Lot Essay
Marinus won a gold medal in the National Exhibition of 1898 for the portrait figure of Velazquez. The present example is a reduction of the monument, located outside the Prado Museum, Madrid.
Property from the Estate of
VICTOR D. SPARK
A BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF DIEGO VELAZQUEZ
Details
A BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF DIEGO VELAZQUEZ
CAST FROM A MODEL BY ANCIETO MARINUS, SPANISH, LATE 19TH CENTURY
--16 in. (40.7cm.) high, on marble base with separate brass tag inscribed 'VELAZQUEZ', rich brown patina
CAST FROM A MODEL BY ANCIETO MARINUS, SPANISH, LATE 19TH CENTURY
--16 in. (40.7cm.) high, on marble base with separate brass tag inscribed 'VELAZQUEZ', rich brown patina