Fortunato Depero 1892 Fondo (TN)-1960 Rovereto... Lot n° 3

The Biker signed lower right Stamp on the back of the Galleria Annunciata, Milan In 1922 Pannaggi and Paladini, joined almost immediately by Prampolini, launched the "Manifesto of Futurist Mechanical Art* Depero was not among the signatories, but he immediately adhered in deed...he who had been the first mechanical Futurist in 1918 with the automata of the "Balli Plastici." And so, and unfortunately limited to the two-year period 1922-1923, Depero produced the only truly mechanical and dynamic works within his long career, and I mention especially the "Fast Cyclist*, of 1922, and, indeed, the "Motorcyclist*, otherwise also titled "Solid in Speed." The present drawing is a final study for the setting of the Motorcyclist in the sort of wind tunnel that are the "Speed Wedges*, that is, the effects of the penetration of the motorcycle into the air. Depero made other versions of it over the years, both in pencil and in charcoal, and finally, in 1943, he made a version in full charcoal with retouches in white lead. The latter version later served as the basis for a lithograph in 1944. In short, a fine drawing by the best 'mechanical', 'dynamic' and 'futurist' Depero." (from the archiving text by Maurizio Scudiero) W. 58 - H. 44 Cm pencil and charcoal on cardboard Work registered at the Archivio Unico per il Catalogo Generale delle opere di Fortunato Depero, Rovereto under no. FD-4504-DIS dated October 10, 2023 and accompanied by certificate of authenticity Private collection, Rome In 1922 Pannaggi and Paladini, joined almost immediately by Prampolini, launched the "Manifesto of Futurist Mechanical Art* Depero was not among the signatories, but he immediately adhered in deed...he who had been the first mechanical Futurist in 1918 with the automata of the "Balli Plastici." And so, and unfortunately limited to the two-year period 1922-1923, Depero produced the only truly mechanical and dynamic works within his long career, and I mention especially the "Fast Cyclist*, of 1922, and, indeed, the "Motorcyclist*, otherwise also titled "Solid in Speed." The present drawing is a final study for the setting of the Motorcyclist in the sort of wind tunnel that are the "Speed Wedges*, that is, the effects of the penetration of the motorcycle into the air. Depero made other versions of it over the years, both in pencil and in charcoal, and finally, in 1943, he made a version in full charcoal with retouches in white lead. The latter version later served as the basis for a lithograph in 1944. In short, a fine drawing by the best 'mechanical', 'dynamic' and 'futurist' Depero." (from the archiving text by Maurizio Scudiero)