VINCENZO GEMITO
(1852 - 1929)
L'acquaiolo
Estimate: € 2,000.00 - € 3,000.00
1880 circa
Brass sculpture
55 x 20 x 26 cm circa
Typical subject of the artist, representing Neapolitan street life. Originally modeled for Francis II, King of Naples and made by the artist's foundry until 1886
PROVENANCE:
Private collection, Milan
LITERATURE:
E. Kashey, R. Kashey, Nineteenth Century French and Western European sculpture in bronze and other media, New York, 1925, pp. 164-165 (different examples illustrated)
A. Pingeot, L. de Margerie, Musée d'Orsay: catalogue sommaire des sculptures, Parigi, 1986, pp. 164-165, n. RF3212 (different examples illustrated)