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Mia madre che lavora [My Mother Working]

Umberto Boccioni , 1907

Mia madre che lavora [My Mother Working], by Umberto Boccioni, ink, 1907
Mia madre che lavora [My Mother Working], by Umberto Boccioni, ink, 1907

Mia madre che lavora [My Mother Working] is an ink print by Umberto Boccioni. It dates from 1907 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

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Inscribed:lower center in image: 1907 (in reverse); by later hand(?), lower left in graphite: 5/10/II; by same hand, lower right in graphite: U. Boccioni / mamma che lavora davanti alla / finestr; by Giuseppe Dal Pian, upper right verso in graphite: Questa acquaforte di Umberto Boccioni / "Mamma che lavora davanti alla fine / stra é originale di seconda tiratura / 5/10

About this work

Overview

Mia madre che lavora is a 1907 drypoint print by Umberto Boccioni, a key figure in the Futurist movement.

Subject & Meaning

The print depicts a woman sewing by a window, her shadow cast across a cracked floor. The dimly lit scene is dominated by the contrast between the outside light and the interior darkness.

Technique & Style

Boccioni employed a scratchy drypoint technique to create a rough, raw effect. The resulting image features sharp, uneven lines and a strong chiaroscuro, emphasizing the interplay between light and shadow.

History & Provenance

Created in 1907, this work reflects Boccioni's early exploration of Futurist principles, which would later focus on dynamism and fragmented forms.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Umberto Boccioni

Artist

Umberto Boccioni

Umberto Boccioni was an influential Italian painter and sculptor. He helped shape the revolutionary aesthetic of the Futurism movement as one of its principal figures. Despite his short life, his approach to the…

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Who painted Mia madre che lavora [My Mother Working]?

Mia madre che lavora [My Mother Working] was painted by Umberto Boccioni in 1907.

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Mia madre che lavora [My Mother Working] is held by National Gallery of Art.

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