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AN EYE FOR THE SUBLIME: THE RENKER COLLECTION
MARINO MARINI (1901-1980)
Quadriga
Details
MARINO MARINI (1901-1980)
Quadriga
stamped with the raised initials 'MM' (lower right)
bronze relief with dark green and brown patina
20 ¼ x 20 ¼ in. (51.5 x 51.3 cm.)
Conceived in 1942
Quadriga
stamped with the raised initials 'MM' (lower right)
bronze relief with dark green and brown patina
20 ¼ x 20 ¼ in. (51.5 x 51.3 cm.)
Conceived in 1942
Provenance
Galerie d'Art Moderne, Basel.
Acquired from the above on 5 June 1963, and thence by descent to the present owners.
Acquired from the above on 5 June 1963, and thence by descent to the present owners.
Literature
J. Šetlík, Marino Marini, Prague, 1966, no. 8 (plaster version listed; titled 'Reliéf s quadrigou' and dated 'circa 1940').
H. Read, P. Waldberg & D. di San Lazzaro, Marino Marini, Complete Works, New York, 1970, no. 125, p. 339 (another cast illustrated).
C. Pirovano, Marino Marini, Scultore, Milan, 1972, no. 134, p. 148 (another cast illustrated p. 149).
C. Pirovano, Marino Marini, Catalogo del museo San Pancrazio di Firenze, Milan, 1988, no. S19, p. 228 (another cast illustrated pl. 66, p. 84; with incorrect dimensions).
C. Pirovano, Il museo Marino Marini a Firenze, Milan, 1990, p. 53 (terracotta version illustrated p. 52).
M. Meneguzzo, Marino Marini, Cavalli e cavalieri, Milan, 1997, no. 18, p. 210 (another cast illustrated').
Fondazione Marino Marini (ed.), Marino Marini, Catalogo ragionato della scultura, Milan, 1998, no. 174a, p. 122 (terracotta version illustrated p. 123).
H. Read, P. Waldberg & D. di San Lazzaro, Marino Marini, Complete Works, New York, 1970, no. 125, p. 339 (another cast illustrated).
C. Pirovano, Marino Marini, Scultore, Milan, 1972, no. 134, p. 148 (another cast illustrated p. 149).
C. Pirovano, Marino Marini, Catalogo del museo San Pancrazio di Firenze, Milan, 1988, no. S19, p. 228 (another cast illustrated pl. 66, p. 84; with incorrect dimensions).
C. Pirovano, Il museo Marino Marini a Firenze, Milan, 1990, p. 53 (terracotta version illustrated p. 52).
M. Meneguzzo, Marino Marini, Cavalli e cavalieri, Milan, 1997, no. 18, p. 210 (another cast illustrated').
Fondazione Marino Marini (ed.), Marino Marini, Catalogo ragionato della scultura, Milan, 1998, no. 174a, p. 122 (terracotta version illustrated p. 123).
Exhibited
Basel, Galerie d'Art Moderne, Arp, Calder, Marini, May - September 1963, no. 42, p. 7 (illustrated p. 28).
Further details
This work is included in the Archivio delle Opere Autografe di Marino Marini, under the no. 442.
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