Artwork from the JSP Estate/Private Collection
Nationality
Italian
Artist Dates
1888-1971
Title of Work
Untitled
Preview
Date of Work
1938
Medium
Woodcut on wove paper
Height
12 1/2"
Width
9 3/4"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection: James Smith Pierce Collection
Status
Stored: FF_008_B
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Artist Bio
Alberto Magnelli is an Italian artist who was born in 1888 in Florence. Magnelli was a self taught artist with the influences of Italy's Renaissance treasures that surrounded him. He is best known for his approach to abstract painting and involvement in the concrete art movement. Works by Alberto Magnelli can be found in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, the Modern Art Museum, and several others.
Additional Information
Red-orange abstract composition on cream background. Concrete art movement. Created for XXe Siecle, (No. 4), 1938.
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Tape and glue on verso
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