Lot number 487 - Auction 158
'A MARTA' (PORTRAIT MARTA MARZOTTO) (1980)

RENATO GUTTUSO 1912 Bagheria, Italy - 1987 Rome, Italy 'A MARTA' (PORTRAIT OF MARTA MARZOTTO) (1980) Mixed media on paper, on canvas. F 102 x 89,5 cm, canvas 75 x 71,5 cm. Signed and dated lower right. Verso: dedication in Italian by Renato Guttuso to Marta Marzotto. Frame. Provenance: Private collection, Lower Rhine. Marta Marzotto (1931-2026) and Renato Guttuso shared a long and intense, but secret and therefore scandalous love affair, in which she became the muse for the Italian artist. Guttuso portrayed her in numerous works, reflecting the deep connection and passion between the two. Marta Marzotto, an Italian fashion icon, served as inspiration and symbol for him.