Giacomo Balla * Lot n° 22

(Turin 1871–1958 Rome) Motivo con la parola “Vittoria”, signed, inscribed on the reverse “Gacomo Balla pittore futurista”, pencil, gouache and arabic gum on paper, 9.2 x 26.9 cm, framed This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity released by Elena Gigli on 22 February 2021 under no. 981/2021 Provenance: Casa Balla, Rome Collection Andreoni Visconti, Milan Private Collection, Rome Exhibited: Milan Quadreria d’Arte Contemporanea, Giacomo Balla. Dal Divisionismo al Futurismo, 1981, exh. cat. p. 38 with ill. Please note that an export license for this lot has been requested. “From 1918 onward Giacomo Balla began to devote more attention to the design of hats, scarves and various utilitarian objects. He opened his Roman house to the public to show his new creations; he designed fabrics in occasion of the exhibition held after the War in Milan to relaunch Futurism, within the Futurist Fashion Section.”