The world-famous painter Giovanni Segantini came to Savognin in 1886. Take a break at the memorial stone and see the landscape and light that inspired Segantini.
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In search of the clear light, Segantini is drawn higher and higher. He spends his summers in a hut on Alp Tussagn. There he paints "Cows at the Drinking Trough" and "Lunch in the Alps".
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Non vado più oltre, resto qui.» – «Stop, I'm not going on, I'm staying here,» Segantini said to the coachman on arrival in Savognin. Viktor Pianta took him and his wife Bice in and granted them hospitality in his hotel during the first months.
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Segantini 14: Le due madri – Die beiden Mütter, 1889
The picture painted in the stable of the local museum Savognin is considered a key work for the representation of motherhood. The theme occupies Giovanni Segantini for a lifetime and can be seen in various of his paintings. He himself lost his mother at an early age and spent a difficult childhood.
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At today's Stradung 28 once lived government councillor Franz Peterelli. He campaigned for a residence permit for Segantini, who was stateless due to a lack of papers, and together with Viktor Pianta he vouched for the Segantini family.
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Space for exhibitions of local artists. Outside of these guest exhibitions, the small but fine exhibition "Segantini in Savognin" on the life and work of Giovanni Segantini will be shown.
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In addition to memories of the great painter Giovanni Segantini during his time in Savognin, the Sala Segantini also exhibits contemporary art from Graubünden. A meeting place for national and international artists and art lovers.
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From his hut on Alp Tussagn, Segantini climbs even higher up to Lai Tigiel in a 2 1/2-hour walk. There he worked on the paintings «Alpenweiden», «Die Strafe der Wollüstigen» and «Die bösen Mütter».
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Segantini 17: Skizze Fassadenneugestaltung Kirche Nossadonna
The sketch of the church façade is the only original in Savognin by Segantini (1888/1889). It was a gift from Segantini to the municipality of Savognin, but was never implemented.
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Segantini 19: Le cattive madri – Die bösen Mütter, 1894
The picture refers to the poem «Nirvana» by Luigi Illica. Segantini painted it at the Lai Tigiel above Alp Tussagn on the opposite side of the valley. He may also have been inspired by the figures in the ceiling painting in the church of Son Martegn.
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Segantini painted the balcony scene in this quarter on a wooden balcony of the stables that used to stand at Veia Sur Ual 16-18. The original balcony no longer exists. In the background you can see the church of Son Mitgel.
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