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Marini's painting presents his now iconic image of a horse and rider with outstretched arms. The Italian artist was influenced by historical imagery, such as Etruscan and Roman art. Here, the timeless horse andrirder can refer boht to an affirmative life-force as well as the tragedy of war.

Source: News, October November December 2012.


DimensionsFrame: 24 1/2 × 20 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (62.2 × 51.4 × 3.8 cm)
Image: 17 × 13 1/4 in. (43.2 × 33.7 cm)
Accession Number 2012.34
Classificationswork on paper
CopyrightARS
SignedMarini (l,c graphite)
Cavallo e cavaliere (Horse and Knight)
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Marino Marini
1945
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Marino Marini
1972
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Marino Marini
1966
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Karl Adolf Laubscher
date unknown
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Karl Adolf Laubscher
date unknown
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Charles Pushetonequa
ca. 1950
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Sol LeWitt
2001
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Richard Estes
ca. 1965
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Karl Schrag
date unknown
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Philip John Martin
1960