Giorgio de Chirico *
(Volos, Greece 1888–1978 Rome)
Cavalli in riva al mare, 1934, oil on canvas, 65.7 x 80.5 cm, framed
Provenance:
Private Collection, Rome
Pandolfini Auction, Florence, 9 June 2015, lot 169
European Private Collection
Literature:
C. Bruni Sakraischick, Catalogo Generale Giorgio de Chirico, Electa,
Milan and La Medusa, Rome 1983, vol. VII, tome 2, no. 587 with ill.
De Chirico fully follows the topos of Greek culture in his work Cavalli in riva al mare (Horses by the Sea): antiquity is recalled in the mythological setting, the statuesque force emanating from the bodies of the horses, although somewhat moderated by the animals’ mild expression, and through the ancient ruins that, enveloped in an atmosphere of mystery and strangeness, further evoke the artist’s Metaphysical corpus.
“Profound statements must be drawn by the artist from the most secret recesses of his being; there no murmuring torrent, no birdsong, no rustle of leaves can distract him.”
(Giorgio de Chirico)
Specialist: Alessandro Rizzi
Alessandro Rizzi
+39-02-303 52 41
alessandro.rizzi@dorotheum.it
26.11.2019 - 17:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 150,000.- to EUR 200,000.-
Giorgio de Chirico *
(Volos, Greece 1888–1978 Rome)
Cavalli in riva al mare, 1934, oil on canvas, 65.7 x 80.5 cm, framed
Provenance:
Private Collection, Rome
Pandolfini Auction, Florence, 9 June 2015, lot 169
European Private Collection
Literature:
C. Bruni Sakraischick, Catalogo Generale Giorgio de Chirico, Electa,
Milan and La Medusa, Rome 1983, vol. VII, tome 2, no. 587 with ill.
De Chirico fully follows the topos of Greek culture in his work Cavalli in riva al mare (Horses by the Sea): antiquity is recalled in the mythological setting, the statuesque force emanating from the bodies of the horses, although somewhat moderated by the animals’ mild expression, and through the ancient ruins that, enveloped in an atmosphere of mystery and strangeness, further evoke the artist’s Metaphysical corpus.
“Profound statements must be drawn by the artist from the most secret recesses of his being; there no murmuring torrent, no birdsong, no rustle of leaves can distract him.”
(Giorgio de Chirico)
Specialist: Alessandro Rizzi
Alessandro Rizzi
+39-02-303 52 41
alessandro.rizzi@dorotheum.it
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| Auction: | Modern Art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 26.11.2019 - 17:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 16.11. - 26.11.2019 |