Mixed media . India ink and tempera. Signed and dated in lower right. On firm wove paper. 47.2 x 31.8 cm. , the full sheet. [EH].
- Marini's sculptural and graphic work is characterized by an early interaction with the Parisian avant-garde: Giorgio de Chirico, Aristide Maillol, Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque and Alberto Giacometti were among his artistic companions in the 1920s/30s - In 1950, he visited New York on the occasion of his first solo exhibition at Curt Valentin's renowned Buchholz Gallery, which would establish him as an internationally renowned artist - Horse and rider became his central theme, symbolizing the relationship between man and animal, culture and nature - Marini participated in documenta 1 (1955), II (1959) and III (1964); major retrospectives were shown in Zurich in 1962 and in Rome in 1966 - Marini's sculptures, paintings and prints can be found in the Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Milan, the Peggy Guggenheim Museum, Venice, the Tate Modern, London, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Accompanied by a photo expertise issued by the Fondazione Marino Marini, Pistoia, dated April 19, 2023. The work will be included in the "Desengi e tempere" section of the archive of Marino Marini's works under the number 927.
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