(Turin 1871–1958 Rome) Linee di forza del pugno di Boccioni II, 1915, cast of 1968, sheet brass reinforced to interior, red lacquer and cellulose nitrate, verso monogrammed G. B., FuturBalla stamp, numbered 4/9, foundry stamp: Obelisco, 80.5 x 75.5 x 25.5 cm, (PP)

Photo certificate: From notary, Diego Gandolfo, also signed by Luce und Elica Balla (daughters of the artist), who have authorised the edition and Gasparo del Corso, Galleria dell’Obelisco, as editor of the series.

Provenance: Galleria dell’Obelisco, Rome
Giulio Savio Collection, Rome
the heirs

Exhibitions: Rome, Balla-Ricostruzione Futurista dell’Universo-Sculture 1913–1915, Galleria dell’Obelisco, May - June 1968; Venice, XXXIV Biennale Internazionale d’Arte, 1968, Quattro Maestri del Futurismo, July - September 1968, exh. cat. no. 28 (curated by Prof Maurizio Calvesi);
Turin, Giacomo Balla, Galleria La Bussola, November 1968, exh. cat. plate 5, no. 1 with ill.;
Stockholm, Fiori Futuristi e Sculture di Balla, Galerie Pierre;
Livorno, Balla, Galleria Peccolo, June 1971, exh. cat. no. 11;
Rome, Balla 1871 – 1958, Tutte le sculture, Galleria dell’Obelisco, December 1971, exh. cat. no. 1 with ill.; Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Futurismo, 1909 – 1919: Exhibition of Italian Futurism, Hatton Gallery, University of Newcastle, 4 November - 8 December 1972 / Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Academy, The Mound, 16 December- 14 January 1973 / London, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, 27 January - 4 March 1973, exh. cat. no. 20; Cortina, Omaggio a Balla, Galleria Falsetti, December 1974 - Januar y 1975, exh. cat. plate XIX;
Düsseldorf, Futurismus 1909 – 1917, Städtische Kunsthalle, 15 March - 28 April 1974, exh. cat. part 5, no. 17 with ill. and no. 31; Rome, Balla 1871 – 1958, tutte le sculture, Galleria dell’Obelisco, 1976, no. 1

Literature: G. Lista, ‘Il pugno di Boccioni’, in : exh. cat. Balla, la modernita futurista, Palazzo Reale, Milan, 15 February - 2 June 2008, p. 174, op. cit.

We are grateful to Ms Elena Gigli for her kind assistance.