municipality, he managed to study until the year 1873, when he enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence.

In 1880 he married Giuseppina Giusti, granddaughter of the poet Giuseppe Giusti.

In Florence his first son, Raphael (Firenze, 1881 - Roseto degli Abruzzi, 1957), also became a very successful painter.

After returning to Montepagano he moved to the marina of Rosburgo, where he built a studio.

It became known as the “Castelletto” (the little castle), given the medieval style structure with Guelph merlons.

At this point, his most productive artistic period began with exhibitions in Rome (1895), Florence (1899) and London (1925).

Pasquale Celommi died in Roseto on 9 August 1928.

His works often focused on the lives of ordinary people, from the somber solitude of a cobbler at work to the intimate scene of a mother mending a child's broken toy.

Celommi's paintings are characterized by their subtle brushwork, natural lighting, and evocative portrayal of human emotion.

Pasquale Celommi nacque a Montepagano il 6 gennaio 1851 da Ilario e Marina De Bernardis.

Grazie all'aiuto di un signore locale, don Camillo Mezzopreti, e ad un contributo di 30 lire del Comune riuscì a studiare, fin quando nel 1873 si iscrisse all’Accademia delle Belle Arti di Firenze.

Nel 1880 sposò Giuseppina Giusti, nipote del poeta Giuseppe Giusti.

A Firenze nacque il suo primo figlio, Raffaello (Firenze, 1881 - Roseto degli Abruzzi, 1957), in seguito divenuto anche lui pittore di grande successo.

Rientrato a Montepagano, si trasferì alla marina di Rosburgo, dove costruì uno studio, conosciuto come il “Castelletto”, data la struttura di stile medievale, con merli guelfi.

Cominciò la sua parte artistica più prolifera, con mostre a Roma (1895), Firenze (1899), Londra (1925).

Morì a Roseto il 9 agosto 1928.