Cavaliere romano che tiene un cavallo alla briglia

Details

Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978)
Cavaliere romano che tiene un cavallo alla briglia
signed 'G.de Chirico' (lower right); inscribed 'questo a Cavaliere romno che tiene un cavallo alla briglia è opera ...' (on the reverse)
oil on canvasboard
11 ¾ x 15 ¾ in. (30 x 40 cm.)
Painted in 1960

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the family of the present owner.

Literature

C. Bruni Sakraischik, Catalogo generale Giorgio de Chirico, vol. II, opere dal 1951 al 1971, Milan, 1983, no. 234 (illustrated).

Exhibited

Trieste, Castello di Miramare, Giorgio de Chirico, un maestoso silenzio, December 2010 - February 2011.

Special notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

Lot Essay

“To become truly immortal, a work of art must escape all human limits: logic and common sense will only interfere. But once these barriers are broken, it will enter the realms of childhood visions and dreams.” - Giorgio de Chirico

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