seeking artist name.....

[picassoface]

I'm racking my brain trying to remember the name of a semi-famous Italian artist of the beginning of the 20th cent (1900-1940 appx).

I think his last name started with a B

He was somewhat of a futurist / cubist painter.

He may have committed suicide or died in a car accident.

I googled and googled but still coming up empty...

Any help ? tks....

 

[stuartsdomains]

boy george?
george boy?

 

[dn-101]

Georges Braque,

French?

 

[picassoface]

No, braque is very famous. The guy im lookin for was only semi-famous if at all....

 

[dn-101]

Check ADEX

 

[domain newbie]

try this list http://arthistory.about.com/library/artists/lists/bl_suicide.htm

 

[Zoobar]

Umberto Boccioni (1882-1916) ?

"co-founded the movement and signed the Futurist Manifesto in 1910 in Rome ... his life ended after being killed in an accident with a horse while serving in the Italian Army during the First World War."

 

[picassoface]

not on the suicide list and it's not Boccioni... I'll let you know when I get it...

On the bright side, I found a nice one in a thrift store yesterday; an oil/panel by a Bucks county Pa artist named Fred W. Weber (bought it for $2 bucks, it's worth over $250 )
Gotta love thrift stores

 

[picassoface]

old post.....but...... Found Him !

Duilio Barnabe

(went and reg'd his name so I can put up a retrospective webpage)