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The Estorick Collection was founded by American sociologist and writer Eric Estorick (1913-93), who began to collect art when he moved to England after the Second World War . Estorick and his German-born English wife Salome (1920-1989) discovered Umberto Boccioni ’s book ''Futurist Painting and Sculpture'' (1914) while they were on their honeymoon in 1947. Before the end of their trip they visited erstwhile Futurist Mario Sironi in Milan and bought most of the contents of his studio, including hundreds of drawings. They built up the collection mainly between 1953 and 1958. The collection was shown in several temporary exhibitions, including one at the Tate Gallery in London in 1956, and the key works were on long term loan to the Tate from 1966 to 1975. The Estoricks rejected offers to purchase their collection from the Italian government and museums in the United States and Israel. Six months prior to his death Eric Estorick set up the ''Eric and Salome Estorick Foundation'', to which he donated all his Italian works. The Estorick Collection moved to its current premises in Northumberland Lodge, a converted Grade II -listed Georgian house, in 1998. The project was supported by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund . The core of the collection is its , Umberto Boccioni , Carlo Carrà , Gino Severini , Luigi Russolo and Ardengo Soffici , as well as works by Giorgio De Chirico , Amedeo Modigliani , Giorgio Morandi , Mario Sironi and Marino Marini . In addition to the main displays from the permanent collection, the Estorick Gallery organises temporary exhibitions, both in its own galleries, and on tour. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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