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Pietro Melandri (1885-1976)
L'Assunta, 1931-32
€ 20.000,00 / 25.000,00
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Pietro Melandri (1885-1976) L'Assunta, 1931-32
Important sculpture in terracotta partially glazed and gilt with graffito decoration.
Signed on the torso
The statue was realized for the Memorial of Famiglia Bolognesi in Faenza's cemetery in 1931/32
This sculpture is one of the most important plastic works by Melandri. Of the same period we remember Le Maschere del Vento at the International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza, the large bas-reliefs of Cassa Risparmio di Forlì and the monumental bas-relief of the Angel Announcing at the VII Triennale di Milano in 1940, now in a private collection.
Giovanni Bolognesi was the most important client of Pietro Melandri and his passionate collector until his death.
Published in vintage photos p. 311 General Catalog of Pietro Melandri, by E. Gaudenzi, Faenza, 2002
Signed on the torso
The statue was realized for the Memorial of Famiglia Bolognesi in Faenza's cemetery in 1931/32
This sculpture is one of the most important plastic works by Melandri. Of the same period we remember Le Maschere del Vento at the International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza, the large bas-reliefs of Cassa Risparmio di Forlì and the monumental bas-relief of the Angel Announcing at the VII Triennale di Milano in 1940, now in a private collection.
Giovanni Bolognesi was the most important client of Pietro Melandri and his passionate collector until his death.
Published in vintage photos p. 311 General Catalog of Pietro Melandri, by E. Gaudenzi, Faenza, 2002
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Questa scultura si pone tra le realizzazioni plastiche più importanti di Melandri di cui ricordiamo nello stesso periodo “Le Maschere del Vento” presso il Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche di Faenza, i grandi bassorilievi della Cassa Risparmio di Forlì e il monumentale bassorilievo dell’Angelo Annunciante esposto alla VII Triennale di Milano nel 1940, ora in collezione privata. Giovanni Bolognesi fu il più importante committente di Pietro Melandri e suo appassionato collezionista fino alla morte. Bibliografia: Pubblicata in foto d’epoca p. 311 sul Catalogo Generale di Pietro Melandri, di E. Gaudenzi, Faenza 2002
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Ceramics of Italian Artists of the Twentieth Century
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