Lot Essay
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Doctor Elena Gigli (22 January 2010, no. 453).
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Fanciulla pensosa
Details
Giacomo Balla (1871-1958)
Fanciulla pensosa
signed 'BALLA' (lower left); signed, dated and dedicated, 'A MARSILI CON AMICHEVOLE SIMPATIA FUTUR BALLA ROMA 1932' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
18 5/8 x 14 1/8 in. (47.4 x 35.8 cm.)
Painted in 1932
Fanciulla pensosa
signed 'BALLA' (lower left); signed, dated and dedicated, 'A MARSILI CON AMICHEVOLE SIMPATIA FUTUR BALLA ROMA 1932' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
18 5/8 x 14 1/8 in. (47.4 x 35.8 cm.)
Painted in 1932
Provenance
Marsili, Rome, by whom acquired directly from the artist in 1932.
M. Carpi, Rome, circa 1990s.
Galleria Due Ci, Rome.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, Milan, 24 November 2009, lot 143.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
M. Carpi, Rome, circa 1990s.
Galleria Due Ci, Rome.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, Milan, 24 November 2009, lot 143.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Exhibited
Rome, Galleria Due Ci, Ballrossi, opere di Balla in rosso, February - March 1986 (illustrated n.p.).
Special Notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
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