1908
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Periphery [Periferia] is a 1908 ink by Umberto Boccioni, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a cracked, uneven ground with a few small plants and rocks. Above it, a row of trees with bare branches lines a fence or wall. The sky is dark, and the whole scene looks rough and sketchy, almost like it’s been scratched into the paper. The artist used a technique where lines overlap and blur, making the image feel restless. The cracks in the ground might be a clue about what’s happening here—maybe it’s broken or shifting. Next, check out drypoint to see how this print was made.
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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