Femme et enfant (Woman and Child)
Femme et enfant (Woman and Child)
Artist
Gino Severini
(Italian, 1883 - 1966)
Date1916
MediumOil on burlap
Dimensions52 1/4 x 38 3/8 in. (132.7 x 97.5 cm)
Framed: 53 x 40 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (134.6 x 102.9 x 5.4 cm)
Framed: 53 x 40 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (134.6 x 102.9 x 5.4 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineAlfred Stieglitz Collection, Co-owned by Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
Signedl.r.: G. Severini
Accession number
ASC.2012.77
On View
Not on viewCollections
Label TextGino Severini was a significant figure in the Italian Futurist movement, which celebrated the technology, speed, and energy of modern life. Rather than concentrating on the technological aspect in this piece, Severini focused on family dynamics. With his Cubism-inspired flair, he portrays a woman tenderly holding a child. The subject reflects Severini’s family experience. His wife gave birth to their daughter Gina in 1915.
Gino Severini fue una importante figura del movimiento futurista italiano, el cual celebraba la tecnología, la rapidez y la energía de la vida moderna. En lugar de concentrarse en el aspecto tecnológico en esta obra, Severini se centró en la dinámica familiar. Con su estilo inspirado en el cubismo, retrata a una mujer sosteniendo tiernamente a un infante. Esta temática refleja su experiencia familiar, cuando en 1915, su esposa dio a luz a su hija Gina.
Markingsverso, u.r., on backing board, label: #69 / Alfred Stieglitz Collection - Fisk University / Gino Severini / "Femme et Enfant" 1911 / 51 1/4 x 38 1/2
verso, u.r., on backing board: [Yale University Art Gallery label]
verso, u.r., on backing board: [Pennsylvania Museum of Art label]
