Giacomo Balla
Italian · 1871–1958 · Painter, Sculptor
Giacomo Balla was an Italian painter, art teacher and poet best known as a key proponent of Futurism. In his paintings, he depicted light, movement and speed. He was concerned… (Wikipedia)
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Linee di velocitàPhillips · $545,000≈ £348,443≈ €485,696Sign up to see
PAESAGGIO + ELEMENTI DECORATIVICapitolium Art · €189,000≈ $207,182≈ £162,725Sign up to see
Mercurio che passa davanti al sole (Mercury passing in front of the sun)Phillips · £56,250≈ $77,777≈ €63,280Sign up to see
Giacomo Balla’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
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- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €15,000–20,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–800
- Linee forza di mare, 1919Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €6,000–8,000
- Luce di ribalta, 1938Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €12,000–18,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €10,000–15,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,500–2,500
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–800
- Sunset of lights, 1950Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €29,000–35,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €140,000–220,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €10,000–20,000
Also offered, result not published (188)
Lots by Giacomo Balla that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
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Giacomo Balla signature
22 catalogued lots by Giacomo Balla record a signature line. The most common placement is lower left (53% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signed lower left: Balla
— Forze di primavera, Bertolami Fine Art, May 28, 2026Signed on the bottom: Futur Balla, on the back Pugno di Boccioni blue stamp Excerpt from Elena , Tempera on paper, 24,4 x 36,4
— Progetto per paralume con il motivo 'Equilibrio Spaziale', Bertolami Fine Art, Jun 13, 2024Signed lower right: Balla
— Luce di ribalta, Bertolami Fine Art, Dec 15, 2023
About Giacomo Balla
Giacomo Balla was an Italian painter, art teacher and poet best known as a key proponent of Futurism. In his paintings, he depicted light, movement and speed. He was concerned with expressing movement in his works, but unlike other leading futurists he was not interested in machines or violence with his works tending towards the witty and whimsical.
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