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Umberto Boccioni (Italian, 1882–1916.)

The City Rises [La città che sale / La ville qui monte]. (1910)

Oil on canvas, 6' 6 1/2" x 9' 10 1/2" (199.3 x 301 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund

Collection work meeting criteria specified in Introduction.

507.51

Other works by this artist


Provenance:

Feruccio Busoni and his wife, Berlin. Purchased in London (Sackville Gallery) in March 1912 - 1951
Rafaello Busoni (their son), New York. c. 1950-51
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchased from Rafaello Busoni, 1951

Alternate title:

The Rising City

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