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Who painted “The Street Enters the House”?

“The Street Enters the House” was painted by Umberto Boccioni in 1911. Where to see it: Sprengel Museum.

The Street Enters the House — Umberto Boccioni

Futurism

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Futurism: repeated, overlapping forms and diagonal 'lines of force' that suggest motion; Cubism shows still objects from many angles, Futurism things in motion.

Umberto Boccioni (19 October 1882 – 17 August 1916) was an influential Italian painter and sculptor. He helped shape the revolutionary aesthetic of the Futurism movement as one of its principal figures. Wikipedia

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