Umberto Boccioni

Umberto Boccioni (October 19, 1882 - August 16, 1916) was an Italian painter and sculptor and a member of the Futurist movement. Like other Futurists, his work centered around the portrayal of movement (dynamism), speed, and technology.

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October 19 - 1882 - August 16 - 1916 - Italian - Painter - Sculptor - Futurist

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One of Umberto Boccioni's best known paintings is The noise of the street enters the house in the Sprengel Museum in Hanover, Germany which featured an exhibition on futurism in 2001.

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Sprengel Museum - Hanover, Germany - 2001

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Other important Boccioni works include the bronze scupture, Unique Forms of Continuity in Space(1913, and the painting, The City Rises (1910).

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1913 - 1910

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Boccioni died after falling off a horse during a training exercise for World War I.

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