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Wheels from Cisitalia 202 GT Car
Pininfarina (Battista "Pinin" Farina)WW-1946-M124836
Catalogue
- Year
- 1946
- Medium
- Chrome
- Dimensions
- 8 × 16 1/4" (20.3 × 41.3 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
Artist

Pininfarina (Battista "Pinin" Farina)
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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