Lot Essay
The Marino Marini Foundation has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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Toro
Details
Marino Marini (1901-1980)
Toro
stamped with the artist's raised monogram 'MM' (on the top of the base)
bronze with greenish brown patina
Height: 33 in. (84 cm.) Length: 26 3/8 in. (67 cm.)
Conceived in 1953 and cast in an edition of five
Toro
stamped with the artist's raised monogram 'MM' (on the top of the base)
bronze with greenish brown patina
Height: 33 in. (84 cm.) Length: 26 3/8 in. (67 cm.)
Conceived in 1953 and cast in an edition of five
Provenance
Private collection, South America; sale, Christie's, London, 10 December 1997, lot 334.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
E. Trier, The Sculpture of Marino Marini, London, 1961, no. 75, p. 140 (another cast illustrated pl. 75; titled 'Big bull').
H. Read, P. Waldberg & G. di San Lazzaro, Marino Marini, Complete Works, New York, 1970, no. 311, p. 369 (another cast illustrated; titled 'Large bull').
C. Pirovano, Marino Marini Scultore, Milan, 1980, no. 316 (another cast illustrated; titled 'Grande toro').
G. Carandente, Marino Marini, Catalogue Raisonné of the Sculptures, Milan, 1998, no. 386 (another cast illustrated).
H. Read, P. Waldberg & G. di San Lazzaro, Marino Marini, Complete Works, New York, 1970, no. 311, p. 369 (another cast illustrated; titled 'Large bull').
C. Pirovano, Marino Marini Scultore, Milan, 1980, no. 316 (another cast illustrated; titled 'Grande toro').
G. Carandente, Marino Marini, Catalogue Raisonné of the Sculptures, Milan, 1998, no. 386 (another cast illustrated).
Special Notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
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