Horseman

1947

Marino Marini

Associated Names
Marino Marini

Artist, Italian, 1901 - 1980

The sculpture depicts a simplified, abstract form of a human figure seated atop a horse. The figure is riding the horse without any saddle or reins, and both the rider and the horse are designed in a stylized minimalistic manner with elongated forms and smooth surfaces. The entire sculpture appears to be made of a dark metal, likely bronze, with a patinated surface, giving it a monochromatic brownish color that highlights its texture. The horse is standing on slender, elongated legs, and the rider's posture is upright. The sculpture is positioned on a rectangular base, which supports the composition. The backdrop is neutral.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Enid A. Haupt

  • Dimensions

    overall: 99.1 x 47 x 66 cm (39 x 18 1/2 x 26 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1977.47.9

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Pace Gallery, New York);[1] Mrs. Enid Annenberg Haupt, New York; gift 1977 to NGA.
[1] According to a memorandum of telephone call between J. Carter Brown and Mrs. Haupt (26 September 1977, copy in NGA curatorial files) regarding the provenances of works she was donating. However, an annotation on the same memorandum in NGA curatorial files seems to indicate that only a sculpture by Ernest Trova donated by Haupt (NGA 1977.47.12) was purchased from Pace Gallery.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 146, repro.

2024

  • Russo, Gianmarco. "I Cavalieri con la testa verso il basso di Marino Marini: provenance e pelle della scultura". in La pelle della scultura, edited by Gianmarco Russo and Giulia Zaccarotto. Fondazione Accademia Carrara, 2024:125-135, fig.7.

Inscriptions

on base, back: MM 5/6

Wikidata ID

Q63854725

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