Umberto Boccioni

Umberto Boccioni
Umberto Boccioni
Born19 October 1882 (1882-10-19)
Reggio Calabria, Italy
Died17 August 1916(1916-08-17) (aged 33)
Verona, Italy
EducationAccademia di Belle Arti di Roma
Notable workUnique Forms of Continuity in Space
The City Rises
The Street Enters the House
MovementFuturism

Umberto Boccioni (US: /boʊˈtʃoʊni, bɒˈ-, bɔːˈ-/,[1][2][3] Italian: [umˈbɛrto botˈtʃoːni]; 19 October 1882 – 17 August 1916) was an influential Italian painter and sculptor. He helped shape the revolutionary aesthetic of the Futurism movement as one of its principal figures. Despite his short life, his approach to the dynamism of form and the deconstruction of solid mass guided artists long after his death.[4] His works are held by many public art museums, and in 1988 the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City organized a major retrospective of 100 pieces.[5]

  1. ^ "Boccioni". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Boccioni". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Boccioni". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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