early life and training pietro marussig, an italian painter, was born in trieste, italy in 1879. he initially took lessons from eugenio scomparini in trieste, where he worked from 1898 until 1918. this period laid the foundation for his future expressionist style. artistic style and influences marussig's work is characterized by a representative expressionist style, depicting genre scenes, vedute, and portraits. his style was influenced by the italian divisionist and symbolist movements, as well as the works of gaetano previati and giovanni segantini, leading exponents of divisionism. notable…