Artist Monograph

Umberto Boccioni, Italian

Italian, 1882–1916

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Drawing	10	50%
Oil Painting	7	35%
Sculpture	2	10%
Gouache	1	5%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	11	55%
Painting & Sculpture	9	45%

Classification Types

Drawing — 11
Painting — 7
Sculpture — 2

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	3	16.7%
Medium (30–100 cm)	11	61.1%
Large (1–3 m)	3	16.7%
Monumental (> 3 m)	1	5.6%

Range: 15.2 cm → 301.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1941	3
1948	2
1949	2
1951	1
1952	1
1956	1
1957	1
1959	1
1961	1
1962	1
1967	3
1979	3

Currently On View

"MoMA, Floor 5, 503" — 2

Highlighted Works

1913, cast 1950 Antigraceful Bronze

Recurring Subjects & Themes

Women · 16
Men · 11
Portraits · 7
Human Figures · 5
Heads · 4
Reading · 3
Self-portraits · 2
Horses · 2
Abstraction · 2
Tables · 2
Profiles · 2
Sewing · 2
Bridges · 1
Faces · 1
Working · 1
Needlework · 1
Factories · 1
Landscapes · 1
Industry · 1
Boys · 1

Italian Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 20 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Study for The City Rises Drawing Acc. 371.1961	1910	Conté crayon, charcoal, and chalk on paper	23 1/8 x 34 1/8" (58.8 x 86.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund
Study for The Laugh Drawing Acc. 2109.1967	1910–11	Pencil on paper	4 1/2 x 6" (11.4 x 15.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Herbert and Nannette Rothschild
Study for The Laugh Drawing Acc. 2110.1967	1910–11	Pencil on paper	6 1/8 x 4 1/2" (15.4 x 11.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Herbert and Nanette Rothschild
Study for The Laugh Drawing Acc. 5.1962	1910	Pencil on paper	5 x 8 1/8" (12.7 x 20.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Herbert and Nannette Rothschild
The City Rises Painting Acc. 507.1951	1910	Oil on canvas	6' 6 1/2" x 9' 10 1/2" (199.3 x 301 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund
States of Mind I: The Farewells Painting Acc. 64.1979	1911	Oil on canvas	27 3/4 x 37 3/8" (70.5 x 96.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller
States of Mind II: Those Who Go Painting Acc. 65.1979	1911	Oil on canvas	27 7/8 x 37 3/4" (70.8 x 95.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller
States of Mind III: Those Who Stay Painting Acc. 66.1979	1911	Oil on canvas	27 7/8 x 37 3/4" (70.8 x 95.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller
States of Mind: The Farewells Drawing Acc. 522.1941	1911	Charcoal and conté crayon on paper	23 x 34" (58.4 x 86.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Vico Baer
States of Mind: Those Who Go Drawing Acc. 523.1941	1911	Charcoal and conté crayon on paper	23 x 34" (58.4 x 86.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Vico Baer
States of Mind: Those Who Stay Drawing Acc. 524.1941	1911	Charcoal and conté crayon on paper	23 x 34" (58.4 x 86.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Vico Baer
The Laugh Painting Acc. 656.1959	1911	Oil on canvas	43 3/8 x 57 1/4" (110.2 x 145.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Herbert and Nannette Rothschild
The Riot Painting Acc. 252.1957	1911 or after	Oil on canvas	19 7/8 x 19 7/8" (50.5 x 50.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Herbert and Nannette Rothschild
Development of a Bottle in Space Sculpture Acc. 230.1948	1912 (cast 1931)	Silvered bronze	15 x 23 3/4 x 12 7/8" (38.1 x 60.3 x 32.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Aristide Maillol Fund
Study for Elasticity Drawing Acc. 273.1949	1912	Pencil and gouache on paper	18 3/4 x 24 1/4" (47.7 x 61.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Dynamism of a Soccer Player Painting Acc. 580.1967	1913	Oil on canvas	6' 4 1/8" x 6' 7 1/8" (193.2 x 201 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection
Muscular Dynamism Drawing Acc. 330.1949	1913	Pastel and charcoal on paper	34 × 23 1/4" (86.3 × 59 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Study for Unique Forms of Continuity in Space Drawing Acc. 258.1956	1913	Pencil on colored paper	6 1/8 x 4 7/8" (15.5 x 12.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of René d'Harnoncourt
Unique Forms of Continuity in Space Sculpture Acc. 231.1948	1913 (cast 1931 or 1934)	Bronze	43 7/8 x 34 7/8 x 15 3/4" (111.2 x 88.5 x 40 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest (by exchange)
Study for Portrait of Ferrucio Busoni Drawing Acc. 1.1952	1916	Pen and ink on paper	6 x 5" (15.2 x 12.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Given anonymously

The Met (CC0 Open Access) — 43 records

Title / Object	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Rights
Young Man on a Riverbank (recto); Study of a Wagnerian Scene (verso) Drawing Wikidata	1902	Gouache, charcoal, and pastel on paper	11 3/4 x 8 5/8 in. (29.8 x 21.9 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Self-Portrait Painting Wikidata	1905	Oil on canvas	20 1/4 x 27 in. (51.4 x 68.6 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Gisella Print	1907	Drypoint	Plate mark: 9 5/8 × 13 1/4 in. (24.4 × 33.7 cm) Overall: 16 7/9 x 22 in. (42.9 x 55.9 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Maria Sacchi Reading Print	1907	Drypoint	19 × 12 5/8 in. (48.3 × 32.1 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Seated Woman Holding a Fan Print	1907	Drypoint	Plate mark: 9 3/8 × 6 in. (23.8 × 15.2 cm) Sheet: 21 7/8 x 16 5/8 in. (55.6 x 42.2 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Study for "Homage to Mother" Drawing	1907	Graphite on paper	15 3/8 x 22 3/4 in. (39.1 x 57.8 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
The Artist's Mother Crocheting Print	1907	Etching and drypoint	Plate mark: 14 5/8 × 12 1/8 in. (37.1 × 30.8 cm) Sheet: 22 1/4 x 17 1/16 in. (56.5 x 43.3 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
The Athlete Print	1907	Drypoint	Plate: 15 × 23 5/16 in. (38.1 × 59.2 cm) Sheet: 41 × 50 in. (104.1 × 127 cm)	Drawings and Prints Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Seated Male Nude (recto); Seated Woman with a Dark Blouse (verso) Drawing	ca. 1908	Graphite on paper	15 × 10 1/4 in. (38.1 × 26 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Study for "The Story of a Seamstress": Sewing Machine Drawing	1908	Graphite on paper	9 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. (23.8 x 16.5 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Study of a Man's Forearm (recto); Study of Extended Arms with Hands Clasped (verso) Drawing	ca. 1908	Graphite on paper	8 1/4 x 11 5/8 in. (21 x 29.5 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Landscape with Industrial Plants Print	1909	Drypoint	3 5/8 × 6 in. (9.2 × 15.2 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Male Cadaver (The Drowned Man) Print	1909	Etching	3 7/8 × 11 3/8 in. (9.8 × 28.9 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Sheet of Studies with Five Portraits Print	1909	Drypoint	14 3/4 × 19 3/4 in. (18.4 × 28.9 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Woman Leaning on a Chair (The Artist's Sister) Drawing	ca. 1909	Graphite on paper	15 3/4 x 14 5/8 in. (40 x 37.1 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Man Leading a Horse (recto); Study of a Man (verso) Drawing	1910	Graphite on paper	4 1/2 x 7 in. (11.4 x 17.8 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Self-Portrait Drawing	1910	Ink, wash and graphite on paper	10 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. (26 x 22.2 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Sheet of Studies Drawing	1910	Graphite on paper	5 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (14 x 18.1 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Study for "Mourning" Drawing	1910	Ink on paper	6 1/8 x 7 3/8 in. (15.6 x 18.7 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Study for "The Dream – Paolo and Francesca" Drawing	1910	Graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, and wash on paper	9 1/8 x 18 3/8 in. (23.2 x 46.7 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Study for "The Riot" Drawing	1910	Graphite on paper	6 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (15.6 x 15.6 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
The Artist's Mother at a Table Print	1910	Etching	Plate mark: 5 3/8 × 4 1/2 in. (13.7 × 11.4 cm) Sheet: 22 1/8 x 16 7/8 in. (56.2 x 42.9 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
The Artist's Mother Sewing Print	1910	Etching	Plate mark: 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (14 × 11.4 cm) Sheet: 21 15/16 x 16 7/8 in. (55.7 x 42.9 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
The Gamboloita Bridge Drawing	1910	Charcoal and ink on paper	10 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. (27.6 x 24.1 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Three Horses Tended by Men; Stone Pavement (recto); Horses and Figures in a Landscape (verso) Drawing	1910	Ink on paper	4 1/2 x 6 1/8 in. (11.4 x 15.6 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Young Woman Reading (Ines) Drawing	1909–10	Charcoal, watercolor, and wax crayon on paper	18 3/8 x 13 1/8 in. (46.7 x 33.3 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Head of a Young Woman with a Large Hat Drawing	1911	Graphite on paper	4 7/8 x 4 in. (12.4 x 10.2 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Man at a Café Table, Paris Drawing	1911	Ink on paper	8 1/8 x 5 3/8 in. (20.6 x 13.7 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
States of Mind: The Farewells (recto); Study for Female Figure (Ines) (verso) Drawing	1911	Graphite on paper	19 1/8 in. × 24 in. (48.6 × 61 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Study for "Modern Idol" Drawing	1911	Graphite on paper	5 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. (14.6 x 14.3 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Analytical Study of a Woman's Head Against Buildings Drawing Wikidata	1911–12	Ink on paper	11 7/8 x 8 1/2 in. (30.2 x 21.6 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Head Against the Light (The Artist's Sister) Drawing	1912	Ink on paper	4 3/4 x 4 in. (12.1 x 10.2 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
States of Mind: Those Who Go Drawing	1912	Ink over graphite on paper	12 1/2 x 17 in. (31.8 x 43.2 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Study for "Fusion of a Head and a Window" Drawing	1912	Ink on paper	12 1/8 x 8 1/4 in. (30.8 x 21 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Development of a Bottle in Space Sculpture Wikidata	1913, cast 1950	Bronze	15 1/2 × 23 3/4 × 15 1/2 in. (39.4 × 60.3 × 39.4 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery 908 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Unique Forms of Continuity in Space Sculpture Wikidata	1913, cast 1950	Bronze	47 3/4 × 35 × 15 3/4 in., 200 lb. (121.3 × 88.9 × 40 cm, 90.7 kg)	Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery 908 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Composition Study for "The Street Pavers" Drawing	1914	Ink on paper	4 5/8 x 3 1/2 in. (11.7 x 8.9 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Study for "The Street Pavers": Man Laying Paving Stones Drawing	1914	Ink on paper	5 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (14.6 x 21 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Study for "The Street Pavers": Two Workmen Drawing	1914	Graphite and ink on paper	5 3/8 x 8 1/8 in. (13.7 x 20.6 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
The Street Pavers Painting Wikidata	1914	Oil on canvas	39 3/8 × 39 3/8 in. (100 × 100 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Head of the Artist's Mother Drawing	1915	Ink, wash and graphite on paper	12 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (31.1 x 24.1 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
The Artist's Mother Drawing	1915	Graphite and watercolor washes on paper	25 5/8 x 20 7/8 in. (65.1 x 53 cm)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata
Antigraceful Sculpture Wikidata	1913, cast 1950	Bronze	23 × 21 × 16 1/2 in. (58.4 × 53.3 × 41.9 cm) Weight: 105 lb. (47.6 kg)	Modern and Contemporary Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0) ULAN Artist Wikidata