boccioni charge lancers Dimensions (inches):11 x 17" inspired by his contemporaries Monet

inspired by his contemporaries Monet and Renoir

the artist's torment

and the Alabama

" coined by art critic Louis Leroy in jest of this new movement

A famous oil painting

boccioni charge lancers Dimensions (inches):11 x 17" inspired by his contemporaries MonetCharge of the Lancers painted by Umberto Boccioni in 1915 is an exaltation of struggle and war. These are the years of the First World War, and the exponents of the futurist movement are in favor of interventionism. In the painting, a group of soldiers on horseback stands out in the midst of a hard and victorious battle. In the lower left, the crushed enemy is overwhelmed and defeated. Learn more about futurist art