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Lawrence MacDonald (Findo Gask, Scotland 1799 – Rome 1878) Cupid Ruling Apollo’s Swan (Allegory of the Amorous Poetry) 1840 ca.; marble, h. cm 100, signed on a wing: “L. MACDONALD”, provenance: Italy, descendants of the artist
Giuseppe Sanmartino, attributed to (Naples 1720 – 1793) Couple of Figures in Chinoiserie: Female Figure at the Mirror, Male Figure with Mirror and Mask 1770 ca. Marble, gildings, height 80 cm Provenance: San Giorgio a Cremano, Naples, Villa Bruno; Rome, Bruno family These unique marble statuettes – of two people whose features, hairstyle…
Umberto Pinzauti (Florence 1886–Ravenna 1960) Vase: “Welcome Spring…” Circa 1915 Bronze with wooden base, h 27.3 cm Inscription in centre of vase: Ben venga maggio e l gonfalon selvaggio, ben venga primavera che vuol l’uom s’innamori (Welcome May and the flowering boughs, welcome Spring so that man falls in love). On side of base: Paying tribute to the President, united youth offers this with affection. Signed on base: Pinzauti Provenance: Rome, private collection Attentive to the impact of Viennese Liberty, in 1909 he carries out the pictorial decorations of the newly–built small villa–cum-studio of Galileo Chini, in Florence. These…
Domenico Rambelli (Faenza 1886-Rome 1972) Head of the dying infantryman for the Viareggio War Memorial 1927 Bronze, h 35 cm Dedicated and signed on the base: “ALL’ON. CARLO SCORZA DRITTA SPADA DIFENDITRICE DELL’OPERA PIÙ MONUMENTALE DI PENSIERO E FORMA ALZATA AI CADUTI PER LA PATRIA D. RAMBELLI” Provenance: Rome, private collection
Not available Arrigo Minerbi (Ferrara 1881-Padua 1960) On the Ruins of Verdun 1915-1920 Marble, 67,8 x 41 x 25,5 cm signed and dated on the base, right: “Arrigo Minerbi 1920” Provenance: Milan, private collection Bibliography: A. Minerbi, Arrigo Minerbi. Pensieri, confessioni, ricordi, Milan s.d. [but 1953], tav.3, dated 1915; La Grande Guerra. Arte e…
Paolo Troubetzkoy (Intra 1866-Pallanza 1938) Garibaldi on Horseback 1895 Plaster original model, iron armor, h 57 cm Provenance: A. Viani collection, 1908 Bibliography: “Tribuna Illustrata”, 20 May 1895
Vincenzo Gemito (Naples 1852-1929) Head of Alexander the Great bronze, h 50 cm Signed and with Gemito Foundry Stamp Provenance: Rome, private collection
Corrado Cagli (Ancona 1910-1976) Untiteld late 1950s Colored corrugated cardboard, h 83 cm Provenance: donated by the artist to the photographer Pasquale de Antonis in the late 1950s; Rome, Mario Quesada collection; Rome, private collection Bibliografia: Mario Quesada. Lo storico dell’arte e il poeta, catalogo della mostra, Roma, Soprintendenza alla Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Museo…
Vincenzo Gemito (Naples 1852 – 1929) Mask of a Young Lad (Scugnizzo) 1870-72 ca. terracotta with slipware (ingobbiatura) The mask is probably the portrait of a young lad, to be attributed to the early work of the sculptor Vincenzo Gemito (1852-1929) and dating to the years between 1870 and 1872. The work is…
Ermenegildo Luppi (Modena 1877-1937) Pietà 1925 ca. Terracotta, (height) 43 x 56 x 26; positioned on its original wood rotatable pedestal, total height 156 cm Provenance: Italy, private collection