Andrea’s Father

Enrico Pazienza

“Andrea Pazienza was a Prodigal Son, dearly loved by his father, a very fine artist. Anyone who has not seen Enrico Pazienza’s watercolors is missing one of Andrea Pazienza’s secrets. They are paintings for which it is right to use the word «ineffable». The color has the strength to move and the gentleness to persuade.”

Oreste Del Buono, 1997

Biography

Enrico Pazienza was born in San Severo, in the province of Foggia, on November 25, 1926. After completing his classical high school diploma, he enrolled in the Faculty of Architecture in Rome. During his second year at university he also obtained an art school diploma in Naples […]

Michele and Mariella’s Memories

“There were five of us in the family, on the sixth and top floor of the apartment building at via Daunia 43, in the center of San Severo, and when the time came, Mom would say: ‘It’s ready, go and call Dad’.
Out on the landing, climbing the three flights of stairs that led to the studio, we could already hear him cursing. Then, once inside the studio, Dad’s peremptory reply was: “Tell your mother I can’t right now”.[…]