Lot No. 155


A ‘Specchio d’acqua’ wall carpet, designed by Giacomo Balla


1920, manufactured 1968–78, Elio Palmisano for Tabarelli Arredamenti, Bolzano, Italy, wool and linen, handmade embroidery in wool against a beige linen ground, stretched across a wooden frame, embroidered signature: BALLA, 145 x 195 cm. (DRAX)

Based on a drawing by Giacomo Balla from 1920, altogether ten wall carpets were produced between 1968 and 1978.

Provenance:
private collection, Bolzano, Italy

Lit.:
cf. Elio Palmisano. Arazzi e tappeti d’autore, 1999, with a preface by Gillo Dorfles.

Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226

gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at

05.06.2014 - 18:00

Estimate:
EUR 10,000.- to EUR 15,000.-

A ‘Specchio d’acqua’ wall carpet, designed by Giacomo Balla


1920, manufactured 1968–78, Elio Palmisano for Tabarelli Arredamenti, Bolzano, Italy, wool and linen, handmade embroidery in wool against a beige linen ground, stretched across a wooden frame, embroidered signature: BALLA, 145 x 195 cm. (DRAX)

Based on a drawing by Giacomo Balla from 1920, altogether ten wall carpets were produced between 1968 and 1978.

Provenance:
private collection, Bolzano, Italy

Lit.:
cf. Elio Palmisano. Arazzi e tappeti d’autore, 1999, with a preface by Gillo Dorfles.

Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226

gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Design
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 05.06.2014 - 18:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 30.05. - 05.06.2014

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