Gaetano Martinez

1920s Italian Art Decò Signed Bronze Sculpture Nude of Woman

1925 ca.

Bronze on a marble base It bears Mayo's signature. Trademark Fondart - Lagana Napoli. “Of the first sculpture, a group of highly vigorous original artistry, all that remains is Ada...

Important bronze sculpture by Luigi Broggini “Dancer” Datable to the from the early 1940s. It is part of the series of Dancers created by the sculptor Broggini in the 1930s. The wo...

A 1910s beautiful and extremely rare terracotta sculpture, Our company has been present on this platform for many years, with numerous sales made and just as many excellent reviews ...

Important red chalk drawing of a reclining Female nude Signed and dated by Frank Dobson "Frank Dobson 37" This drawing, never before on the market, comes from an important European...

Bronze sculpture of a nude woman, signed Cipriani, early 20th century. Sculpture signed Cipriani in patinated bronze in the Art Deco style, marble base, representing a nude woman, 1...

French Art Deco bronze sitting nude by F. Trinque, 1930. A gorgeous Art Deco woman stretching her arms and drying her back with a towel possibly after a swim or bath with a rich gold...

Mario Spampinato (Italian 1912–2000) Nude Bronze Signed on base 17.5 in. h. x 5.75 in. w. x 6 in. d. The artist was born, raised and trained in Italy. During one of his exhibits (at San Marcos in Rome) the Director of a New York Gallery asked him to come to New York to work for him. The American Consul, before issuing his visa, asked Spampinato to create a bust of him. In exchange, the Consul paid for his passage on the boat to New York. In New York, he worked with his brother Clemente Spampinato who is a well known sculptor as well. After moving to Chicago in 1954, he discovered that there was no foundry in the Midwest that could cast his bronzes. So, he opened his own foundry called the Spampinato Art Foundry, casting in the lost wax process. He also started his own private school (Spampinato Art Workshop, Ltd) and did some teaching at the University of Chicago and conducted seminars at Lawrence University in Kansas. Many of his own works are pictured and cataloged in Volumes 2 & 3 of Bronzes: Sculptors and Founders, 1800-1930 by Harold Berman. Between 1959 and 1967, Spampinato recast a number of Charles M Russell...

This large and impressive bronze nude is high style art deco. This is not your typical fare. Her pose suggests great vibrancy and sexuality. While unsigned we know it was done by Mar...