▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁when ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁broke ▁out . ▁Altern ating ▁landscape ▁with ▁figure ▁painting ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁first ▁official ▁recognition ▁with ▁the ▁Prince ▁Um berto ▁Prize ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁His ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁Ven ice ▁B ienn ale ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁Esp os izione ▁Intern azionale ▁d ’ Ar te ▁della ▁C itt à ▁di ▁Venez ia . ▁In vol vement ▁with ▁the ▁N ove cent o ▁Ital iano ▁movement ▁led ▁to ▁participation ▁in ▁their ▁second ▁group ▁show ▁in ▁Milan ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁The ▁influence ▁of ▁Ch iar ismo ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁grad ual ▁light ening ▁of ▁his ▁p alette . ▁His ▁first ▁solo ▁exhibition ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Gall eria ▁B ardi , ▁Milan , ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁While ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁saw ▁increased ▁participation ▁in ▁exhib itions , ▁including ▁the ▁Rome ▁Qu ad ren nia le ▁and ▁the ▁Br era ▁exhib itions ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁level , ▁the ▁art ▁world ▁showed ▁less ▁interest ▁in ▁his ▁painting ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Anton ella ▁C ri ppa , ▁Um berto ▁L ill oni , ▁online ▁catalog ue ▁Art gate ▁by ▁F ond azione ▁Car ip lo , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁CC ▁BY - SA ▁( source ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁revision ▁of ▁this ▁article ).