Marino Marini
MARINI, MARINO
1901 Pistoia - 1981 Viareggio
Title: Cavalli e cavaliere.
Date: 1959.
Technique: Oil, collage and incised technique on chamois-coloured vellum.
Measurement: 41,5 x 32,5cm.
Notation: Signed and dated below the depiction: MARINO 1959.
Frame/Pedestal: Framed.
Enclosed is a copy photo confirmation of the work from Dr. Maria Teresa Tosi, Fondazione Marino Marini, Pistoia, dated 30 April 2013. The work will be included in the catalogue raisonné currently being prepared under the number 662.
Provenance:
- Galleria Arte Nuova, Cuneo/Courmayeur (label)
- Private collection Italy
- Private collection Germany
Exhibitions:
- Galleria Arte Nuova, Cuneo/Courmayeur 1974
- Influenced by Etruscan excavations, the relationship between horse and man becomes the Italian sculptor's defining leitmotif
- Despite the two-dimensionality and strong abstraction of the equestrian portrait, the work unfolds an impressive dynamism
- Marini's sculptures can be found in museums worldwide and in public places, such as the sculpture "Miracolo" in front of the Neue Pinakothek in Munich
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