Gino Severini
Italian, 1883–1966
Still Life (Centrifugal Expansion of Colors)
INV-6603
Gino Severini
Italian, 1883–19661916
Still Life (Centrifugal Expansion of Colors)
Gino Severini Italian, 1883–1966 →oil on canvaspainting
Date
1916
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
66.7 × 61 cm (26 1/4 × 24 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Alfred Stieglitz Collection
Still Life (Centrifugal Expansion of Colors) showcases Gino Severini’s innovative approach to fusing two media: painting and photography. The lively composition features a black-and-white portrait of the artist’s wife, Jeanne Severini, in the upper right. Painted to replicate the effect of photography, the portrait appears to be collaged onto the surface of the work. Fittingly, this painting was first exhibited by photographer Alfred Stieglitz, in 1917, at his gallery 291, a space dedicated to introducing avant-garde European artists to an American audience.
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