Giacomo Balla

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Style: Futurism; Abstract Art; Pointillism;

Place: Turin

Born: 1871

Death: 1958

Biography:

Giacomo Balla (18 July 1871 – 1 March 1958) was an Italian painter, art teacher and poet best known as a key proponent of Futurism. In his painting he depicted light, movement and speed. Giacomo Balla was born in Turin, in the Piedmont region of Italy. He was the son of a photographer and as a child studied music. At age nine, after the death of hi...

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