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Francesco Tanadei – Love allegory with the doves of Venus, the quiver of Cupid, the vase of Hebe and two musician Satyrs

FRANCESCO TANADEI  (Locarno 1770 – Turin 1828)  Love allegory with the doves of Venus, the quiver of Cupid, the vase of Hebe and two musician Satyrs  1805 circa (perhaps the work exhibited in Turin in 1805 on the occasion of the passage of Napoleon)  Ivory engraving, ebonized wood, 26.7 x 45.2 cm  On the back, inscriptions of collecting passages: “LO 1887 KMDC MZ”; “1904 M ZUCCARELLI ROMA”  Provenance: Rome, engraver Mario Zuccarelli collection; Rome, private collection             

Giuseppe De Fabris – Paolo and Francesca and Raphael and the Fornarina

GIUSEPPE DE FABRIS  (Nove, Vicenza 1790 – Rome 1860)  Paolo and Francesca  1830 circa  Terracotta model, h 19.5 cm  Iscribed in pen under the base: “Fabris Giuseppe / disciple of Canova Antonio / in 1833 he was regent of the Accademia dei Virtuosi in the Pantheon”           Raphael and the Fornarina  1830 circa  Terracotta model, h 16.5 cm  Iscribed in pen under the base: “Fabris Giuseppe / Canova’s disciple”  Provenance: Rome, private collection   

Giovanni Prini – Madonna with child and Madonna in the niche

GIOVANNI PRINI  (Genoa 1877 – Rome 1958)  Madonna with child  1920 circa   Polychrome ceramic, 27 x 9.5 x 8 cm  Signed inside: G. Prini  Provenance: Rome, private collection         Madonna in the niche  1921  Polychrome ceramic, h 14 cm  Inside, signed and initialed with the acronym of the ceramist Carlo Ciacci’s manufacture “Italian Society for Artistic Furniture”: “G. Prini, S.I.P.L.A. ROME”  Exhibitions: XC mostra degli Amatori e Cultori, Rome, 1922, p. 47, n. 9  Provenance: Rome private collection   

Fortunato Depero – Dancer

Fortunato Depero (Fondo 1892-Rovereto 1960) Dancer 1915/50 circa tempera on paper, 67 x 48 cm signed and dated lower left: “Fort. Depero / Rome – 1915 ” Autograph dedication lower right: “All’amico Giampiero Giani – / editore del gusto, dell’onestà e della / fede Artistica 3.3.951 Fortunato Depero” (To my friend Giampiero Giani – /…

Edita Walterowna Broglio – Venus at the mirror

EDITA WALTEROWNA BROGLIO (Smiltene, Latvia 1886 – Rome 1977) Venus at the mirror 1955 PIetrasanta tiles mosaic, 36 x 25 cm Provenance: Rome, private collection Bibliography: Edita Walterowna Broglio, catalog of the exhibition of Macerata, edited by Giuseppe Appella, Mario Quesada, Anne-Marie Sauzeau Boetti, Rome 1991, cat. 89.

Emilio Greco – Sybil (terracotta)

EMILIO GRECO (Catania 1913 – Rome 1995) Sybil, 1951 Terracotta, 57 x 51 x 32 cm Signed and dated lower right: GRECO 1951 Provenance: Rome, Riccardo Gualino collection; Forlì, private collection Bibliography and Exhibitions: Wolfgang Braunfels, Meisterwerke europäischer Plastik von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, Wien 1958, n. 165; Leonardo Sciascia, Emilio Greco, edited by…

Pieretto Bianco – View of New York 2

Pieretto Bianco (Pseudonym of Pietro Bianco Bortoluzzi) Trieste 1875 – Bologna 1937 View of New York • 1920 charcoal and pastel on blue paper,  625 x 480 mm Signed and dated lower right: “Pieretto Bianco / N.Y. 19” Bibliography: Disegni del XIX e XX secolo. Catalogo di vendita n. 12 – 1988, edited by Mauro…

Pieretto Bianco – View of New York 1

Pieretto Bianco (Pseudonym of Pietro Bianco Bortoluzzi) Trieste 1875 – Bologna 1937 View of New York • 1919 charcoal and pastel on blue paper,  616 x 474 mm Signed and dated lower right: “Pieretto Bianco / N.Y. 19” Bibliography: Disegni del XIX e XX secolo. Catalogo di vendita n. 12 – 1988, edited by Mauro…