Giorgio de Chirico: The Changing Face of Metaphysical Art

The first overview in decades of the eerie allegories of de Chirico, forefather of surrealism and genius of uncanny connections

Giorgio de Chirico began to develop his Pittura Metafisica, or Metaphysical Painting, around 1911, painting brooding, dreamy scenes of depopulated landscapes filled with incongruous objects. But though this is the work de Chirico is best known for, his Metaphysical Painting period lasted only until 1919, and he remained prolific and experimental throughout his entir...