Lot #542: GIACOMO BALLA - Progetto: Abbigliamento Futuristico - Watercolor and ink drawing on paper

 

Artist: Giacomo Balla (Italian, 1871-1958).
Title: "Progetto: Abbigliamento Futuristico".
Medium: Watercolor and ink drawing on paper.
Date: Composed c1916.
Dimensions: Overall size: 12 x 8 1/8 in. (305 x 206 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed lower right. Drawn on cream wove paper. Very good condition; minor marginal darkening, else fine. Comment(s): Balla was a highly important and accomplished artist. In his early 30's he taught Divisionist techniques to Umberto Boccioni and Gino Severini. Influenced by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Balla adopted the Futurism style, creating a pictorial depiction of light, movement, and speed. He was signatory to the Futurist Manifesto in 1910, and began designing and painting Futurist furniture, also creating Futurist "anti-neutral" clothing. Image copyright © The Estate of Giacomo Balla. [30159-2-4000]