The Studio of Guglielmo Micheli Livorno, 1879. A boy born to a Welsh merchant finds himself an orphan, raised under the watchful eye of an uncle. The path laid out for him is one of commerce and trade, a practical life of ledgers and business. But the boy turns away from the merchant's life. Instead, he enters the studio of Guglielmo Micheli. Between 1894 and 1895, the trajectory of his life shifts. Within those walls, he encounters Amedeo Modigliani, Gino Romiti, Martinelli, and Oscar Ghiglia. These are the peers who will shape his early understanding of form and light. The influence of Giov…