Monday, May 16, 2005

Unique Forms of Continuity in Space


Boccioni's "Unique Forms of Continuity in Space" has returned home to the new MoMA. But just how does MoMA's Boccioni differ from the "Unique Forms of Continuity in Space" at the Met? Here are the details:

MoMA catalog: Umberto Boccioni. (Italian, 1882-1916). Unique Forms of Continuity in Space. 1913 (cast 1931). Bronze, 43 7/8 x 34 7/8 x 15 3/4" (111.2 x 88.5 x 40 cm). Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest

Met catalog: Umberto Boccioni (Italian, 1882–1916) Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, 1913 Bronze; H. 48 x 15 1/2 x 36 in. (121.9 x 15 1/2 x 91.4 cm) Bequest of Lydia Winston Malbin, 1989 (1990.38.3)