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Marino Marini

Marino Marini

Italy • 1901 - 1980 • 92 followers
Featured in: Master Artists

Art must always surpass the imagination of those who behold it.

Nationality

Italian

Categories

Printmakers

Artistic movements

Illustration

Themes

Abstract, Nude, Animal

Biography

Marino Marini is one of the most prominent Italian sculptors and painters of the 20th century, famous for his expressive depictions of horsemen, Pomona (nude female figures), and circus figures. Born in Pistoia, Tuscany, he trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence in 1917, where he studied painting with Galileo Chini and sculpture with Domenico Trentacoste. His academic training, enriched by Etruscan, Italian Renaissance, and modern art influences, led him to develop a unique style that blends formal power and emotional charge.

In 1929, Marini joined the Scuola d'Arte of the Villa Reale in Monza, invited by Arturo Martini, whom he later succeeded as professor of sculpture. In 1940, he was appointed to the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan, where he taught until the end of his career. His work evolved over the decades, his horsemen becoming increasingly tense, almost tragic, symbolizing the imbalances of modern man in the face of a changing world.

Among his most iconic sculptures, The Angel of the City, exhibited in front of the Peggy Guggenheim Museum in Venice, perfectly embodies the expressiveness of his artistic language. Marini was also a prolific painter and engraver, translating his favorite motifs with a colorful, often geometric approach.

His talent was internationally recognized: he exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1944, the Venice Biennale in 1948, and the Kunsthaus Zurich in 1962. He received numerous awards, including the Grand Prix for sculpture at the Venice Biennale in 1952 and the Feltrinelli Prize from the Accademia dei Lincei in 1954.

His work is now housed in major international collections, as well as in two museums dedicated to him: the Museo Marino Marini in Florence and the Pistoia Museum. Marino Marini died in 1980 in Viareggio, leaving behind a dense and timeless body of work that continues to influence contemporary sculpture.

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Print, Sappho, Marino Marini

Sappho

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,674

Print, Statius, Marino Marini

Statius

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,674

Print, Opera Grafica 9, Marino Marini

Opera Grafica 9

Print . 70 x 50 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$2,152

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Print, The Cry, Marino Marini

The Cry

Print . 35 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print . 13.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$3,228

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Print, Homer, Marino Marini

Homer

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,674

Print, Opera Grafica, 1959-1971, Marino Marini

Opera Grafica, 1959-1971

Print . 74 x 54 x 2 cm Print . 29.1 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$28,696

Print, Cirque équestre, Marino Marini

Cirque équestre

Print . 66 x 50 cm Print . 26 x 19.7 inch

$2,344

Print, Small Knight, Marino Marini

Small Knight

Print . 53 x 43 x 0.1 cm Print . 20.9 x 16.9 x 0 inch

$1,184

Print, Tryphiodor, Marino Marini

Tryphiodor

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,674

Print, Opera Grafica 6, Marino Marini

Opera Grafica 6

Print . 70 x 50 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$2,152

Print, Volteggio, Marino Marini

Volteggio

Print . 51 x 37 cm Print . 20.1 x 14.6 inch

$1,662

Print, Miracle, Marino Marini

Miracle

Print . 57 x 38.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 22.4 x 15.2 x 0 inch

$1,913

Print, Opera Grafica 16, Marino Marini

Opera Grafica 16

Print . 70 x 50 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$2,989

Print, Orfeo, Marino Marini

Orfeo

Print . 63 x 84 cm Print . 24.8 x 33.1 inch

$4,185

Print, The Cry, Marino Marini

The Cry

Print . 43 x 53 x 0.1 cm Print . 16.9 x 20.9 x 0 inch

$2,152

Print, The Cry, Marino Marini

The Cry

Print . 53.5 x 42.8 x 0.1 cm Print . 21.1 x 16.9 x 0 inch

$1,794

Print, Elements Composition, Marino Marini

Elements Composition

Print . 28.5 x 47 x 0.1 cm Print . 11.2 x 18.5 x 0 inch

$2,351

Print, Jugglers, Marino Marini

Jugglers

Print . 51 x 38 x 0.1 cm Print . 20.1 x 15 x 0 inch

$2,152

Print, Chevalier, Marino Marini

Chevalier

Print . 47 x 35.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 18.5 x 14 x 0 inch

$2,092

Print, Composition - I, Marino Marini

Composition - I

Print . 53.4 x 42.7 x 0.2 cm Print . 21 x 16.8 x 0.1 inch

$1,913

Print, Composition - II, Marino Marini

Composition - II

Print . 53.5 x 42.7 x 0.1 cm Print . 21.1 x 16.8 x 0 inch

$1,913

Print, Opera Grafica 14, Marino Marini

Opera Grafica 14

Print . 70 x 50 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$2,989

Print, White Horse, Marino Marini

White Horse

Print . 90 x 66 x 0.1 cm Print . 35.4 x 26 x 0 inch

$3,826

Print, Imagination, Marino Marini

Imagination

Print . 76.5 x 54 x 0.1 cm Print . 30.1 x 21.3 x 0 inch

$4,663

Print, White Horse, Marino Marini

White Horse

Print . 90 x 66 x 0.2 cm Print . 35.4 x 26 x 0.1 inch

$4,783

Print, Il Grido, Marino Marini

Il Grido

Print . 50 x 70 x 0.01 cm Print . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,794

Print, Il Grido (The Cry), Marino Marini

Il Grido (The Cry)

Print . 63 x 89 x 0.1 cm Print . 24.8 x 35 x 0 inch

$6,217

Painting, Nude of Woman, Marino Marini

Nude of Woman

Painting . 37.5 x 26.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 14.8 x 10.4 x 0 inch

$34,674

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Print, Aristainetos, Marino Marini

Aristainetos

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,674

Print, Platon, Marino Marini

Platon

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,674

Print, Female Nude, Marino Marini

Female Nude

Print . 53 x 42.7 x 0.1 cm Print . 20.9 x 16.8 x 0 inch

$1,674

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Print, Les Baigneurs, Marino Marini

Les Baigneurs

Print . 53.5 x 43.5 x 0.2 cm Print . 21.1 x 17.1 x 0.1 inch

$2,870

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Print, The Perfect Game, Marino Marini

The Perfect Game

Print . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,152

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Print, Opera Grafica 4, Marino Marini

Opera Grafica 4

Print . 70 x 50 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$2,152

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Print, Opera Grafica 8, Marino Marini

Opera Grafica 8

Print . 70 x 50 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$2,152

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Print, Opera Grafica 1, Marino Marini

Opera Grafica 1

Print . 70 x 50 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$2,152

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