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Colored lithograph,  hand signed  in pencil on the lower left margin. A precious  artist's proof  of the artwork, part of an edition of 175 prints. Excellent conditions.

Gino Severini  (1883 - 1966) the Italian artist closely associated with the  Futurist movement , is well-known for using color to emphasize contrasts and to amplify the musicality in his compositions, which are much affected by his study of complementary colors and his early adhesion to  Divisionism .

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Colored lithograph, hand signed in pencil on the lower left margin. A precious artist's proof  of the artwork, part of an edition of 175 prints. Excellent conditions.

Provenance: Documenta Gallery, Turin. 

Gino Severini  (1883 - 1966) the Italian artist closely associated with the  Futurist movement , is well-known for using color to emphasize contrasts and to amplify the musicality in his compositions, which are much affected by his study of complementary colors and his early adhesion to  Divisionism .

Fascinated by  Balla ’s descriptions of the new painting in France, Severini decided to move to Paris in 1906, where he met the leading members of the French avant-garde, such as the Cubist painters  Georges Braque  and  Pablo Picasso , and the writer  Guillaume Apollinaire , who had an evident influence on his production. Upon his arrival at the French capital, Severini’s paintings became increasingly abstract as he began exploring  Synthetic Cubism  —essentially constructing a composition with fragments of objects. Around 1916, Severini chose a more rigorous and formal approach to create his compositions: he wanted to bring geometric order to his paintings. Severini’s  artistic style transformed several times  during his career. Indeed, he later experimented a more  Neoclassical figurative style , producing mosaics, murals, and frescos, as well as designing sets, and writing.

Frequently a theatergoer, the Italian artist often painted still lifes with musical instruments and scenes from the  Commedia dell’Arte .

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SKU
M-95789
Artist
Gino Severini
Typology
Original Prints
Technique
Lithograph
Period
1950s
Signature
Hand Signed
Conditions
Excellent (perfect conditions, as new)
Dimensions (cm)
69.3 x 0.1 x 53.5
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