In his symmetrical oval head with the spiral masses where the neck would be, it is apparent the sculptor’s interest is in the play of line and relation of masses, no profound human problem troubled him. That there is a relation between the strange shape of the head and his theories of life and art no

BOCCIONI

Spiral Expansion of Muscles in Action

MATISSE

Portrait Heads

serious observer of his other work could doubt, but his unusual technic over-shadows other interest.