Mario Sironi 1885 Sassari-1961 Milano Composition with landscapes, rocks and figures sketch on back W. 37.3 - H. 24.5 Cm charcoal, India ink and tempera on paper Work registered with the Association for the Patronage and Promotion of the Figure and Work of Mario Sironi, Milan, with number 24/12 RA Galleria d'Arte Cinquantasei, Bologna Private collection, Monza Mario Sironi 1885 - 1961, traveling retrospective exhibition on the fiftieth anniversary of his death, Sassari, Museum of Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Art "Il Carmelo", June 25 - September 18, 2011

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