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GIACOMO BALLA(1871-1958)Lettera con il motivo della 'Linea di velocità + paesaggio' 10.8 x 17.8cm (4 1/4 x 7in). (image size) 22 x 18cm (8 11/16 x 7 1/16in). (sheet size)
12 – 13 October 2022, 16:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £12,750 inc. premium
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GIACOMO BALLA (1871-1958)
Lettera con il motivo della 'Linea di velocità + paesaggio'
signed 'Balla' (lower centre) and dated '1.7.14' (upper right); inscribed 'Via Paisiello 29' (on the reverse)
watercolour on paper
10.8 x 17.8cm (4 1/4 x 7in). (image size)
22 x 18cm (8 11/16 x 7 1/16in). (sheet size)
Executed on 1 July 1914
signed 'Balla' (lower centre) and dated '1.7.14' (upper right); inscribed 'Via Paisiello 29' (on the reverse)
watercolour on paper
10.8 x 17.8cm (4 1/4 x 7in). (image size)
22 x 18cm (8 11/16 x 7 1/16in). (sheet size)
Executed on 1 July 1914
Footnotes
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Elena Gigli. This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogo Ragionato dell'opera di Giacomo Balla, currently being prepared.
Provenance
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti Collection, Milan.
Luce Marinetti Collection, Rome (by descent from the above).
Leonard Hutton Galleries, New York (acquired from the above on 2 March 1994).
Private collection, Germany (acquired from the above on 6 December 1996).
Exhibited
Paris, Artcurial, Giacomo Balla, un art de vivre, 18 May – 15 July 1995.