Gino Severini (7 April 1883 – 26 February 1966) was an Italian
painter and a leading member of the
Futurist movement. For much of his life he divided his time between Paris and Rome. He was associated with
neo-classicism and the "
return to order" in the decade after the First World War. During his career he worked in a variety of media, including
mosaic and
fresco. He showed his work at major exhibitions, including the
Rome Quadrennial, and won art prizes from major institutions.