Bruno Cassinari: A Pioneer of Post-War Italian Art Bruno Cassinari (October 29, 1912 – March 26, 1992) was an Italian painter and sculptor who fused Cubist structural rigor with Expressionist emotional intensity—a distinctive approach that cemented his place as a pivotal figure in the artistic landscape of post-war Italy. Born in Piacenza, Emilia Romagna, Cassinari’s formative years were marked by exposure to avant-garde ideas circulating within Milan’s intellectual circles and fueled by an early fascination with Fauvist and Expressionist movements. This initial influence would prove crucial…