Actually, there are two different versions of Via Renato Guttuso here in Terrasini, a longer and more circuitous one on the east side of town (which I explored several weeks ago on a long walkabout), and a shorter one on the west side (which is where I snapped the picture). They're both in honor of the famous Italian painter Renato Guttuso, who was born in Bagheria (outside of Palermo) in 1911 and passed in
Rome in 1987. He is often described as an Expressionist, although he also had his own unique style, and he's known for his social artistic sentiment. Guttuso was a long-time member of the Italian Communist Party, and also painted the emblem they used until the party's dissolution. In fact, he also served two terms in the congress as a member of the PCI. What I cannot tell you, at least not yet, is why there are two different streets with the same name in Terrasini. The larger one in the east is off of Via Palermo and the smaller one in the west is off of Via Carlo Alberto dalla Chiesa (they're the same road, which is also known as Via Roma in between), but I can't believe that would explain it.
Monday, October 26, 2026
Via Renato Guttuso
The sign for the smaller of the two Vias Renato Guttuso, appropriately draped in an orange tree.
This is his first painting that received recognition, Crocifissione from 1940.
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