Merio Ameglio (1897-1970)

Merio was born in San Remo, Italy in 1897. He moved to Paris in 1938 and established his atelier within walking distance of the heart of Montmartre, la Butte, at 23, rue Clauzel.  He met many of the avant-garde artists such as Pablo Picasso, Jacques Villon and Jean Paul Francois Galle, Van Dongen and Severini. Ameglio became a member of the salons and was a continuous participant. In 1938 during the International Art Exposition he won considerable acclaim and was awarded his first honorable mention for the painting, Cathedrale de Rouen.

At the time of his death in 1970, he had produced an abundant collection of colorful canvases of Paris and Montmartre but also of Italy. On October 29, 1969, a year prior to his passing, a retrospective exhibition was held in his honor at Galerie Cambaceres in Paris. Merio Ameglio's work is in many private and public collections worldwide.