Inside the Enchanting Villa That Inspired Enrico Baj's Work
1/20Another piece by Baj is mounted near the home’s lushly overgrown entrance.
2/20The villa’s staircase boasts works by Pablo Picasso, max Ernst, Giorgio De Chirico, and Antonio Sant’Elia hanging alongside pieces by Baj.
3/20In a corner of the master bedroom, artworks, antique furniture, and colorful rugs and tile are layered in a collagelike effect not unlike many of Baj’s compositions, including The Rest of the Decorated Man, which hangs at top right.
4/20Baj’s art can be found in every room.
5/20Examples from Baj’s “Ladies” series line a staircase.
6/20Three multimedia works by Enrico Baj hang high on a living room wall in the late Artist’s villa in Vergiate, Italy. Fireplace screen covered in vintage flame stitch fabric.
7/20Roberta Cerini Baj on a rococo revival settee.
8/20An Art Nouveau desk is tucked into a corner of the library.
9/20A “Punching General” sculpture and other works in the artist’s studio.
10/20A Row of sculptures, including four by Enrico and his son Andrea, tops an antique wardrobe in the master bedroom.
11/20Baj in his Milan studio, photographed in 1960 by Attilio Bacci.
12/20Memorabilia and art in the library.
13/20A small room in the attic is filled with Baj’s archives and art.
14/20Figures from the “Piccoli Totem” series are gathered on a chest of drawers with marquetry inlay designed by Baj.
15/20A cushion exemplifies Baj’s mixed-media approach to creating art.
16/20Examples of Baj’s humorously provocative works.
17/20A mirrored piece by Baj presides in a corner.
18/20In describing his method, Baj once said, “Painting means to paint with something, with colors naturally, but also with objects, with varied and disparate materials, with old cast-off things.”
19/20Baj’s The Large Tie hangs above an antique Thonet rocking chair.
20/20Artworks by Baj, including several from his “Furniture” series, cover the master Bedroom walls. The ceramic headboard was created by artist Ugo Nespolo.
