GIACOMO BALLA (1871-1958) Linea di velocità + paesaggio (Executed circa 1915)

GIACOMO BALLA (1871-1958) Linea di velocità + paesaggio signed 'Balla' (centre left); stamped three times with the Pugno di Boccioni stamp and affixed with the artist's estate label (on the reverse) gouache and collage on card 14.6 x 19.7cm (5 3/4 x 7 3/4in). Executed circa 1915 Footnotes: The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Elena Gigli. This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogo Ragionato dell'opera di Giacomo Balla , currently being prepared. Provenance Casa Balla, no. 993 (the artist's estate). Luce & Elica Balla, Italy (the artist's daughters, acquired circa 1958). Flora Viale Collection, New York and Rome (acquired from the above in 1979). Crane Kalman Gallery, London (acquired from the above through Hirschl & Adler, New York, in early 1999). Private collection, Germany (acquired from the above in 1999). Exhibited London, Crane Kalman Gallery, Collage, The Pasted-Paper Revolution , 28 June - 7 September 1999, no. 3. Literature E. Gigli, Giacomo Balla, Coloratissimo e luminosissimo , exh. cat., Bologna, 2013, no. 20 (illustrated p. 165). This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * AR * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com