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Catalogue
- Year
- 1912
- Dimensions
- 4 7/8 x 4 1/4" (12.2 x 10.8 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Wyndham Lewis
Artist

Painting
Wyndham Lewis was a British painter, sculptor, and writer who founded Vorticism, an avant-garde movement that synthesized Cubism and Futurism into a distinctly angular, machine-inflected aesthetic. His paintings and drawings employed sharp, geometric forms and violent color contrasts to capture movement and urban energy in the early twentieth century. Lewis was equally prolific as a novelist and essayist, producing satirical works that challenged modernism's pieties. His legacy remains contentious, shaped by both formal innovation and controversial political positions.
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Record
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- Wyndham Lewis
- Year
- 1912
- Dimensions
- 4 7/8 x 4 1/4" (12.2 x 10.8 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1912-M029678
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
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