Study for "The Street Pavers": Man Laying Paving Stones 1914

Umberto Boccioni's "Study for 'The Street Pavers': Man Laying Paving Stones" is a dynamic ink drawing created in 1914. This study, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, captures the essence of Boccioni's dynamic Futurist style. The artist utilizes bold, gestural lines to depict the worker's powerful movement as he lays paving stones, conveying the energy and dynamism of modern life. Boccioni's unique approach to depicting human figures and motion foreshadows the development of his mature style, which would come to define his iconic "The Street Pavers" sculpture.