The Estorick Collection

 

Umberto Boccioni - Modern Idol, 1911

 

 

Set within a grand Grade-II listed Georgian townhouse in Islington the Estorick Collection was established by American collector Eric Estorick (1913-1993), who with his wife Salome built up the collection between 1953-1958. The Estorick collection is internationally recognised as important, and the Italian government and museums in the USA and Israel have made offers in attempts to purchase the collection. Having greatly enjoyed Italian Threads: MITA Textile Design 1926-1976, (the subject of my last post) on the ground floor of the Estorick collection, I made my way upstairs to reacquaint myself with the Estorick's permanent collection of Italian art. There were some undisputed gems on display by the greats of 20th C. Italian art, and a diverse array of media including painting, sculpture, drawing and an exceptional selection of Giorgio Morandi etchings in one of the top floor galleries. There follows a selection of some of the artworks I liked.

 

 

Luigi Russolo - Music, 1911

Giacomo Balla - The Hand of the Violinist, 1912

 

 

Gino Severini - The Boulevard, 1910-11

 

 

Carlo Carrà - Leaving the Theatre, c. 1910

Mario Sironi - Urban Landscape, c.1924

 

Umberto Boccioni - Study for 'The City Rises', 1910

 

Gino Severini - Quaker Oats - Cubist Still Life, 1917

 

Gino Severini - Dancer (Ballerina + Sea), 1913

 

Medardo Rosso - Impressions of the Boulevard: Woman with a Veil, 1893

Giorgio Morandi - Still Life, 1962

 

Renato Guttuso - Death of a Hero, 1953

 

Renato Guttuso - Landscape with Lovers, n. d.

 

Amedeo Modigliani - Dr François Brabander, 1918

 

Mario Sironi - Composition, 1947

 

Giorgio de Chirico - The Revolt of the Sage, 1916

 

Carlo Carrà - The Engineer's Mistress, c. 1940

 

Giacomo Manzù - Bust of a Woman, 1952

 

 

 Emilio Greco - Bust of a Woman, 1952

 

Massimo Campigli - The Belvedere, 1930

 

Marino Marini - Study for 'The Miracle', 1953-54, Pomona, 1943, Small Bather, 1945

 

Guiditta Scalini - Acrobats, 1950

Emilio Greco - Head of a Woman, 1953

 

 

Massimo Campigli - Six Women, 1945

Massimo Campigli - Two Women, 1943

 

 

Marino Marini -  Horse and Rider, 1949

 

Marino Marini - Quadriga, 1942

The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art

39a Canonbury Square

London

N1 

 

(Please note that viewing hours for this collection have ended temporarily in light of the ongoing Tier 4 level lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic).