Lot #2605: CARLO CARRA [imputée] - Periferia de Milano - Charcoal drawing on paper

 

Artist: Carlo Carra [imputée] (Italian, 1881-1966).
Title: "Periferia de Milano".
Medium: Charcoal drawing on paper.
Date: Composed c1919.
Dimensions: Overall size: 8 3/8 x 12 1/8 in. (213 x 308 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed and dated, lower left. Cream wove watermarked paper. Fair condition; unrelated text verso which telegraphs through to verso; scattered foxing; uneven lower margin. Comment(s): Carra was a leading figure of the Futurist movement that flourished in Italy during the beginning of the 20th century. In addition to his many paintings, he wrote a number of books concerning art. [28186-2-800]