Afro Basaldella Italian 1912-1976 Italian abstractionist, known simply as Afro. Was born in the town of Udine not far from Venice. His first exhibition was held in Milan when he was only twenty. In 1937 in Paris, Basaldella got acquainted with cubism, which was his first step to non-figurative art. Afro abandoned figurative art with lines and shapes getting less definite and dabs more vague. Developed a near-abstract style in under the influence of Klee and late Cubism. Although Afro is…
