Gino Severini Prints and Multiples

Lithograph on paper, 1962. Image Dimensions: 28 x 22 cm. Hand signed. Edition of 75 prints Includes passepartout. Very good conditions.

Colored lithograph, hand signed in pencil on the lower left margin. A precious artist's proof of the artwork, part of an edition of 175 prints. Excellent conditions. Image dimensions: 64.9 x 50.3 cm Gino Severini (1883 - 1966) the Italian artist closely associated with the Futurist movement, is well-known for using color to emphasize contrasts and to amplify the musicality in his compositions, which are much affected by his study of complementary colors and his early adhesion to Divisionism. Fascinated by Balla’s descriptions of the new painting in France, Severini decided to move to Paris in 1906, where he met the leading members of the French avant-garde, such as the Cubist painters Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso, and the writer Guillaume Apollinaire, who had an evident influence on his production. Upon his arrival at the French capital, Severini’s paintings became increasingly abstract as he began exploring Synthetic Cubism —essentially constructing a composition with fragments of objects. Around 1916, Severini chose a more rigorous and formal approach to create his compositions: he wanted to bring geometric order to his paintings. Severini’s artistic style transformed several times during his career. Indeed, he later experimented a more Neoclassical figurative style, producing mosaics, murals, and frescos, as well as designing sets, and writing. Frequently a theatergoer, the Italian artist often painted still lifes with musical instruments and scenes from the Commedia dell’Arte...

Lithograph on paper, 1962. Image Dimensions: 28 x 22 cm. Hand signed. Edition of 75 prints Very good conditions.