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Balcony in Paris
Gino Severini (Italian, 1883–1966)
1930
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
100 x 73 cm (39 3/8 x 28 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Tompkins Collection—Arthur Gordon Tompkins Fund
Accession NumberRES.32.17
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPaintings
The mask and violin seen in other works by Severini have here been transformed from emblems into personal possessions arranged before an open window. Although Severini visited Italy regularly, he and his family lived in Paris. With its view of typical Parisian apartment buildings, this scene is clearly located in the painter’s adopted country.
Signed
Lower right: G. Severini
Provenance1931, sold by the artist to the MFA for $10,050 [see note 1]. (Accession Date: February 4, 1932)
NOTES:
[1] MFA accession numbers RES.32.2-RES.32.18 purchased together for $10,050.
NOTES:
[1] MFA accession numbers RES.32.2-RES.32.18 purchased together for $10,050.
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