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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Record prices
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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Price trend
188 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 9 | 3 | 33% | $14.6kSign up | $5.7kSign up | $33kSign up |
| Oil | 4 | 1 | 25% | $33kSign up | $33kSign up | $33kSign up |
| Tempera | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Mixed media | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 14 | 4 | 29% | $163kSign up | $47.2kSign up | $545kSign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 1 | 25% | $16.6kSign up | $16.6kSign up | $16.6kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $77.8kSign up | $77.8kSign up | $77.8kSign up |
| Drawing | 8 | 1 | 13% | $545kSign up | $545kSign up | $545kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 9 | 6 | 67% | $697Sign up | $567Sign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Screenprint | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Print (other) | 6 | 6 | 100% | $697Sign up | $567Sign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Other | 65 | 2 | 3% | $140kSign up | $140kSign up | $207kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.