States of Mind I: The Farewells
Umberto Boccioni · 1911
Why it's great
A train, steam and swirling lines show the feeling of saying goodbye at a railway station. Boccioni painted this in 1911 as part of a series called States of Mind, trying to paint emotions.
Where to see it
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Umberto Boccioni was born in Reggio Calabria, Italy, and became the leader of Futurism, a movement that celebrated speed and machines. He worked in Milan and Rome, painting and making sculptures full of motion. He died at 33 after falling from a horse during military training in 1916.
