L'incontro II (The Meeting II)

1932

Massimo Campigli

Associated Names
Massimo Campigli

Artist, Italian, 1895 - 1971

This is a drawing of four abstract figures with one holding an umbrella. The composition features four stylized figures facing away, one prominently holding an umbrella. The figures are depicted in an intricate manner, with detailed patterns and textures on their clothing. The artwork primarily uses monochromatic tones. The scene conveys a sense of movement. The overall tone of the drawing is contemplative and mysterious.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    softground etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.84 × 28.26 cm (7 13/16 × 11 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 15.08 × 18.73 cm (5 15/16 × 7 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.147.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meloni-Tavola 1995, no. 8

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(La Portantina di Mattia Jona, Milan, Italy); purchased 2017 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1995

  • Meloni, Francesco and Luigi Tavola. Campigli: Catalogo ragionato dell'opera grafica (Litografie e Incisioni) 1930-1969. Rome: Guastalla Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, 1995: no. 8

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: M Campigli 1932; across top verso in graphite, partially abraded: [undeciphered]; lower left verso in graphite: 87609

Wikidata ID

Q77260801

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