Lot 53: AR MINO DELLE SITE (1914-1996) a) Giuramento dell’atleta signed and numbere

AR MINO DELLE SITE (1914-1996) a) Giuramento dell’atleta signed and numbered ‘DELLE SITE XV’ (lower right); inscribed ‘Questo é il BOZZETTO della PITTURA PARIETALE “IL GIURAMENTO DELL’ATLETA” DI M.T. 3 x 5 che ho eseguito nella PALESTRA della “CASA DELLO STUDENTE dell’UNIVERSITÁ di Roma nel 1937 e inaugurata da MARINETTI e ORESTANO il 26 Aprile.’ (verso) pastel, coloured crayon and coloured pencil on paper 29.4 x 40.7cm (11 9/16 x 16in) sheet size Executed in 1937 b) Decorazioni per la palestra della ‘Casa dello studente’, Roma signed three times ‘DELLE SITE’ (left, centre & right), dated ‘1937’ (centre left), inscribed and dated ‘DECORAZIONI PER LA PALESTRA DELLA “CASA DELLO STUDENTE” ROMA RAPP: 1:20 1937. ROMA’ (lower centre) gouache and pencil on masonite 24.8 x 36cm (9 3/4 x 14 3/16in) Executed in Rome in 1937

Provenance: The artist’s studio. Private collection, Rome (by descent from the above).

The authenticity of these works has kindly been confirmed by the Archivio Mino Delle Site. These works will be included in the forthcoming Mino Delle Site catalogue raisonné, currently being prepared.