Who created "The Street Pavers"?

The Street Pavers was created by Umberto Boccioni in 1914.

What medium is "The Street Pavers"?

The Street Pavers is Oil on canvas.

Is "The Street Pavers" in the public domain?

Yes, The Street Pavers is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Street Pavers

Umberto Boccioni

1914

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

39 3/8 × 39 3/8 in. (100 × 100 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Lydia Winston Malbin, 1989

Accession Number

1990.38.5

Art Historical Context

Umberto Boccioni'sThe Street Pavers*1914), an oil on canvas measuring a perfect square of 39 3/8 × 39 3/8 inches, captures the pulsating energy of modern urban life during Italy's Futurist era. As a leading figure in Futurism avant-garde movement launched by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti's 1909 manifesto—Boccioni championed theification of speed, machinery, and dynamism. This painting, created on the eve of World War, reflects the movement's fascination with industrial progress and the transformation of everyday labor, like street paving, into a symphony of motion. Boccioni's technique blends Div...

About the Artist

Umberto Boccioni · 1882–1916

Umberto Boccioni (1882–1916) was an Italian painter and sculptor who became the leading artist and principal theorist of the Futurist movement. Born in Reggio Calabria, he studied in Rome under the Divisionist painter Giacomo Balla and was deeply influenced by Post-Impressionism before encountering the ideas of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, whose 1909 Futurist Manifesto catalyzed Boccioni's artistic ...

The Street Pavers

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