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Studio per Balletto Futurista, 1925

Print
ca.1980 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Screen print, Studio per Balletto Futurista, 1925 (Study for a Futurist Ballet, 1925) after a stage design by Giacomo Balla, one of a portfolio of nine prints of Balla's theatre designs published under the title Progetti scenici per ‘sintesi futuriste’ 1915/1925 (Set Designs for Futurist Syntheses), with an introduction by Elica Balla, text by Guido Balla, and a one-page authentication of each print signed by Luce and Elica Balla. Edizioni Franca Mancini, Pesaro, ca. 1980.

Giacomo Balla (1871-1958) was a leading figure in the Futurist movement. His work included painting, sculpture and design.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleStudio per Balletto Futurista, 1925 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screen print on wove paper
Brief description
Screen print, Studio per Balletto Futurista, 1925, after a stage design by Giacomo Balla (1871-1958), one of a portfolio of nine prints of Balla's theatre designs published under the title Progetti scenici per ‘sintesi futuriste’ 1915/1925 (Set Designs for Futurist Syntheses), with an introduction by Elica Balla, text by Guido Balla, and a one-page authentication of each print signed by Luce and Elica Balla. Edizioni Franca Mancini, Pesaro, ca. 1980



Physical description
Screen print, Studio per Balletto Futurista, 1925, after a stage design by Giacomo Balla. Set design of brightly coloured curving shapes with figures of dancers dressed in blue and pink, centre. Publisher's blind stamp in lower left hand corner.

Dimensions
  • Height: 69cm
  • Width: 49cm
Copy number
48 of 150
Marks and inscriptions
  • '48/150' (copy number, written in pencil beneath the image, left)
  • 'BALLA / FUTURISTA' (printed beneath the image, right)
Summary
Screen print, Studio per Balletto Futurista, 1925 (Study for a Futurist Ballet, 1925) after a stage design by Giacomo Balla, one of a portfolio of nine prints of Balla's theatre designs published under the title Progetti scenici per ‘sintesi futuriste’ 1915/1925 (Set Designs for Futurist Syntheses), with an introduction by Elica Balla, text by Guido Balla, and a one-page authentication of each print signed by Luce and Elica Balla. Edizioni Franca Mancini, Pesaro, ca. 1980.

Giacomo Balla (1871-1958) was a leading figure in the Futurist movement. His work included painting, sculpture and design.
Collection
Accession number
S.1156-1982

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Record createdJanuary 30, 2013
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