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Pilon was born in [[Ajdovščina]], then part of the [[Austro-Hungarian]] province of [[Gorizia and Gradisca]] (now in [[Slovenia]]). After he had finished the [[Gorizia Grammar School]], he was drafted by the [[Austro-Hungarian Army]] during [[World War I]]. He fought on the [[Eastern front (World War I)|Eastern front]] and was captured by the [[Russian Empire|Russian]] army. He later described his experience as a [[prisoner of war]] in the autobiography ''Na robu'' ("On the Edge"). He returned to [[Ajdovščina]] in 1919, where he took up painting and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague.<ref name=":0" /> | Pilon was born in [[Ajdovščina]], then part of the [[Austro-Hungarian]] province of [[Gorizia and Gradisca]] (now in [[Slovenia]]). After he had finished the [[Gorizia Grammar School]], he was drafted by the [[Austro-Hungarian Army]] during [[World War I]]. He fought on the [[Eastern front (World War I)|Eastern front]] and was captured by the [[Russian Empire|Russian]] army. He later described his experience as a [[prisoner of war]] in the autobiography ''Na robu'' ("On the Edge"). He returned to [[Ajdovščina]] in 1919, where he took up painting and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
In the late 1920s Pilon moved to Paris, where he explored photography<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kako se je Veno Pilon "z vso vnemo oprijel fotografije" in ji ostal zvest do zadnjega dne |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/kultura/film-in-tv/kako-se-je-veno-pilon-z-vso-vnemo-oprijel-fotografije-in-ji-ostal-zvest-do-zadnjega-dne/641308 |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=rtvslo.si |language=sl}}</ref> and translating Slovene literature into French.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veno Pilon |url=https://www.vipavskadolina.si/en/zgodbe/naravna-in-kulturna-dediscina/veno-pilon |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=Vipava Valley {{!}} Official tourist web portal |language=en}}</ref> | In the late 1920s Pilon moved to Paris, where he explored photography<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kako se je Veno Pilon "z vso vnemo oprijel fotografije" in ji ostal zvest do zadnjega dne |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/kultura/film-in-tv/kako-se-je-veno-pilon-z-vso-vnemo-oprijel-fotografije-in-ji-ostal-zvest-do-zadnjega-dne/641308 |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=rtvslo.si |language=sl}}</ref> and translating Slovene literature into French.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veno Pilon |url=https://www.vipavskadolina.si/en/zgodbe/naravna-in-kulturna-dediscina/veno-pilon |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=Vipava Valley {{!}} Official tourist web portal |language=en}}</ref> There he married a Frenchwoman Anne-Marie Guichard, an English teacher. | ||
After a donation by his son, Dominique, his work | After a donation by his son, Dominique, his work is on permanent display at the Pilon Gallery in Ajdovščina.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== Notable works == | == Notable works == | ||
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Veno Pilon (22 September 1896 – 23 September 1970) was a Slovene expressionist painter, graphic artist and photographer.[1] He was born and died in Ajdovščina.[2]
Biography
Pilon was born in Ajdovščina, then part of the Austro-Hungarian province of Gorizia and Gradisca (now in Slovenia). After he had finished the Gorizia Grammar School, he was drafted by the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I. He fought on the Eastern front and was captured by the Russian army. He later described his experience as a prisoner of war in the autobiography Na robu ("On the Edge"). He returned to Ajdovščina in 1919, where he took up painting and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague.[2]
In the late 1920s Pilon moved to Paris, where he explored photography[3] and translating Slovene literature into French.[4] There he married a Frenchwoman Anne-Marie Guichard, an English teacher.
After a donation by his son, Dominique, his work is on permanent display at the Pilon Gallery in Ajdovščina.[2]
Notable works
References
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