Lot 227
  • 227

Marino Marini

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description

  • Marino Marini
  • Cavalli
  • signed Marino (lower right)
  • gouache and ink on paper
  • 61.5 by 42.5cm., 24 by 16 3/4 in.

Provenance

Buchholz Gallery, Curt Valentin, New York
Frank Perls Gallery, California
Private Collection, Los Angeles
Lloyd and Marva Shearer (gifted from the above in the 1950s)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Literature

Erich Steingraber & Lorenzo Papi, Marino Marini -- Paintings, Johannesburg, 1989, no. 104, illustrated p. 52

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down. There are three artist's pinholes in places on the extreme edges and the right edge of the work is deckled. There are two small horizontal repaired tears to the upper left corner and there is some scattered foxing in places, only visible in the background. There are a few light surface scratches to the edges and some tape remants to the verso from previous mounting. Otherwise, this work is in overall good condition. Colours: overall fairly accurate in the printed catalogue, though please note that the work has a royal blue border which is not illustrated in the printed catalogue or iPad app images. Please refer to the E-catalogue for the image of the work in its entirety.
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