Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2581BLocation: BostonDate / Time: February 03, 2012 12:00PM
Description:
Marino Marini (Italian, 1901-1980)
Il Sogno del Cavaliere, plate XI from L'ALBUM No I, 1960, edition of 50 (Guastalla A61). Signed "MARINO" in pencil l.r., numbered "34/50" in pencil l.l. Etching on paper, plate size 13 7/8 x 11 5/8 in. (35.1 x 29.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Margins over 1/2 inch, not examined out of frame.
Estimate $200-250
Out of the frame the sheet is Rives paper and measures 20 1/8 x 14 7/8 inches, with deckled right and lower edges. There is a thinned spot to the left margin on the reverse (not detectable on the recto). There is a stray pen mark to the margin near the lower right corner.