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Formes uniques dans la continuité de l'espace

1913, cast 1950
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 908
Umberto Boccioni fut l’un des protagonistes du futurisme italien, mouvement qui exaltait l’expression abstraite de la vitesse, du mouvement et du dynamisme des formes. Polyvalent, il fut dessinateur, peintre et sculpteur, mais aussi auteur de nombreux manifestes du futurisme. Au faîte de sa carrière de sculpteur, il privilégie les silhouettes masculines énergiques et musclées, qui traversent l’espace à toute vitesse et dont il accentue la force vive en leur imprimant des distorsions extrêmes. Cette œuvre est l’une des plus abouties de ses expérimentations sculpturales. Il en existe cinq versions dont un plâtre, aussi exécuté en 1913. Ce bronze de 1949 fut coulé sous la supervision du futuriste Filippo Tommaso Marinetti qui l’avait conservé dans sa collection. Il fut vendu par la suite à la donatrice.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Formes uniques dans la continuité de l'espace
  • Artiste: Umberto Boccioni, Italien, 1882–1916
  • Date: 1913 ; coulage : 1949
  • Technique: Bronze
  • Dimensions: 121,9 x 39,4 x 91,4 cm
  • Crédits: Legs de Lydia Winston Malbin, 1989
  • Accession Number: 1990.38.3
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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