Guerrapittura

1915

Carlo Carrà

Associated Names
Carlo Carrà

Artist, Italian, 1881 - 1966

This is a photograph of a cover page featuring graphic text design. The cover displays bold, black, stencil-style text arranged diagonally across a beige background. The main words "GUERRAPITTURA" and "CARRA FUTURISTA" are aligned at different angles. The text also includes phrases such as "FUTURISMO POLITICO," "DINAMISMO PLASTICO," and other futuristic themes. At the bottom of the page, there is information about the publisher, "EDIZIONI FUTURISTE DI 'POESIA,'" along with an address in Milan and the year 1915.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with lineblock and typographic illustrations throughout

  • Credit Line

    William B. O'Neal Fund

  • Dimensions

    book: 26.1 x 19.4 x 1.3 cm (10 1/4 x 7 5/8 x 1/2 in.)
    fold-out: 32.8 x 26.1 cm (12 15/16 x 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.63.2

  • Series Title

    Edizioni futuriste di poesia

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Libreria Antiquaria Pontremoli, Milan); purchased 2009 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • From Neoclassicism to Futurism: Italian Prints and Drawings, 1800- 1925, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2014 - 2015.

Inscriptions

printed typographical inscriptions overall (not deciphered)

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