A selection of masterpieces by the greatest stars of early 20th-century Italian art is opening in the Sardinian town of Nuoro shortly. The exhibition at the Nuoro Museum of Art, opening on March 5, will showcase over 60 works on loan from top institutes around the country. The ten artists featured are among those credited with ushering in some of the greatest developments in Italian art during the first three decades of the last century. The exhibition unfolds through a series of rooms, with the work of individual artists grouped together. It starts with three beautiful wax sculptures by Medardo Rosso, which are offset with a selection of early Divisionist works by Giacomo Balla, Umberto Boccioni and Gino Severini before their discovery of Futurism.
The exhibition follows through with rooms devoted to the some of the most famous works by Severini and Balla, as well as several paintings by Carlo Carra'.
This carries the show into the 1920s, where they discovered Futurism, a movement that was fully embraced by Balla but eventually dropped by Severini and Carra', who shifted back to a more classical style. Also from this period are a number of paintings by Mario Sironi, including some 1925 masterpieces and a series of early preparatory sketches, which laid the groundwork for later large-scale works.
The next stage will focus on the output of Surrealist artist Giorgio De Chirico, founder of the metaphysical art movement. Several of De Chirico's best-known works have been loaned for the event, intended to offer a brief overview of his artistic development. Paintings by De Chirico's brother, Alberto Savinio, also have their own section. The large-scale mythological works explore his fascination with the concepts of philosophy and narrative in art. The exhibition wraps up with a tribute to Giorgio Morandi, best known for his muted paintings and detailed drawings.
Several of his stunning still lifes and two landscape paintings have been selected for the show. Capolavori del '900 italiano. Dall'Avanguardia al Ritorno all'ordine (20th-Century Italian Masterpieces. From The Avant-Garde To The Return To Order) runs in Nuoro's Museum of Art from March 5 until June 6. Photo: Giacomo Balla's War (1916).

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