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Sketches of Four Heads and a Child by Umberto Boccioni

Sketches of Four Heads and a Child

Umberto Boccioni · 1907

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DETAILS
Artist
Umberto Boccioni
Date
1907
Medium
Etching on ivory wove paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Plate: 17.9 × 28.8 cm (7 1/16 × 11 3/8 in.); Sheet: 34 × 48.5 cm (13 7/16 × 19 1/8 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
Italy
Credit line
Stanley Field Fund
ART MOVEMENTS
Futurism
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Umberto Boccioni

Umberto Boccioni, a key figure in Futurism, captured the dynamism of modern life, famously depicting movement in works like 'Unique Forms of Continuity in Space'.

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