41 unknown works by Umberto Boccioni revealed in new book

Key facts

• 41 previously unknown works by Umberto Boccioni are published in a new book edited by Alberto Dambruoso.
• The book is titled 'Boccioni. Opere inedite' and published by Maretti Editore in 2022.
• Works include oil paintings, drawings, and a sculpture, from both pre-Futurist and Futurist periods.
• A pastel landscape from 1903 is among the earliest known landscapes by Boccioni.
• A portrait of his sister Amelia (1906-1907) came from the heirs of Gabriele Chiattone.
• A Futurist painting of a young woman on a blue cushion was found in Dorchester, England.
• A new bronze cast of 'Forme uniche della continuità nello spazio' (1913) was made by Francesco Bruni for Galleria La Medusa in 1972.
• Drawings for a contested Futurist painting help confirm its authenticity.
• Works were traced to collectors in France, Germany, and the UK, indicating early European interest.
• Over three times as many forgeries were submitted for authentication than genuine works.
• The book documents Boccioni's working method of preparatory drawings for oil paintings.
• A drawing from the Städel Museum in Frankfurt was likely acquired at a 1917 or 1922 Berlin exhibition.
• The Museum of Modern Art in New York acquired 'La città che sale' in 1951 from Ferruccio Busoni's son.
• Harry and Lydia Winston Malbin collected Boccioni works, later donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1989.
• The book includes drawings of fellow Futurists Francesco Cangiullo, Antonio Sant'Elia, and Carlo Carrà.