Giacomo Balla (Italian, 1871-1958). "Composizione Futurista". Watercolor and pencil drawing on paper. 1914. Signed in pencil, lower center; dated upper right. Light cream wove paper. Very good condition; pencil drawings on verso; left edge serrated; a few scattered paint marks outside of image. Provenance: Estate of a private collector, Rome. 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. Overall size: 9 x 12 1/8 in. (229 x 308 mm). [28189] |7000| {R100} (TL2)