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Balcony in Paris

Balcony in Paris

(Italian, 1883–1966)
1930
Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas
Dimensions100 x 73 cm (39 3/8 x 28 3/4 in.)
Credit LineTompkins Collection—Arthur Gordon Tompkins Fund
Accession numberRES.32.17
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ClassificationsPaintings
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Description
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.
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.
Copyright© 2011 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris.