Giacomo Balla *
(Turin 1871–1958 Rome)
Creazioni di moda, 1920–1925, on the reverse the dedication: Al Dott. Jacovoni Elica Balla Roma Maggio 1962-Creazione Balla estate 1925, oil on shaped wood, 12.8 x 58 cm, framed
Photo certificate:
Archivio Elena Gigli, no. 661/2011, Rome 12/5/2016
Provenance:
Atelier Balla, Rome, gift from Elica Balla, daughter of the artist, in 1962 to Dott. Alberto Jacovone
Heirs of Dott. A. Jacovone
Private Collection, Italy
This creation of fashion belongs to the years during which Balla turned his interest to the elegant Roman scene which orbited the drawing rooms of Marchioness Casati, Countess Lovatelli and the Alatri family. The colours and iconography of the female figures with their dogs recall the acclaimed portrait of Marchioness Casati with her greyhound. The background is composed of geometric elements in various shades of grey which intersect with a bright yellow, creating a three-dimensional effect. The composition of the backdrop recalls a study by Balla for the Bionbruna painting in 1926 (today located at the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna in Rome), which depicts Ms Alatri, who was known to change her hair colour according to the fickle and changeable dictates of fashion.
30.05.2017 - 19:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 40,000.- to EUR 60,000.-
Giacomo Balla *
(Turin 1871–1958 Rome)
Creazioni di moda, 1920–1925, on the reverse the dedication: Al Dott. Jacovoni Elica Balla Roma Maggio 1962-Creazione Balla estate 1925, oil on shaped wood, 12.8 x 58 cm, framed
Photo certificate:
Archivio Elena Gigli, no. 661/2011, Rome 12/5/2016
Provenance:
Atelier Balla, Rome, gift from Elica Balla, daughter of the artist, in 1962 to Dott. Alberto Jacovone
Heirs of Dott. A. Jacovone
Private Collection, Italy
This creation of fashion belongs to the years during which Balla turned his interest to the elegant Roman scene which orbited the drawing rooms of Marchioness Casati, Countess Lovatelli and the Alatri family. The colours and iconography of the female figures with their dogs recall the acclaimed portrait of Marchioness Casati with her greyhound. The background is composed of geometric elements in various shades of grey which intersect with a bright yellow, creating a three-dimensional effect. The composition of the backdrop recalls a study by Balla for the Bionbruna painting in 1926 (today located at the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna in Rome), which depicts Ms Alatri, who was known to change her hair colour according to the fickle and changeable dictates of fashion.
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| Auction: | Modern Art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 30.05.2017 - 19:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 20.05. - 30.05.2017 |