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GINO SEVERINI Italian 1883-1966 Graphite on Paper

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GINO SEVERINI Italian 1883-1966 Graphite on Paper
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Graphite on paper. Featuring a futurist-suprematist composition. Signed and attr. Gino Severini (Italian, 1883-1966) on the lower left corner. 20 x 31 cm (7.9 x 12.2 inches). Gino Severini was an Italian painter and a leading member of the Futurist movement. For much of his life he divided his time between Paris and Rome. He was associated with neo-classicism and the "return to order" in the decade after the First World War. During his career he worked in a variety of media, including mosaic and fresco. He showed his work at major exhibitions, including the Rome Quadrennial, and won art prizes from major institutions. PROVENANCE: Private estate (Perugia, Italy)