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Petar Pallavicini Croatian, 1888-1958
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Description
- Petar Pallavicini
- a seated female nude
- signed: PALLAVICINI
- Brac stone
Condition
Overall the figure is in excellent condition with some minor wear to the surface and some minor surface dirt.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Petar Pallavicini, also known as Petrus Palavicini, was born on the island of Korcula in Dalmatia, Croatia in 1888, of probable Italian-Venetian descent. As a subject of the Austro-Hungarian empire he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague in 1912, studying under Horice. The following year at the age of 25 he became an independent artist. Pallavicini's first exhibition in the newly liberated Yugoslavia came in Zagreb in 1920 and soon after he moved to Belgrade where he became Professor of Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts. He travelled widely and exhibited in Paris, Barcelona and London where a held a one-man show in 1930.
Pallavicini never forgot his roots and many of his works are carved in stone and marble quarried from Dalmatia, notably the island of Brac (as in the present case). After 1945 he carved the memorial to the fallen of the Second World War on the island of Raciste. In Belgrade he executed the tombs of Matija Ban, Stevan Todorovic and Stevan Mokranjac.
Pallavicini belongs to a group of highly original and inspiring sculptors from Dalmatia which includes the likes of Ivan Mestrovic and Toma Rosandic.
Pallavicini never forgot his roots and many of his works are carved in stone and marble quarried from Dalmatia, notably the island of Brac (as in the present case). After 1945 he carved the memorial to the fallen of the Second World War on the island of Raciste. In Belgrade he executed the tombs of Matija Ban, Stevan Todorovic and Stevan Mokranjac.
Pallavicini belongs to a group of highly original and inspiring sculptors from Dalmatia which includes the likes of Ivan Mestrovic and Toma Rosandic.