''The Engineer's Lover'' (Italian: L'amante dell'ingegnere'') is a painting by
Italian
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painter
Carlo Carrà
Carlo Carrà (; February 11, 1881 – April 13, 1966) was an Italian painter and a leading figure of the Futurist movement that flourished in Italy during the beginning of the 20th century. In addition to his many paintings, he wrote a number ...
. It was finished during the
metaphysical
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phase of the artist (1921).
It portrays an enigmatic head of a maiden on a brown table, flanked by a green panel with a triangle and a compasses (symbols of rationalism). The black background contributes to underline the timeless atmosphere of the scene.
The painting belongs to
Gianni Mattioli
Gianni Mattioli (1903 – 1977) was an Italian businessman, a cotton trader in Milan, and art collector, particularly of the work of the Italian Futurists.
Mattioli was born in Milan in 1903, and started collecting in the early 1920s, but most ...
's collection.
1921 paintings
Paintings by Carlo Carrà
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