Lot Essay
The Fondazione de Chirico has confirmed the authenticity of this work, which is recorded in their archives.
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Ippolito
Details
Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978)
Ippolito
signed 'g. de Chirico' (on top of the base); signed and inscribed 'g. de Chirico plasmò e dipinse' (on the underside)
painted terracotta
height: 11 3/4 in. (29.7 cm.)
Executed and hand-painted by the artist circa 1940-1941
Ippolito
signed 'g. de Chirico' (on top of the base); signed and inscribed 'g. de Chirico plasmò e dipinse' (on the underside)
painted terracotta
height: 11 3/4 in. (29.7 cm.)
Executed and hand-painted by the artist circa 1940-1941
Provenance
Acquired from the artist, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
C. Bruni Sakraischik, Giorgio de Chirico, Catalogo Generale, vol. II, Opere dal 1931 al 1950, Milan, 1971, no. 133 (another example illustrated; titled 'Cavallo e cavaliere').
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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