Umberto Boccioni (1882-1916)
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ID 1400129
Lot 233 | Umberto Boccioni (1882-1916)
Estimate value
150000EUR € 150 000 – 250 000
La madre
fusain et craie blanche sur papier
99.5 x 71.5 cm.
Exécuté en 1908
charcoal and white chalk on paper
39 1/8 x 28 ¼ in.
Executed in 1908
Provenance
Collection particulière, Milan (avant 1962).
Puis par descendance au propriétaire actuel.
Literature
M. Drudi Gambillo et T. Fiori, Archivi del Futurismo, Rome, 1962, p. 254, no. 13 (titré 'Ritratto di vecchia'; décrit comme inscrit 'Emma' (en bas à gauche)).
G. Ballo, Boccioni, La vita e l'opera, Milan, 1964, p. 488, no. 85 (illustré, fig. 85; titré 'Rittratto di vecchia'; décrit comme signé et daté 'U. Boccioni 1908' (en bas à droite)).
T. Fiori, éd. Archivi del divisionismo, Rome, 1968, p. 189, no. XVIII.116 (illustré, fig. 2318; titré 'Emma o Ritratto di vecchia'; décrit comme inscrit 'Emma' (en bas à gauche))..
A. Palazzeschi et G. Bruno, L'Opera completa di Boccioni, Milan, 1969, p. 90, no. 38 (illustré; titré 'Donna anziana seduta (Tratto di Vecchia)'; décrit comme signé et daté 'U. Boccioni 1908' (en bas à droite)).
M. Calvesi et E. Coen, Boccioni, Milan, 1983, p. 229, no. 290 (illustré; titré 'Donna anziana seduta'; décrit comme signé et daté 'U. Boccioni 1908' (en bas à droite)).
F. Rovati, 'La mostra su Boccioni del 1933', in Acme, Annali della Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia dell'Università degli Studi di Milano, vol. LIV, septembre-decembre 2001, p. 310 et 313.
M. Calvesi et A. Dambruoso, Umberto Boccioni, Catalogo generale delle opere, Turin, 2016, p. 327, no. 381 (illustré; décrit comme signé, daté et inscrit 'U. Boccioni 908 Milano' (en bas à droite)).
Exhibited
Milan, Castello Sforzesco, Boccioni, 1933, no. 4 (titré 'La madre dell'artista').
Londres, Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, Woman + Landscape, Umberto Boccioni, 1907-1912, novembre 2018-janvier 2019, p. 56 (illustré, p. 42 et p. 57; titré ‘Donna anziana seduta’).
(prêt long terme) Londres, Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, 3 avril 2012-24 février 2025.
Artist: | Umberto Boccioni (1882 - 1916) |
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Applied technique: | Charcoal |
Medium: | Wood |
Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
Artist: | Umberto Boccioni (1882 - 1916) |
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Applied technique: | Charcoal |
Medium: | Wood |
Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
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