Impression in an Omnibus, Medardo Rosso, after 1887
Medardo Rosso, portretMedardo RossoItalië, 1859–1928

Impression in an Omnibus

after 1887 · Sculpture · 43.18 × 81.92 cm

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Waar is „Impression in an Omnibus” nu? Collectie: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis. Nu niet te zien. Gecontroleerd 12 oktober 2026.

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Like his counterparts who were changing the face of late 19th century painting through their experimentation with Impressionism, Medardo Rosso brought a new language to sculpture. His preference was always for soft forms, made out of material that seems perpetually on the verge of dissolution. His most innovative sculptures were made out of wax - reminiscent for Minnesotans of the famous butter sculptures at the State Fair.

In fact, Rosso's sculptures often have an unstable and faintly organic quality. Looking like ghostly apparitions in the process of decay, they have sometimes been referred to as memory sculptures. Illusive, fragile, and seemingly fleeting, their sense of vulnerability evokes a particularly morbid curiosity.

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Inventarisnummer
70.16

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In het leven van Medardo Rosso

Het hele leven
  1. 1884–1886 · Werkzaam in

    Paris

  2. 1886–1889 · Werkzaam in

    Milan

  3. 1887 · Werkzaam in

    Venice

  4. 1888 · Werkzaam in

    London

  5. 1889–1901 · Werkzaam in

    Paris

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