The Hand of the Violinist
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| The Hand of the Violinist (The Rhythms of the Bow) | |
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| Artist | Giacomo Balla |
| Year | 1912 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Subject | The hand of a violinist in play |
| Dimensions | 56 cm × 78.3 cm (22 in × 30.8 in)[1] |
| Location | Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, London |
The Hand of the Violinist (The Rhythms of the Bow) is a 1912 painting by Italian Futurist Giacomo Balla, depicting a musician's hand and the neck of a violin "made to look like it's vibrating through space"—blurred and duplicated to suggest the motion of frenetic playing.[2][3] The painting, representative of Futurism's first wave, exhibits techniques of Divisionism.[4]