Artist: Giacomo Balla (1871 - 1958)
Nationality: Italian
Movement: Futurism
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Giacomo Balla studied art in his birthplace, Turin, Italy, before traveling to Paris in 1901, encountering the Impressionism and Divisionism. Balla signed the Futurist Manifesto in 1910, and began creating paintings that reflected the spirit of growth and movement of the early 20th century. By the 1920’s, Futurism had lost its appeal and novelty, and became associated with fascism. As a result, Balla turned towards abstraction in the 1930’s.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Pleasing Numbers, Giacomo Balla (1871 - 1958)  (Artist), 1919, Oil on canvas
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Giacomo Balla - Street Light c. 1910-11 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art Italian
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Giacomo Balla - Speeding Automobile 1912 oil on wood The Museum of Modern Art Italian
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Giacomo Balla - Swifts: Paths of Movement + Dynamic Sequences 1913 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art Italian
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James McNeill Whistler - Sotto Portico, San Giacomo 1879-1880 pastel and charcoal Virginia Museum of Fine Arts American
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Tiziano Vecellio Titian - Portrait of Giacomo Dolfin c. 1531 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art Italian
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Dale Chihuly - Isola di San Giacomo in Falude 1996 glass and metal Columbus Museum of Art American
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Adrien Tournachon - Portrait of Giacomo Meyerbeer 1857 salt print from wet Cleveland Museum of Art French
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MARIAGE (16e siècle) by SCAJARO Giacomo (atelier) ; GIACOMO DA PONTE (atelier), LE BASSAN (dit, atelier)
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Folio from an Antiphonary with Initial P Containing ’The Ascension of Christ’, called Niccolò di Giacomo da Bologna Niccolò di Giacomo di Nascimbene (Italy, Bologna, 1349 - 1403)  (Artist), circa 1365, Tempera and gold leaf on v
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INTERIEUR D'UN MENAGE OU LES FILEUSES (16e siècle) by SCAJARO Giacomo ; GIACOMO DA PONTE, LE BASSAN (dit)
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Saint François en prières by CAVEDONE Giacomo
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Giacomo Favretto Girl in the Window oil on canvas circa 1880
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A Woman with a Dog Giacomo Ceruti (Italian, Lombard, 1698-1767)Oil on canvas; 38 x 28
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Giacomo Verzelini Goblet glass 1590
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Tête de vieillard barbu et chauve, inclinée vers la droite, les yeux fermés by CAVEDONE Giacomo
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Diogenes, Gian Giacomo Caraglio (after) (Italy, Emilia, 1505 - 1565)  (Artist), Engraving
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Ascension of Christ, Giacomo Cavedone (Italy, 1577 - 1660)  (Artist), circa 1640, Oil on copper
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Allégorie en l'honneur de Giacomo Foscarini (2e moitié 16e siècle ; 1er quart 17e siècle) by FARINATI Paolo
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Camillia at War from Virgil’s Aeneid, Giacomo del Po (Italy, Rome, 1652-12-29 - 1726-11-16) , 1708-1710, Oil on copper
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Giacomo Piccini The Holy Family with the Young St. John and St. Catherine, after Veronese Engraving 1655
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JUDITH (17e siècle) by CAVEDONE Giacomo
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Design for Escutcheon Over Window, Giacomo Alboresi (Italy, Bologna, 1632 - 1677)  (Artist), Brown ink and wash, red chalk
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Ancône, vue générale du port (date d'acquisition inconnue) by BROGI Giacomo ; BROGI Carlo
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Giacomo Manzú, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Giacomo Manzú, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Giacomo Manzú, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Giacomo Manzú, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Le martyre de saint Laurent by ROBUSTI Jacopo (attribué à)
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Giacomo Manzú (and Marini), Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Giacomo Manzú (and Marini), Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Giacomo Manzú (and Marini), Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Giacomo Bossi Pluto, after Teodoro Matteini Engraving 18th century
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Portrait of Giacomo Dolfin, Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (Italy, Venice, circa 1489 - 1576)  (Artist), circa 1531, Oil on canvas
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Giacomo Guardi The Giudecca(Venice) Pen and brown ink and wash on laid paper 19th century
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The Fight between Aeneas and King Turnus, Giacomo del Po (Italy, Rome, 1652-12-29 - 1726-11-16) , circa 1700, Oil on copper
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Un vieillard drapé, tenant la poignée d'une épée by LANFRANCO Giovanni (d'après)
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Giovanni Battista Brustoloni The Piazza S. Giacomo in Rialto, after Moretti Etching and engraving 18th century
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Giacomo Brogi 5039 Pompei, Casa di Cornelio Rufo Albumen print 19th century
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Un braconnier (18e siècle) by CERUTI Giacomo (attribué)
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Giacomo Franco Studies of Arms and Hands, from the book Regolare per imparar a disegnar (Principles of Drawing) (Venice: Marco Sadeler, 1636) engraving 1636
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Mother and Child, Giacomo Ceruti (called Pitoccheto) (Italy, Lombardy, 1698 - 1767)  (Artist), circa 1730, Oil on canvas
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Robert Sargent Austin S. Carlo and S. Giacomo, Rome etching 1924
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Dish with the Combat of Ruggiero and Mandricardo, probably Giacomo Mancini (called El Frate) (Italy, Deruta, died N/A) , circa 1545, Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
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Large Plate: Acteon Surprising Diana, probably Giacomo Mancini (called El Frate) (Italy, Deruta, died N/A) , 1542, Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
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Jérôme Bonaparte (1784-1860), King of Westphalia Giacomo Andreoli (Italian, active about 1808)Ivory; 2 3/8 x
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Giovanni Battista Brustoloni The Piazza and Church of S. Giacomo in Rialto, after Moretti Etching and engraving 18th century
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Giovanni Battista Brustoloni The Piazza and Church of S. Giacomo in Rialto, after Moretti Etching and engraving 18th century
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Giacomo Guardi Piazza with St. Mark's(Venice) Pen and brown ink and brown wash on laid paper 19th century
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Giacomo Manzú Contact Strip, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, Gelatin-silver print
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Giacomo Manzú Contact Sheet, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, Gelatin-silver print
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Giacomo Manzú Contact Sheet, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, Gelatin-silver print
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L'Adoration des bergers by CAVEDONE Giacomo
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NATURE MORTE AUX VOLAILLE ET GIBIER (1ère moitié 17e siècle) by LEGI Giacomo
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Le Sacre. (1810) by SPALLA Giacomo
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Giacomo Guardi Piazza San Marco, Looking West (Venice) Pen and brown ink and brown wash on laid paper 19th century
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Giacomo Manzú (and Marini) Contact Strip, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, Gelatin-silver print
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Caïn et Abel by PALMIERI Pietro Giacomo le Vieux
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Bataille d'Iena. (1810) by SPALLA Giacomo
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Loth entre ses deux filles by CAVEDONE Giacomo

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (3)
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Moscow Museum of Modern Art: Francesca Leone : Beyond Their Gaze
Francesca Leone was born in Rome in a creative and versatile family: her father, Sergio Leone was the outstanding film director removing Robert De Niro, Clint Eastwood and Ennio Morricone, Francesca’s mother was the famous ballerina, the grandmoth...
Sprengel Museum: Noise from the Street: Italian Futurism from 1909 to 1918
In this country there has so far been no in-depth reflection on this movement so important for Italian and European art of the 20th century. The reasons for this are manifold. First and foremost, the Futurists (...
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art: A Slap in the Face! Futurists in Russia
After founding Futurism in 1909, F. T. Marinetti’s ambition was to establish an international Futurist movement that would develop his own group’s activities, achievements and interests. Futurist ideas were familiar to Russian artists through tra...

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