Composition

Composition

Mario SironiWW-1949-116361
1949·Oil on board·80.1 × 60.1 cm (31 1/2 × 23 5/8 in.)

Catalogue

Year
1949
Dimensions
80.1 × 60.1 cm (31 1/2 × 23 5/8 in.)

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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Year
1949
Dimensions
80.1 × 60.1 cm (31 1/2 × 23 5/8 in.)
Watts ID
WW-1949-116361

Source

Source
aic
Status
verified

Artist

Mario Sironi

Mario Sironi

Painting

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