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Boccioni, Umberto - Biography & Artworks | Artheon Museum

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Boccioni, Umberto

1882–1916

Nationality: Kingdom of Italy

Born: 1882, Reggio Calabria

Died: 1916, Verona

Gender: male

Movements

Futurism

Occupations

photographer

painter

artist

printmaker

art critic

sculptor

draftsperson

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Biography

One of the founding theorists and practitioners of Italian Futurism. His sculpture 'Forme uniche della continuità nello spazio' (Unique Forms of Continuity in Space) remains one of the icons of the early 20th century avant-garde.

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Notable Works

Charge of the Lancers
Unique Forms of Continuity in Space
The Street Enters the House
The City Rises
Sintesi plastica di una figura seduta (Silvia)
Horse + Rider + Apartment house
Study for States of Mind: Those Who Go

Artworks

43 artworks

The Athlete

1907

Seated Male Nude (recto); Seated Woman with a Dark Blouse (verso)

ca. 1908

Composition Study for "The Street Pavers"

1914

Study for "The Story of a Seamstress": Sewing Machine

1908

Study for "Homage to Mother"

1907

Young Man on a Riverbank (recto); Study of a Wagnerian Scene (verso)

1902

The Street Pavers

1914

The Artist's Mother Sewing

1910

Self-Portrait

1905

The Artist's Mother at a Table

1910

Male Cadaver (The Drowned Man)

1909

Sheet of Studies with Five Portraits

1909

Seated Woman Holding a Fan

1907

The Artist's Mother Crocheting

1907

Maria Sacchi Reading

1907

Gisella

1907

The Artist's Mother

1915

Head of the Artist's Mother

1915

Study for "The Street Pavers": Man Laying Paving Stones

1914

Study for "The Street Pavers": Two Workmen

1914

States of Mind: Those Who Go

1912

Study for "Fusion of a Head and a Window"

1912

Head Against the Light (The Artist's Sister)

1912

Man at a Café Table, Paris

1911