He was born in
Fucecchio. In 1898, he began the study of drawing with a private tutor. In 1902, he enrolled for three years at the
Academy of Fine Arts in
Florence, studying under
Alfonso De Carolis. After completing studies, he settled in Florence, working as a decorative painter until the outbreak of the
First World War led him to return to Fucecchio. Checchi exhibited at the Florentine
Promotrice of 1911, 1913, and 1914, and at the
Secessione Romana of 1914 and 1915. Works from the latter are now part of the collections of the Galleries of Modern Art at Florence and
Rome. In 1916, he had two personal shows at the
Forte dei Marmi and at the Kursaal in
Viareggio. In 1918, he participated in the exhibition Ars Florentina, and in 1920 and 1922
Promotrice of Florence. In 1920, he held an exhibition in Florence. In 1921, he presented three etchings at the Rome Biennale. In 1922, he exhibited at the "Quadrennial of Turin" and the Fiorentina spring. In 1924, he was honoured at the S. Ussi shows for the framework for Le Marie. In 1925, he moved to
Perugia to teach at the Academy of Fine Arts. Arturo Checchi was present in 1927 at the exhibition of the Black and White of New York. He exhibited in the
Venice Biennale for the first time in 1928, and again in 1932, 1934, 1936 and 1940 with etchings, drawings and paintings. In 1939, he taught figure drawing at the
Academy of Brera and in 1942 back to
Academy of Florence as a lecturer until 1961. After the war, he continued to exhibit in Rome and Florence. == Public works ==