Cavallo e Cavaliere
1955
A dynamic composition in ink and tempera, Marino Marini's *Cavallo e Cavaliere* depicts the timeless bond between horse and rider rendered in bold, expressive strokes. The work reflects Marini's lifelong fascination with this archetypal subject, balancing raw gestural energy with a sense of ancient, mythic weight. His interplay of line and color conveys both the tension and harmony between figure and beast, evoking themes of struggle, vulnerability, and human connection to nature.
- Medium
- ink and tempera on paper
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
June 26, 2018
Artists in conversation
Oskar Kokoschka
Austrian · b. 1886
Kokoschka shared Marini's expressionist approach to figurative art on paper, using bold gestural ink and tempera techniques to convey raw psychological tension and mythic energy between human figures and their environment.
Hans Hartung
German/French · b. 1904
Hartung's works on paper feature similarly dynamic, energetic line work with expressive ink strokes that balance gestural spontaneity with compositional tension, mirroring the raw vitality Marini achieves in his equestrian subjects.
Emilio Greco
Italian · b. 1913
Greco was a mid 20th century Italian artist who worked extensively in figurative drawing with ink on paper, capturing the same archetypal weight and earthy tonal qualities seen in Marini's expressive treatment of the human and animal form.
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