| Antigrazioso (The Mother) | |
|---|---|
_-_BEIC_6355626.jpg) The original artwork photographed byPaolo Monti in 1978 | |
| Artist | Umberto Boccioni |
| Year | 1912 - 1913 |
| Type | sculpture |
| Medium | patinatedgesso |
| Dimensions | 58 cm × 50 cm (23 in × 20 in); cm 50 x 40 x h58 |
| Location | Galleria nazionale d'arte moderna e contemporanea, Rome |
Antigrazioso orL'antigrazioso (Italian for "The Anti-graceful"), also known asThe Mother (La madre), is a patinatedgessosculpture byUmberto Boccioni realized between 1912 and 1913; it is located in theGalleria nazionale d'arte moderna e contemporanea ofRome.[1]
Thebust is one of the few surviving examples ofFuturist sculptures made by Boccioni in 1912 and 1913 and exhibited at the Galerie 23 in Paris in 1913.
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The original gesso, exhibited since 1938 in the Galleria nazionale d'arte moderna, was acquired in 1950 by the museum from Benedetta Marinetti.[1]
The sculpture represents thefuturist decomposition of the face of the artist's beloved mother, also portrayed in the 1913 paintingMateria. Boccioni also executed a 1913 painting with the same title,Antigrazioso, but with a different setting.
The sculpture has a similar style ofUnique Forms of Continuity in Space.[2]
In 1950-1951, a bronze casting of the artwork was made. It was acquired and exhibited by theMetropolitan Museum ofNew York.