ID 1306202
Lot 290 | MARINO MARINI (1901-1980)
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
Piccolo nudo
stamped with initials 'MM' (at the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
height: 10 7/8 in. (27.5 cm.) length: 12 in. (30.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1945
Provenance
Hanover Gallery, London, by whom acquired from the artist.
Robert D. S. May, London.
Davlyn Gallery, New York.
Private collection, Europe, by whom acquired from the above in May 1978, and thence by descent to the present owners.
Literature
H. Read, P. Waldberg & G. di San Lazzaro, Marino Marini, Complete Works, New York, 1970, no. 193.3, p. 351 (another cast illustrated p. 48).
C. Pirovano, Marino Marini, scultore, Milan, 1972, no. 201 (another cast illustrated).
Fondazione Marino Marini (ed.), Marino Marini, Catalogo ragionata della scultura, Milan, 1998, no. 277, p. 192 (terracotta example illustrated).
Further details
The Marino Marini Foundation has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
| Artist: | Marino Marini (1901 - 1980) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Artist: | Marino Marini (1901 - 1980) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Address of auction |
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