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Self-Portrait (back)

Technical Details
  • Title
    Self-Portrait (back)
  • Author
    Umberto Boccioni
  • Year
    1908?
  • Dimensions
    cm 70 × 100
  • Inventory
    2328bis
  • Room
    41

Painted on the back of a Self-portrait in 1908, this second self-portrait of the artist may actually be the earlier work by a few years, judging from the style and the sitter’s youthful features. The painting was discovered behind the cross-piece of the stretcher, almost completely hidden beneath a layer of grey paint. It betrays much hesitation in the composition and was probably painted over by Boccioni himself because he was dissatisfied with the result.

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