SURREALISM · ARTIST

Giorgio de Chirico

1888–1978 · Italian · Surrealism
The forerunner
Giorgio de Chirico

De Chirico got there first. His eerie empty piazzas, long shadows, and headless mannequins were painted a decade before anyone said the word Surrealism, and the young dreamers treated them like scripture. He was never really one of them, but his deserted city squares are the dream they all kept chasing.

Featured works
The Song of Love
The Song of Love
1914
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