Giacomo Balla

Full Speed Ahead (AVANTI AVANTI A TUTTO VAPORE)

1924

Dating
Exact year
Held at
National Gallery of Art
Medium
pen and ink, colored pencil and graphite on a telegraph form
Dimensions
sheet: 31.8 x 21.8 cm (12 1/2 x 8 9/16 in.)
Collection no.
2012.55.1
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Full Speed Ahead (AVANTI AVANTI A TUTTO VAPORE) — Giacomo Balla. 1924.

Medium: pen and ink, colored pencil and graphite on a telegraph form.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): sheet: 31.8 x 21.8 cm (12 1/2 x 8 9/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2012.55.1. William B. O'Neal Fund.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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