Roma, IT
Details
- Dimensions
- 9.06ʺW × 5.91ʺD × 11.42ʺH
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Country of Origin
- Italy
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Bronze
- Condition
- Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- Excellent — This vintage piece is in near original condition. It may show minimal traces of use and/or have slight … moreExcellent — This vintage piece is in near original condition. It may show minimal traces of use and/or have slight restorations\. Eccellenti condizioni generali. less
- Description
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Partially gilded bronze sculpture, depicting a bust of an elderly lady with a handkerchief on her head. Signed "Gemito" on …
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Partially gilded bronze sculpture, depicting a bust of an elderly lady with a handkerchief on her head. Signed "Gemito" on the back. Work entitled "La Sibilla", created in Naples, towards the end of the 19th century, by Vincenzo Gemito, with a beautiful antique patina. The artistic quality of the sculpture is remarkable, notice the attention to detail of the face with its numerous wrinkles, extremely expressive with a slight grimace on the mouth due to the jaw going forward and the upper part of the mouth falling back, as often happens to elderly women. The protruding collarbones are clearly visible, the breasts emptied by age, the skin of a lighter colour, made rough with a workmanship of the highest quality in stark contrast with the smooth and darker headdress, all depicting an elderly woman, an exposed piece to the elements and marked by time.
Useful information for evaluating the object:
Vincenzo Gemito (1852 – 1929) was an Italian sculptor, designer and goldsmith and is considered one of the most important Neapolitan sculptors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. We have put some of his auction results in the last photos, so as found on Art Price, with maximum peaks of over 100,000 euros, this is to give an idea of the importance and value of Vincenzo Gemito's sculptures. We also had the same sculpture listed at auction once for €2000-2500 and another one sold for €2952 including auction fees. In both cases they are bronzes entirely burnished in brown, while ours has a mercury golden complexion, which makes it even more beautiful and gives it greater value.
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