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Dario Campanile (born Rome, April 21, 1948) started to sketch as a very young child. At the age of six, his talent for art was encouraged with the gift of a small set of watercolours from an uncle, himself a painter. When he was 14, Dario was bedridden with a kidney ailment for three months, and his father gave him his first oil paints to cheer him up. As soon as he began to work with them, there was a sense of familiarity of being able to easily express himself in this medium. This experience influenced him profoundly to continue with his art.
[Private Collection - Oil on canvas, 101.6 x 76.2 cm]