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1882 – 1916Umberto Boccioni (1882-1916)Died 17 August 1916, aged 33Umberto Boccioni was an Italian Futurist painter and sculptor known for "Unique Forms of Continuity in Space." He died of injuries after falling from a horse during military training near Verona.