Ferdinando Andreini
Flora , 1800 (Executed)
Lot #22 |
2020-12-02 |
Sotheby's, London
19th and 20th Century Sculpture
Category:
Sculpture
Estimate:
GBP 20,000 - 30,000 (currency of sale)
USD 26,668 - 40,002 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: L20232
Auction name: 19th and 20th Century Sculpture
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London
Start date: 2020-12-02
End date: 2020-12-09
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
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Genre: 20th Century Sculpture Art
Department: Sculpture & 3D Art
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Edition: 2
Edition notes: Edition 1/2.
Year notes: Executed in the 19th century.
Provenance
Christie's London, 14 November 2018, lot 733; Private American Collection Catalogue note Ferdinando Andreini was a student of Ulisse Cambi in Florence, and is well known for a bust of Victor Emmanuel for the Hall of the Grand Council of Florence. He was primarily active in Florence, and
Exhibited
in various salons from 1861, both in Florence and in Turin. The present marble belongs to a series of sculptures by Andreini, executed during the last quarter of the 19th century, which focus on elegant allegorical nudes. This exuberant representation of the goddess Flora is distinguished by its seemingly weightless composition, in which the figure is balancing on one foot, supported only by her drapery. A similar pose is seen in Andreini's La Bagnante , where the figure's modesty is equally preserved by a single diaphanous drape. A version of La Bagnante sold in these rooms on 10 July 2019 as lot 52 (£187,500).
Catalog summary
Magnificent Marbles from a Private American Collection Ferdinando Andreini Italian 1843 - 1922 Flora signed: F. Andreini / Galleria F. Vichi / Firenze white marble, on a serpentine marble pedestal figure: 100.5cm., 39 1/2 in. pedestal: 79cm., 31in. Provenance Christie's London, 14 November 2018, lot 733; Private American Collection Catalogue note Ferdinando Andreini was a student of Ulisse Cambi in Florence, and is well known for a bust of Victor Emmanuel for the Hall of the Grand Council of Florence. He was primarily active in Florence, and exhibited in various salons from 1861, both in Florence and in Turin. The present marble belongs to a series of sculptures by Andreini, executed during the last quarter of the 19th century, which focus on elegant allegorical nudes. This exuberant representation of the goddess Flora is distinguished by its seemingly weightless composition, in which the figure is balancing on one foot, supported only by her drapery. A similar pose is seen in Andreini's La Bagnante , where the figure's modesty is equally preserved by a single diaphanous drape. A version of La Bagnante sold in these rooms on 10 July 2019 as lot 52 (£187,500).