Born 1891 in Rome, died there in 1962. Oppo studied painting in Rome. He contributed satirical drawings to the publications L’Idea Nazionale and Fuoco! and later collected and published them in 1916 under the title Fuoco! In 1922 he exhibited his works in Florence together with the painters of the Valori plastici group. In his youth he was an admirer of French Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, later he became a naturalist in the style of the 19th century. He was president of the Fascist Sindacati delle Belle Arti. In the paper Tevere he made pompous attacks on the “harmful” stylistic influences of modern German painting on Italian painting, in which he was supported by the critic Ugo Ojetti. He collaborated on the organisation of the biennials in Venice and the Roman quadrennials. He was also a scenographer.
Lit.: Emilio Cecchi, Oppo, Paris 1934; Novecento/1, Vol. I-II, 1992 (biogr. Andrea Zanella); Novecento/2, Vol. 1993, p. 570; Disegno italiano del Novecento, Milano 1993.