Antonietta Raphaël – Portrait of Mario Mafai

Portrait of Mario Mafai (The reading man) • 1928

Oil on canvas, 45 x 35 cm

Titled upper left: “Mario che legge”

Signed lower left, in vertical: “RAPHAEL”

Localized and dated lower right, in vertical: “Roma [28?]”

Labels on the backside: “Raphael/L’uomo che legge (Ritratto di Mafai), 1928”; 32 galleria d’arte, Milano, 1969; Galleria Menghelli, 1972; etichetta Galleria d’Arte Moderna Farsetti Prato

Bibliography: Antonietta Raphael Mafai Mario Mafai, Galleria Menghelli, Firenze, 29 ottobre-28 novembre 1971, s.p. (con il titolo Mario che legge)

Autographed declaration of authenticity by Antonietta Raphael Mafai, dated Rome 12/3/1979; declaration of authenticity and provenance Galleria d’Arte moderna Farsetti s.a.s. Prato, 217/88