ANTONIO FRILLI | FEMALE NUDE
Auction Closed
July 10, 03:03 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
ANTONIO FRILLI
Italian
late 19th / early 20th century
FEMALE NUDE
signed: A. FRILLI Florence
white marble, on a red Verona marble base
112cm., 44⅛in.
A Florentine artist of superb skill, Antonio Frilli belonged to a tradition of distinguished Italian carvers that included Pietro Bazzanti, Cesare Lapini and Cesare Fantacchiotti. His successful workshop in Florence produced sculptures in marble and alabaster, concentrating on elegant compositions and decorative works for the international market, which provided Frilli’s main clientele. This beautifully carved marble showcases Frilli's technical excellence in the elaborate flower bed from which the figure emerges.