Ulisse Caputo

Italian (1872-1948)

Ulisse Caputo was born in Salerno, Italy in 1872. Initially taught to draw by his father, a stage set designer at the Teatro Verdi, Caputo began his career studying at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Naples, where he was a student of Domenico Morelli. While there he also received lessons from Gaetano Esposito, with whom he travelled and collaborated on a number of works. In 1899, Caputo moved to Paris and became a leading figure in the circle of Italian artists including, Pietro Scopetta, Arnaldo De Lisio, Giovanni Boldini and Leonetto Cappiello.  

He exhibited at the Société des Artistes Français beginning in 1901 and won a medal there in the 1909 Salon. In 1907 he exhibited at the Venice Biennale. Caputo travelled and exhibited in the United States and South America on two voyages between 1925 and 1930.

His works are held in the permanent collections of the Musée d’Orsay and The Louvre in Paris.