The Three Sture

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Titolo dell'opera:

The Three Sture

Autore:

Cometti, Giacomo

Object Type:

sculpture

Epoca:

Inventario:

GC2001.1

Misure:

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 80; Larghezza: 45; Profondità: 57

Tecnica:

gesso

Descrizione:

This preliminary model for the monumental fountain made for the 1898 National Exhibition in Turin's Valentino Park documents the apex of Cometti's plastic production. A pupil and collaborator of Leonardo Bistolfi, he later became a leading figure in the production of furniture, imposing his own personal version of the Art Nouveau style and, later, of the internationally renowned Art Deco taste. Plaster cast sketch of a pyramid composition formed by female figures.