Artist: Giacomo Balla (Italian, 1871-1958).
Title: "Vortice".
Medium: Original color pastel on paper.
Date: 1913/14.
Lot Note(s): Signed lower left. Drawn on blue-grey wove paper. Very good condition; old tape to all four corners, verso; slight edge toning, verso only; left margin unevenly trimmed; else fine, and presents very well. Overall size: 9 1/2 x 12 in. (241 x 305 mm). Image size: 9 1/2 x 12 in. (241 x 305 mm). 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. [29832-2-16000]

Very good condition; old tape to all four corners, verso; slight edge toning, verso only; left margin unevenly trimmed; else fine, and presents very well.