Lot Essay
Maurizio Fagiolo dell'Arco will include this painting in the second edition of his book Ibagni misteriosi, de Chirico anni Trenta, Parigi, Italia, New York, published by Berencie, Milan, 1991.
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO (1888-1978)
Details
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO (1888-1978)
Cavalli antichi spaventati dalla voce dell'oracolo
signed and dated bottom right G. de Chirico 1935--titled on
the reverse Cavalli antichi spaventati dalla voce dell'oracolo.-- oil on canvas
16 x 25 in. (40.6 x 63.5 cm.)
Painted in 1935
Cavalli antichi spaventati dalla voce dell'oracolo
signed and dated bottom right G. de Chirico 1935--titled on
the reverse Cavalli antichi spaventati dalla voce dell'oracolo.-- oil on canvas
16 x 25 in. (40.6 x 63.5 cm.)
Painted in 1935
Provenance
Acquired from the artist (late 1940s; by descent to the present owner)
Literature
F. Scalamandré, The Development of the Modern in Textile Design, New York, n.d., p. 6 (cf. related silk-screen print of the design by Scalamandré Silks, Inc., New York, no. 7211, illustrated)
Exhibited
San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, date unknown