Null GIACOMO BALLA
Turin 1871 - Rome 1958
Compenetrating speed lines, ca. 1920
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GIACOMO BALLA Turin 1871 - Rome 1958 Compenetrating speed lines, ca. 1920 Collage of colored papers on cardboard, 22 cm diam. Signed at upper left Stamp in green 'Pugno di Boccioni' on the back Authentication on photograph by Prof. Elena Gigli, no. 864 Provenance: Casa Balla, Rome Private collection, Rome

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GIACOMO BALLA Turin 1871 - Rome 1958 Compenetrating speed lines, ca. 1920 Collage of colored papers on cardboard, 22 cm diam. Signed at upper left Stamp in green 'Pugno di Boccioni' on the back Authentication on photograph by Prof. Elena Gigli, no. 864 Provenance: Casa Balla, Rome Private collection, Rome

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