Marino Marini
1901 - 1980
Giocolieri. 1955.
Lithograph in colors.
Signed and inscribed "prova d`artista". Artist proof aside from the edition of 50 copies. On wove paper by Arches (with watermark). 62.5 x 43.8 cm (24.6 x 17.2 in). Sheet: 65,8 x 50 cm (25,9 x 19,6 in).
Printed by Mourlot, Paris. Published by Gérald Cramer, Geneva 1955. [JS].

• The depiction of horses and riders is the most famous motif in Marini's work.
• Composition of masterful clarity through the juxtaposition of brightly colored surfaces and black figures.
• Marini's equestrian paintings are in the tradition of ancient equestrian statues and are at the same time expressive symbols of the fragile balance of our human existence.
• Marino Marini: “As for me, I no longer intend to celebrate the victory of a hero. I want to express something tragic, a kind of twilight of humanity, more a defeat than a victory.”
• Marini's works are in numerous important international collections, including the Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Milan, the Peggy Guggenheim Museum, Venice, and the Tate Modern, London.

LITERATURE: Giorgio and Guido Guastalla, Marino Marini. Catalogue Raisonné of Prints, Pistoia 1991, cat. no. 102 (illustrated, different copy).
Patrick Waldberg and G. di San Lazzaro, Marino Marini. Leben und Werk, Frankfurt 1971, p. 12.

In good condition. The sheet is slightly wavy at the edges and slightly irregularly browned. The lithographed background is somewhat faded. The lower right and upper left corners of the sheet have minimal crease marks.
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