Carlo Pittaluga
Cupid with a lion
Lot Closed
July 2, 03:22 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Carlo Pittaluga
Italian
active early 20th century
Cupid with a lion
signed: PITTALUGA
white marble, on a white marble base
71cm., 28in. overall
The present sculpture depicts Cupid with a lion, which is an allegorical representation of Strength tamed by Love. The composition of the present marble, with Cupid walking alongside the lion, recalls Bertel Thorvaldsen's (1770-1844) relief of Cupid's Power over the Elements in the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. The marble is carved with a delicate nature and lustrous surface, which is emblematic of Carlo Pittaluga's work.
Little biographical information is known about Pittaluga; he was active in fin-de-siècle Italy and his works relate to the Art Nouveau style. The present marble testifies to his expertise in carving sculpture with precision and sensitivity.
RELATED LITERATURE
A. Panzetta, Nuovo Dizionario degli scultori italiani dell’ottocento e del primo novecento, vol. 2, Turin, 2003, p. 697
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