Achille Perilli
Achille Perilli (28 January 1927 – 16 October 2021) was an Italian painter and sculptor.
Achille Perilli

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- Name
- Achille Perilli
- Born
- 28 January 1927
- Birthplace
- Rome, Kingdom of Italy
- Died
- 16 October 2021
- Place of death
- Orvieto, Italy
- Occupation
- Painter Sculptor
- Nationality
- Italy
- Fields
- painting · art of sculpture
- Movements
- Movimento Arte Concreta
- Languages
- Italian
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Achille Perilli (28 January 1927 – 16 October 2021) was an Italian painter and sculptor.
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Achille Perilli (1927–2021) was an Italian designer, graphic artist and opinion journalist, among other activities. Born in Rome, the designer died in Orvieto.
Achille Perilli was a member of Accademia di San Luca and worked in Paris and Rome. The designer was active in art of sculpture and painting. Achille Perilli was associated with Movimento Arte Concreta.
Languages used include Italian. Works by the designer are held at Bavarian State Painting Collections, Cincinnati Art Museum and Musée National d'Art Moderne, among others.
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The recorded working language is Italian. The field of work recorded is painting and art of sculpture. Places of work recorded in the authority are Rome and Paris. Work by Achille Perilli is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Victoria, Museum of Modern Art, Bavarian State Painting Collections, Cincinnati Art Museum and Musée National d'Art Moderne.
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• Name — Achille Perilli • Born — 28 January 1927 • Birthplace — Rome, Kingdom of Italy • Died — 16 October 2021 • Place of death — Orvieto, Italy • Occupation — Painter Sculptor
Biography
Biography
Born in Rome on 28 January 1927, Achille Perilli attended classical secondary school and earned a degree in literature with a thesis on Giorgio de Chirico. After World War II, he founded the group Forma 1 alongside Carla Accardi, Ugo Attardi, Pietro Consagra, Antonio Sanfilippo, and Giulio Turcato. He was a master in abstractionism, as seen in his exhibitions at the Venice Biennale in 1952, 1958, 1962, and 1968. From 1948 to 1986, he participated in the Rome Quadriennale on five occasions. From 1963 to 1964, he participated in the touring exhibition Peintures italiennes d'aujourd'hui in Beyrouth, Damas, Teheran, Ankara and Tunis. In 1995, he became a member of the Accademia di San Luca and received the award from the President of the Republic of Italy Oscar Luigi Scalfaro in 1997. Perilli died in Orvieto on 16 October 2021.
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1927
Achille Perilli was born on 28 January 1927.
2021
Achille Perilli died in 2021 at Orvieto.
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- “Achille Perilli”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q340242: Achille Perilli
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- 1.Crinò, Lara. È morto il pittore Achille Perilli, maestro dell'astrattismo italiano. la Repubblica. 17 October 2021.
- 2.Mostre Collettive. Achille Perilli.
- 3.Mostre Personali. Achille Perilli.
- 4.Addio ad Achille Perilli, maestro dell’Astrattismo. Arte Magazine. 18 October 2021.
- 5.La Quadrienniale di Roma. Arbiq.
- 6.Achille Perilli. Accademia Nazionale di San Luca.
- 7.Morto Achille Perilli, maestro dell'astrattismo italiano. Sky TG24. 17 October 2021.
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Achille Perilli worked in painting and art of sculpture. His work is associated with Movimento Arte Concreta. He belonged to Accademia di San Luca. He worked at Rome and Paris. Recorded as painter, printmaker, graphic artist, designer and sculptor.
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Work by Achille Perilli is
National Gallery of Victoria, Museum of Modern Art, Bavarian State Painting Collections and Cincinnati Art Museum
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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