Guido Baldini glazed stoneware tile for Ferrante Mariotti, San Marino, Italy

– country: Italy. – artist: Guido Baldini, Ferrante Mariotti. – manufacture: San Marino. – material: glazed stoneware. – glaze: embossed glaze motif with matte glaze. – motif: horseman. – style: Art Deco. – year: 1970s. – colours: celadon green, green. – format: square. – dimension: width: 20cm|height: 20cm|depth: 1cm. – condition: perfect vintage condition, signed. – signed: on the front: G Baldinini, on the back: F. Mariotti, S. Marino. Guido Baldini (1933–1999) was an Italian ceramic artist born in Rimini, Italy. He studied at the renowned Istituto d’Arte Gaetano Ballardini in Faenza, where he was influenced by sculptor and ceramicist Angelo Biancini. In 1957, he founded his own ceramic studio in Rimini, developing a distinctive artistic language that evolved from figurative and Renaissance-inspired forms towards abstract expression, experimental textures and vibrant glazed surfaces. During the 1970s, Baldini visited the studio of renowned Swedish ceramicist Berndt Friberg, an experience that introduced a subtle Scandinavian influence into his work while preserving his distinctly Italian aesthetic. Guido Baldini is remembered as an important figure in post-war Italian studio ceramics, celebrated for his artistic experimentation, expressive use of colour and remarkable mastery of ceramic materials.