The Laugh

The Laugh
ArtistUmberto Boccioni
Year1911
MediumOil on canvas
MovementFuturism
LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York City, US
Websitewww.moma.org/collection/works/80199

The Laugh (Italian: La risata), sometimes translated into English as Laughter, is a futurist painting by Umberto Boccioni. It is Boccioni's first truly futurist work, as he desired to break away from divisionist work.