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The Engineer's Lover
The Engineer's Lover (Italian: "'L'amante dell'ingegnere") is a painting by Italian painter Carlo Carrà. It was finished during the metaphysical phase of the artist (1921). 
It portrays an enigmatic head of a maiden on a brown table, flanked by a green panel with a triangle and a compasses (symbols of rationalism). The black background contributes to underline the timeless atmosphere of the scene.
The painting belongs to Gianni Mattioli's collection.
" (1917)
- "The Daughter of the West" (1919)
- "The Engineer's Lover" (1921)
- "Canale a Venezia" (1926)
References.
- Carrà at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection
- Carrà at the Mart, Museo d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto
- Mark Antliff, "Fascism, Modernism, and Modernity", in "The Art Bulletin", March 2002
- Elizabeth Cowling and Jennifer Mundy, "On Classic Ground: