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Wheels from Cisitalia 202 GT Car
1946 · Chrome
8 × 16 1/4" (20.3 × 41.3 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Pininfarina (Battista "Pinin" Farina)
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A Classic Car: Cisitalia GT, 1946
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1972–1973
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The Modern Movement in Italy: Architecture and Design
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1954
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Ten Automobiles
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1953
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8 Automobiles
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1951
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Pininfarina was an Italian coachbuilder and industrial designer whose atelier in Turin became one of Europe's most influential automotive design houses. Working from the 1920s onward, he established a signature approach to automobile body design that balanced aerodynamic efficiency with sculptural elegance, establishing formal principles that shaped postwar car aesthetics across multiple manufacturers. His studio produced designs for Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, and Lancia, among others, establishing the template for Italian automotive design as a discipline combining engineering and visual art.
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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