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Pietro Calvi
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Pietro Calvi
- LE MAURE DE VENISE
- signed CALVI MILAN
- patinated bronze and white carved Carrara marble
- height 28 in.
- 71 cm
Literature
Stéphane Richemond, Les Orientalistes-Dictionnaire des sculpteurs, xixe - xxe siècles, Paris, 2008, p.59 for an illustration of the present model
Condition
Overall in good condition; marble with usual scratches, stains, and small chips to edges; patinated bronze with surface dirt, light scratches, and wear to patina of bronze especially to areas of high relief, noticeably his nose, eyelids, and forehead consistent with age and cleaning.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Pietro Calvi was a sculptor of international standing during the last quarter of the 19th century. He exhibited widely outside Italy and worked for a time in the United States. Born in Milan, Calvi studied at the Accademia, but the greatest formative influence on the young artist was his collaboration with Giovanni Seleroni. It was Seleroni who encouraged Calvi's coloristic experiments. Calvi worked, like so many of his contemporaries, on the decoration of Milan Cathedral, for which he carved the statue of the St. Valeria. He also worked in the nearby Galleria Vittorio Emmanuel. Most of his busts explore theatrical and operatic subjects. Selika (see lot 40, Sotheby's London, November 26, 1998), Aida (see lot 68, Sotheby's London, December 9, 1993), and Aleydah and Ali-Ben Ladiar (see lot 142, Sotheby's London, June 27, 2007) are well-known examples. Calvi's American sojourn resulted in his much reproduced busts of Uncle Tom and the Minstrel (Sotheby's, London, July 9, 2002, lot 160).