Antonio Berti – Female Portrait
Antonio Berti (San Piero a Sieve 1904–Sesto Fiorentino 1990) Female Portrait 1938 Bronze, h 55 cm Signed: “Antonio Berti 1938”
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Leonardo Bistolfi – Head of a Philosopher
Leonardo Bistolfi (Casale Monferrato (AL) 1859 – La Loggia (TO) 1933) Head of a Philosopher bronze 33.6 x 35.6 x 14 cm travertine base 46.6 x 44 x 20 cm Signed lower left: LB + The bronze head is a detail of the figure of the Philosopher (or of Thought) belonging to the marble sculptural…
Giuseppe Piccone – Boxeur
Giuseppe Piccone (Albisola Superiore, 1912 – Albissola Marittima, 1960) Boxeur 1930-35 ca. Provenance: Lombardy, private collection Wood, black paint, cm h. 120 x 82 x 39.5 cm Of the Boxeur by the Ligurian Giuseppe Piccone are known two versions, different for dimensions and pose of the figure. This specimen, the bigger in size, sculpted in…
Mirko (Basaldella) – Portrait of Leoncillo
Mirko (Basaldella) Udine 1910-Cambridge, Mass. 1969 Portrait of Leoncillo 1953/54 Iron, 51,5 × 24,5 × 18 cm (with the plynth h 67 cm) Exhibition label on the back: “33” Provenance: Rome, private collection; Rome, Ovidio Jacorossi collection; Rome, private collection Bibliography: Barbara Tiberi, in Dal Simbolismo all’Astrazione. Il primo Novecento a Roma nella collezione Jacorossi, edited by Enrico Crispolti, Rome 2017, pp. 140-141. Exhibition: Rome, Musia, 1 dicembre 2017 – 1 gennaio 2018, Dal Simbolismo all’astrazione. Il primo Novecento a Roma nella…
Carmine Tripodi – Perseus
Carmine Tripodi (Oppido Mamertina (Reggio Calabria)1899–Rome 1970) Perseus Circa 1935 Boxwood, h 55.5 cm Signed at base: “C. Tripodi” Provenance: Rome, private collection Regularly present at national exhibitions, at the Società degli Amatori e Cultori di Belle Arti, the Biennale Meridionale in Bari, the Mostra d’arte decorativa in Monza and the Venice Biennale, in…
Luigi Simonetti – Pair of medallion portraits
Luigi Simonetti (known of from 1823 to 1871) Pair of medallion portraits circa 1835 Two roundels in terracotta, ⌀ 13.5 cm Both signed: “L. Simonetti F.” Provenance: Rome, private collection Simonetti depicts the intense portraits of this young pair in silent dialogue in terracotta, employing a highly defined approach in the faces and brief…
Filippo Tagliolini – Portrait of Sir William Hamilton
Filippo Tagliolini Fogliano di Cascia 1745–Naples 1809 Portrait of Sir William Hamilton 1781- 1783 Rectangular terracotta plaque, 43.5 × 30 cm Coeval frame in veneered wood, probably southern Provenance: Naples, private collection Sir William Hamilton, Plenipotentiary Ambassador of His Britannic Majesty to the Kingdom of Naples, is depicted in profile, facing to the left and attired in full dress…
Zaha Hadid – Projectual model for the contest of the Maxxi in Rome, final competition
Zaha Hadid (Bagdad 1950 – Miami 2016) Projectual model for the contest of the Maxxi in Rome, final competition 1999 Paper, colored cardboards, acetate, poliplat (carton plume), 6 x 71 x 38 cm
Maurice Constant Favre – Bust of Heinrich Schliemann
Maurice Constant Favre (Saint Maurice 1875 – Paris 1919) Portrait of Heinrich Schliemann (Neubukow 1822 – Naples 1890) 1918 Marble, 75 x 100 x 63 cm Signed and dated lower right on the base: “MAURICE FAVRE 1918” Provenance: Paris, private collection. Archives consulted: Paris, Musée d’Orsay; Boulogne Billancourt, Musée des Années Trente; Neubukow, Schliemann Museum;…
Josef Kähsmann – Francis I of Austria
Josef Kähsmann Vienna 1784-1856 Francis I of Austria 1826 Marble, h 54 x 24 x 20 cm Signed on the right: “KI (monogram) Romae 1826” Provenance: Rome, private collection This portrait bust of Emperor Francis I was executed in 1826 in Rome and was made by the neo-classical sculptor Josef Kähsmann (1784-1856). Born…