(Turin 1871–1958 Rome)
Forze spaziali, c. 1919, signed; signed and titled on the reverse, tempera on cardboard, 18 x 20.5 cm, framed

This work is accompanied by a photo certificate signed by Maurizio Fagiolo dell’Arco, 20 November 1971

We are grateful to Elena Gigli for the assistance with cataloguing this work

Provenance:
Casa Balla, Rome, Agenda no. 594
Valentina Orsini Collection, Rome 1969
European Private Collection

Exhibited:
Zurich, Giacomo Balla-Werke von 1912 bis 1928, Turscke & Turscke Galerie, 5 October – 16 November 1985, exh. cat. no. 32, p. 73 with ill.
New York, Works by Giacomo Balla from 1905 to 1928, curated by
M. Fagiolo dell’Arco, Kouros Gallery, 15 March – 24 April 1986, exh. cat. no. 37, p. 77 with ill.
Edinburgh, Balla The Futurist, curated by M. Fagiolo dell’Arco, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 6 June – 19 July 1987; London, Riverside Studios; Oxford, Museum of Modern Art, exh. cat. p. 128 with ill.

Literature:
AA. VV., Archivi dei Futurismo, De Luca Editore, Rome 1962, p. 137 with ill. no. 339
M. Fagiolo dell’ Arco, Futur-Balla. La vita e le opere, Electa, Milan 1992, p. 145 with ill. no. 37

„We shall find the abstract equivalent for all forms & elements in the universe, then we shall combine them in sculptural constructions according to the mood of our inspiration.“

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