Marino Marini
Cavallo e cavaliere astratto (Abstract Horse and Rider)
Property from a Private Collection, South Africa
Marino Marini
1901 - 1980
Cavallo e cavaliere astratto (Abstract horse and rider)
signed MARINO (lower right)
gouache, gloss household paint, brush and ink, collage and pencil on paper
38.7 by 51.4cm., 15¼ by 20¼in.
Framed: 76.7 by 89.6cm., 30¼ by 35¼in.
Executed in 1951-52.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Fondazione Marino Marini.
Executed on cream wove paper. This work was not viewed out of its frame. There are lines of craquelure to the gloss household paint relating to the artist's experimental use of medium There is some undulation to the sheet as a result of the artist's working process and a few tiny surface accretions. The collage elements are secure. The colours retain a wonderful vibrancy. This work is in overall fairly good condition
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