Lot Details
Lot 72
Marino Marini
Italian, 1901-1980
Small Dancer, 1953
Signed MM at the base
Bronze
Height 17 3/4 inches (45.1 cm)
Cast in an edition of 12
Provenance:
Curt Valentin Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, Nov. 20, 1953
Literature:
Pierre Case, Marino Marini: Catalogue Raisonne of the Sculptures, 1998, p. 266, no. 380, described as "Private Collections (7)"
C
Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000
Unsold
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Plaster from the casting remains in the crevaces, and some minor oxidation is visible in the crevaces as well. The base on this bronze is cut at the edges and ground flat at the bottom. This varies from a bronze from the same casting illustrated in the catalogue raisonne.
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