Gino Severini. The "Ritratto di Jeanne" and two still lives, 1916-1919

Ritratto di Jeanne, 1916
oil on canvas, 46 x 38 cm

Natura morta con rosa, 1919
tempera on paper, 34 x 43 cm

Tracciato per “Natura morta con pera e carte da gioco”, 1919,
pencil on paper, 32,3 x 25,4 cm

Introduction

The exhibition Gino Severini, for the Montegufoni Castle and the Rosenberg’s apartment – Works 1921-1929, currently running at the Galleria dello Scudo (starting September 5, 2026), is accompanied by a second exhibition dedicated to the years 1916–1919. During this period, the artist balanced his focus on subjects still linked to Futurism with new explorations of figuration.

Installation view

Artist

He was born in Cortona in 1883 and in 1899 he moved to Rome where he frequented Boccioni and Balla, becoming interested in divisionism. Moving to Paris in 1906, Gino Severini joined Modigliani, Dufy, Utrillo, Braque, Picasso, Gris and Jacob. In 1910 he was one of the signatories of the 1st Manifesto of Futurist Painting and later of the Technical Manifesto of Futurist Painting.