Artist
Giorgio de Chirico (1888‑1978)
Title
The Uncertainty of the Poet
L'Incertitude du poète
Date 1913
MediumOil paint on canvas
Dimensionssupport: 1060 x 940 mm frame: 1232 x 1125 x 73 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition Purchased with assistance from the Art Fund (Eugene Cremetti Fund), the Carroll Donner Bequest, the Friends of the Tate Gallery and members of the public 1985
Reference
T04109
Image credit© DACS, 2002
On display at Tate Modern
Theme: Level 2: Poetry and Dream
Room: Giorgio de Chirico and Jannis Kounellis (Room 1)
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Giorgio de Chirico, 'The Uncertainty of the Poet, 1913
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