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UMBERTO BOCCIONI | Paysage
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 EUR
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Description
- Umberto Boccioni
- Paysage
- bears a signature U. Boccioni lower right
- oil on panel
- 26,8 x 36 cm; 10 5/8 x 14 1/4 in.
Painted circa 1908.
Provenance
Emilio Sommariva, Milan;
Acquired by the grandfather of the present owners, probably from the above
Acquired by the grandfather of the present owners, probably from the above
Exhibited
Boccioni, Castello Sforzesco, Milan 1933, no. 87
Literature
Federica Rovati, "La mostra su Boccioni del 1933", in Acme: Annali della Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia dell'Università degli Studi di Milano, vol. LIV, September-December 2001, p. 306, no. 87, listed under the title Paesaggio
Condition
The panel is sound. Examination under UV light reveals a line of retouching (approx. 10 cm long) running horizontally in the upper left quadrant, a spot of retouching to the upper part of the right edge and a few additional smaller dots and lines of retouching most predominately to the lower right quadrant and along the extreme edges. There are a few minor vertical lines of craquelure towards the centre of the composition. There is a tiny chip to the centre of the left edge and a minor loss to the lower left corner. There is some light frame rubbing with associated dots of paint losses along the extreme edges. This work is in overall good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Mrs. Ester Coen.
This wonderful early landscape by Umberto Boccioni foreshadows the forthcoming revolutionary work associated with the Futurist movement. At a time when Italy was rapidly industrializing and cities growing, Boccioni offers us a novel vision of the countryside, perhaps near his hometown of Morciano di Romagna in Italy. Contrarily to the impressionistic tradition in which the countryside often appears as a shelter from contemporary city life, Boccioni here focuses on the land as a space of vitality and energy which he expresses with his superbly vigorous brushstrokes and bright colours. The canvas perfectly renders the power of the wind, bending the trees and wheat in a whirling and energetic flow. Boccioni himself admitted that the pictorial language of the impressionist masters had served as a source for Futurism. This landscape thus becomes a fascinating example of a work in which the impressionist pictorial vocabulary dialogues and slowly gives way to the new painterly dynamism that would come to characterise the radically innovative visual language of the Futurists.
This wonderful early landscape by Umberto Boccioni foreshadows the forthcoming revolutionary work associated with the Futurist movement. At a time when Italy was rapidly industrializing and cities growing, Boccioni offers us a novel vision of the countryside, perhaps near his hometown of Morciano di Romagna in Italy. Contrarily to the impressionistic tradition in which the countryside often appears as a shelter from contemporary city life, Boccioni here focuses on the land as a space of vitality and energy which he expresses with his superbly vigorous brushstrokes and bright colours. The canvas perfectly renders the power of the wind, bending the trees and wheat in a whirling and energetic flow. Boccioni himself admitted that the pictorial language of the impressionist masters had served as a source for Futurism. This landscape thus becomes a fascinating example of a work in which the impressionist pictorial vocabulary dialogues and slowly gives way to the new painterly dynamism that would come to characterise the radically innovative visual language of the Futurists.