Lot 261
  • 261

Marino Marini

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Marino Marini
  • CAVALLO E GIOCOLIERE
  • signed Marino (lower right)
  • graphite on black tempera on paper
  • 26 by 35cm., 10 1/4 by 13 3/4 in.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the family of the present owners circa 1947

Literature

Patrick Waldberg, Herbert Read & Gualtieri di San Lazzaro, Marino Marini, Complete Works, New York, 1970, illustrated p. 379

Condition

This work is tempera on paper, which has been incised. The sheet is not laid down and attached to the mount at the corners. There is a small loss of pigment at the lower right edge, lower left corner, and a few tiny pinhead-sized losses at the extreme edges. There is a small surface scratch towards the centre of the left edge and a very slight crease at the lower right corner. Overall, this work is in very good condition.
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