Pasquale Romanelli
Apollo
Lot #36 |
2023-12-08 |
Sotheby's, London
19th & 20th Century Sculpture
Category:
Sculpture
Estimate:
GBP 6,000 - 8,000 (currency of sale)
USD 7,458 - 9,944 (approx.)
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Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: L23232
Auction name: 19th & 20th Century Sculpture
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London
Start date: 2023-12-08
End date: 2023-12-13
Currency: GBP
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Genre: 20th Century Sculpture Art
Department: Sculpture & 3D Art
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Literature
A. Panzetta, Nuovo dizionario degli scultori italiani , Turin, 2003, p. 781-782
Catalog summary
Property from an Important North American Private Collection Pasquale Romanelli Italian 1812 - 1887 Apollo signed: P. Romanelli white marble 67cm., 26½in. Catalogue note The Florentine sculptor Pasquale Romanelli achieved an international reputation for his finely carved mythological and biblical marble figures. Romanelli began his training at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence under Luigi Pampaloni but was soon taught by the foremost Tuscan neoclassical sculptor, Lorenzo Bartolini. He later collaborated with Bartolini and was the successor of his studio after his passing in 1850. The sculptor’s liberal interpretation of the neoclassical style gives his Apollo a subtle sensuality and softness. Apollo is depicted seated with his main attribute, the lyre. RELATED LITERATURE A. Panzetta, Nuovo dizionario degli scultori italiani , Turin, 2003, p. 781-782