Zaccheo, Ugo

PAINTER (SWITZERLAND)
BORN 5 Sep 1882, Locarno, Ticino - DIED 15 Jun 1972, Minusio, Ticino (near Locarno)
GRAVE LOCATION Locarno, Ticino: Cimitero di Santa Maria in Selva, Via Valle Maggia

Ugo Zaccheo was a pupil of Filippo Franzoni. He worked as a drawing teacher in Locarno and at the Brera academy in Milan. Among his pupils was Felice Filippini (1917-1988), who worked in his studio.

Zaccheo is best known for his portraits of mountaineers and fishermen and for his Ticino landscapes. He also worked as a woodcutter and as a stage designer. In 2010 a retrospective of his work was held in Minusio.

Images

The grave of Ugo Zaccheo at the Cimitero di Santa Maria in Selva in Locarno, Ticino.
Picture by Androom (14 Feb 2019)

 

Sources
ZACCHEO Ugo - L'UOVO DI LUC


Zadkine, Ossip

Published: 21 May 2023
Last update: 21 May 2023