 As for Lucatello, his view of the world was one seen through the prism of the poor and disadvantaged, hence his interest in the Communist Party and Marxist theory generally.Initially, Lucatello exhibited his charcoal drawings mainly at the annual competitions of the Opera Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation, which in 1952 awarded him first prize.These explicitly Neo-realist works included the series entitled "Carbonai" ("Coalmen"), "Mondine" ("Paddy-field Workers"), the "Alluvionate del Polesine" ("Polesine Floods") and l’"Operaio dormiente" ("Sleeping Factory Worker").