Multiplication (8)

Multiplication (8)

Mario SironiWW-0000-M032628
·Pencil on paper·12 1/8 x 5 1/4" (30.5 x 13.2 cm)

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12 1/8 x 5 1/4" (30.5 x 13.2 cm)

Artist

Mario Sironi
Mario Sironi

Painting

Mario Sironi was an Italian painter and muralist whose monumental compositions merged Futurist dynamism with a fascination for industrial form and urban geometry. Active from the 1910s onward, he developed a distinctive visual language of angular, architectonic figures set against stark industrial landscapes, establishing himself as a central figure in early twentieth-century Italian modernism. His work spans easel painting, public murals, and graphic design, characterized by a austere palette and formal severity that reflected his engagement with both avant-garde innovation and Italian Fascist visual culture. Sironi's influence extended across multiple disciplines, from painting to architectural decoration to set design.

Sassari, Italy

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Composition

Composition

1949 · Oil on board

WW-1949-116361
Multiplication

Multiplication

1941 · Oil on canvas

WW-1941-M069331
Five Figures

Five Figures

1936 · Tempera on canvas

WW-1936-208423
Mountains

Mountains

1928 · Oil paint on canvas

WW-1928-219466
Mannequin

Mannequin

1918 · Ink on graph paper

WW-1918-M030152
The Syphon

The Syphon

1916 · Gouache and printed paper on paper

WW-1916-208422

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Dimensions
12 1/8 x 5 1/4" (30.5 x 13.2 cm)
Watts ID
WW-0000-M032628

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Artist

Mario Sironi

Mario Sironi

Painting

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