Manlio Rho (Como 1901 - 1957) "Composition' 1936 tempera and ink on cardboard 53.5x42 cm Signed lower left Provenance Philippe Daverio Gallery, Milan Martano Gallery, Turin Private collection, Voghera Exhibitions III Quadriennale d'Arte Nazionale†Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, January 5 - July 31, 1939, no. 89 (dated 1936) “Manlio Rho, retrospective exhibition†Villa Olmo, Como, June 23 - August 1966; Politecnico di Milano, Faculty of Architecture, Milan, November 15 - December 15, 1966, p. 110, no. 15, ill. no. 14 XXXIII International Art Biennale of Venice, Venice, June 18 - October 16, 1966, no. 76 (dated 1935) Experiences of Italian Abstract Art 1930 - 1940" Galleria Notizie, Turin, January 16 - February 20, 1968 (dated 1935) Selection 8 - Art in Italy from Symbolism to Abstract Art" Galleria Philippe Daverio, Milan, spring 1983, no. 32, ill. (dated 1935) Literature A. Sartoris, “Manlio Rho, pittore astratto giocondo†in Origini, Rome IV, November-December 1939, nos. 1-2, ill. (dated 1937) A. Sartoris “Introduzione all'architettura moderna†Milan, Hoepli, 1949, p. 17, ill. E. Mastrolonardo “Un definitivo ritorno alle origini dell'ispirazione e dell'espressione?†in “Genova Notte†Genoa, June 30, 1966, p. 85, ill. L. Caramel “La pittura di Manlio Rho: precedenti, caratteri e tempi†in “Uomini e Idee†no. 7-8, IX, January-April 1967, p. 133, ill. (dated 1935) P. Fossati "L'immagine sospesa. Pittura e scultura astratte in Italia, 1934-1940" Turin Einaudi, 1971, no. 91, ill. (dated 1935) L. Caramel "Rho. General Catalog†Milan, Electa, 1990, p. 100, no. 1936 14 ill.