"Equestriennes" by Jon Corbino
Purchased by my father, Atty. Nicholas Manos in June 1974 from Oehlschaeger Galleries, St. Armands Key, Sarasota Florida. Oil on canvas, signed lower right. After sale, the artists son, Lee Corbino contacted my father with a hand written letter regarding provenance and my father duly responded...including in the notes that he had gone to the gallery specifically to purchase a Corbino and that it was his favorite painting. Lee Corbino responded with a thank you letter which also explained that according to his father's records, the painting was originally titled "Acrobats"
16" x 12 1/4"
Inherited
Yes
Hello, this item is an original oil on canvas by Jon Corbino, showing a dynamic circus or equestrian acrobat scene with a rearing horse and performers. The work fits Corbino’s known visual language, with theatrical movement, saturated color, and energetic figure composition. Corbino was an American painter active in the mid 20th century, known for dramatic scenes of animals, performers, religious subjects, and mythic or theatrical compositions. The painting is signed lower right and measures 16 x 12 1/4 inches, which places it in the smaller but still desirable range for his original oils. The gallery label and the documented family correspondence with Lee Corbino strengthen the provenance, especially as the title may have originally been recorded as “Acrobats” rather than “Equestriennes.”
The painting has good market interest because original oils by Corbino appear less frequently than prints or minor works, and the subject is especially representative of his dramatic figural style. The relatively small size limits the upper value, but the strong composition, period frame, signed surface, and supporting provenance make it more attractive than an undocumented decorative painting. Based on current secondary market demand for comparable small to medium original works by Jon Corbino, the fair market value is $2,000 to $4,000 USD.
