Musica Futurista per Orchestra

1912

Umberto Boccioni, Francesco Balilla Pratella

Associated Names
Umberto Boccioni

Artist, Italian, 1882 - 1916

Francesco Balilla Pratella

Composer, Italian, 1880 - 1955

The image features intersecting lines and geometric shapes forming an intricate and abstract composition. The pattern resembles shards or fragments. It suggests urban landscapes or cityscapes with angular buildings and structures. Additionally, there are elements resembling cylindrical shapes. The text "MUSICA FUTURISTA" and "DI BALILLA PRATELLA" in bold red letters are present, along with the name Boccioni.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with two-color lithographic reproduction of a Boccioni drawing on the cover

  • Credit Line

    William B. O'Neal Fund

  • Dimensions

    book: 27 × 20.4 × 0.8 cm (10 5/8 × 8 1/16 × 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.87.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Pierre Coumans, Antiquarian Bookseller, Brussels); purchased 2014 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

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

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