ID 1381128
Lot 503 | MARINO MARINI (1901-1980)
Estimate value
£ 100 000 – 150 000
Cavaliere
signed ‘MARINO’ (on the side of the horse); with raised initials and stamped with foundry mark 'M.M FONDERIA ARTISTICA BATTAGLIA' (on the top of the base)
bronze with brown patina hand-painted by the artist
height: 9 3/8 in. (23.7 cm.)
Conceived in 1951
Provenance
Curt Valentin Gallery, New York.
Imogene Coca, New York, by whom acquired from the above in September 1953.
Isaac Sidney & Florence Caesar, California, by whom acquired from the above.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
U. Apollonio, Marino Marini: Sculptor, Milan, 1953 (another cast illustrated, pl. 94).
H. Lederer & E. Trier, Marino Marini, Stuttgart, 1961, p. 70 (another cast illustrated).
J. Šetlík, Marino Marini, Prague, 1966, no. 42 (another cast illustrated).
A. Busignani, Marini, i maestri del novecento, Florence, 1968, no. 17, p. 27 (another cast illustrated; titled 'Studio per cavaliere').
A.M. Hammacher, Marino Marini, Sculpture, Painting, Drawing, New York, 1970, p. 321 (illustrated pls. 172-173; titled 'Study for a Rider').
H. Read, P. Waldberg & G. di San Lazzaro, Marino Marini, Complete Works, New York, 1970, no. 286.3, p. 366 (another cast illustrated).
C. Pirovano, Marino Marini scultore, Milan, 1972, no. 292.
S. Hunter, Marino Marini, The Sculpture, New York, 1993, p. 65 (another cast illustrated).
M. Meneguzzo, Marino Marini, cavalli e cavalieri, Milan, 1997, no. 66, p. 222.
M. Meneguzzo, Marino Marini, il museo alla villa reale di Milano, Milan, 1997, no. 13, p. 21 (another cast illustrated; titled 'Studio per cavaliere').
Fondazione Marino Marini, ed., Marino Marini, Catalogue Raisonné of the Sculptures, Milan, 1998, no. 358, p. 252 (another cast illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Curt Valentin Gallery, Marino Marini, October - November 1953, no. 24 (titled 'Horse and Rider').
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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