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FORTUNATO DEPERO New York . Gouache on board, 1930. 375x315 mm; 14 5/8x12 1/2 inches. Signed, titled and dated in gouache, upper left recto. Ex-collection Galleria Carli, Bolzano, with the gallery label, verso; private collection. Depero (1892-1960) began his artistic career as a participant in the Italian Futurist movement. In 1915, he published the Futurist Manifesto of the Universe with fellow artist Giacomo Balla (1871-1958). In his paintings, Depero depicted mechanical, vegetal and animal forms using large, flat areas of bright color. The current lot was created during Depero's brief but creatively significant stint in New York, from 1928-32. In New York, Depero gave solo exhibitions and found success through his work in stage design, advertising and graphic design. He also designed some covers for magazines such as Vogue , Vanity Fair and The New Yorker , among others, forging a unique style which blended Futurism with Art Deco flourishes.