id: 121948
accession number: 1942.249
share license status: Copyrighted
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.249
updated: 2022-07-01 09:00:13.395000
Paris Subway, Ferris Wheel and Eiffel Tower, c. 1912-13. Gino Severini (Italian, 1883-1966). Pastel and charcoal; sheet: 59.6 x 48.2 cm (23 7/16 x 19 in.); framed: 92 x 71.8 x 3 cm (36 1/4 x 28 1/4 x 1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride 1942.249 © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
title: Paris Subway, Ferris Wheel and Eiffel Tower
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creation date: c. 1912-13
creation date earliest: 1912
creation date latest: 1913
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creditline: Gift of Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride
copyright: © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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culture: Italy, 20th century
technique: pastel and charcoal
department: Drawings
collection: DR - Italian
type: Drawing
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CREATORS
* Gino Severini (Italian, 1883-1966) - artist
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measurements: Sheet: 59.6 x 48.2 cm (23 7/16 x 19 in.); Framed: 92 x 71.8 x 3 cm (36 1/4 x 28 1/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
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inscription: Signed bottom center: "Severini"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Visual Shapes and Space
opening date: 1965-02-20T05:00:00
Visual Shapes and Space. Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 20-May 22, 1965).
title: Futurism and the International Avant-Garde
opening date: 1980-10-24T04:00:00
Futurism and the International Avant-Garde. Philadelphia Museum of Art (organizer) (October 24, 1980-January 4, 1981).
title: Utopian Visions in Modern Art: Dreams and Nightmares
opening date: 1983-12-08T05:00:00
Utopian Visions in Modern Art: Dreams and Nightmares. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (December 8, 1983-February 12, 1984).
title: Directions in Drawing: 1750-1988
opening date: 1991-04-02T04:00:00
Directions in Drawing: 1750-1988. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).
title: Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2000-08-27T00:00:00
Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 27-October 17, 2000).
title: Pure Color: Pastels from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2016-11-19T05:00:00
Pure Color: Pastels from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 19, 2016-March 19, 2017).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
John Quinn [1870-1924], New York
date: after 1913-1924
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(sale, John Quinn Collection, American Art Association, New York, February 9-12, 1927, no. 412)
date: 1927
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Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: after 1927-1942
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1942-
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fun fact:
The blue and white text in Gino Severini's drawing refers to the signs for the Sèvres and Cambronne stations, which he passed while taking the Paris Métro to the Eiffel Tower.
digital description:
Gino Severini joined the Futurist movement, which emphasized the dynamism, movement, and energy of the modern city, in 1910. He began to depict modern modes of transportation and developed an interest in machines and speed. This pastel was created after Severini visited Paris, in 1911, where he admired technological advances such as the Eiffel Tower and the Métro, the city's relatively new public transportation system. Here, he suggests velocity through shifting planes and viewpoints and abruptly juxtaposing word and image.
wall description:
Modern modes of transportation were a central theme in Severini’s work from 1910 when he joined other artists of the Futurist movement, which embraced the modern city and developed an aesthetic based on the machine and speed. Following a visit to Paris in 1911, Severini began incorporating in his work allusions to the French capital’s technological advances such as the Métro and the Eiffel Tower. A sense of velocity is conveyed here through interpenetrating planes, shifting viewpoints, and abrupt juxtapositions of word and image. Pastel provides punctuated bursts of vivid color in an otherwise monochromatic, urban environment.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Fletcher, Valerie J. Dreams and Nightmares: Utopian Visions in Modern Art. Exh. Cat. Washington, DC: Hirshhorn Museum, 1983.
page number: Mentioned: p. 35
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DeGrazia, Diane and Carter E. Foster. Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Exh. Cat. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000.
page number: Mentioned: p. 6; Reproduced: p. 6
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Hicken, Adrian. Apollinaire, Cubism and Orphism. New York: Routledge, 2002.
page number: Mentioned: p. 208, n. 52
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Sims, Lowery Stokes. The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content, and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2006.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 58-59, fig. 10
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