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The Marino Marini Foundation has confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.
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Piccolo Cavaliere
Details
Marino Marini (1901-1980)
Piccolo Cavaliere
with raised initials and dated 'M.M. 1942' (on the top of the base)
bronze with gray and green patina
Height: 11½ in. (29.2 cm.)
Length: 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm.)
Conceived in 1942; this bronze version cast by circa 1950
Piccolo Cavaliere
with raised initials and dated 'M.M. 1942' (on the top of the base)
bronze with gray and green patina
Height: 11½ in. (29.2 cm.)
Length: 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm.)
Conceived in 1942; this bronze version cast by circa 1950
Provenance
Hanover Gallery, London.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owners, circa 1950.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owners, circa 1950.
Literature
H. Read, P. Waldberg and G. di San Lazzaro, Marino Marini, Complete Works, New York, 1970, p. 351, no. 188 (another cast illustrated, p. 350).
C. Pirovano, Marino Marini--Scultore, Milan, 1972, no. 196 (terracotta version illustrated).
Fondazione Marino Marini, ed., Marino Marini, Catalogue Raisonné of the Sculptures, Milan, 1998, p. 179, no. 254 (another cast illustrated, p. 178).
C. Pirovano, Marino Marini--Scultore, Milan, 1972, no. 196 (terracotta version illustrated).
Fondazione Marino Marini, ed., Marino Marini, Catalogue Raisonné of the Sculptures, Milan, 1998, p. 179, no. 254 (another cast illustrated, p. 178).
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