Giovanni Bastianini Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Giovanni Bastianini Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 05, 2024
MARBLE HEAD OF A LADY, IN THE LATE 15TH CENTURY ITALIAN STYLE
Est: £600 - £800
MARBLE HEAD OF A LADY, IN THE LATE 15TH CENTURY ITALIAN STYLE ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI BASTIANINI (ITALIAN 1830-1868) modelled in the Mannerist style with downcast almond eyes, high forehead and plaited hair set with ribbons, mounted on a limed oak veneered tapering square plinth, head 18cm high 35cm high overall, 13cm wide, 16cm deep Note: From the mid-nineteenth century early Renaissance sculpture was in high demand and short supply. The Florentine dealer Giovanni Freppa (1795–1870) found a solution to this problem in the sculptor Giovanni Bastianini (1830-1868). He had began his career as a stonecutter in the quarries at Fiesole, and was sent by Francesco Inghirami to study in Florence, first with Pio Fedi and then with Girolamo Torrini, with whom he collaborated on a statue of Donatello for the portico of the Uffizi. He worked for the dealer from about 1850 to 1867, for whom he produced numerous neo-Renaissance works, most often busts and bas-reliefs in the style of Donatello, Verrocchio, Mino de Fiesole, Desiderio da Settignano, Francesco da Laurana and other Italian masters. Bastianini's works were sold to collectors and such museums as the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Louvre as Renaissance masterpieces. Shortly before his death some of his works were revealed to be forgeries. Scandal ensued, but discussion continues about his intentions and the extent to which his forgery was encouraged by dealers, including Joseph Duveen.For comparable examples see a bust by Bastianini, in the manner of Desiderio da Settignano, circa 1860, V&A;, Accession Number A.9-1916; and also a portrait bust of a lady, attributed to Bastianini, Princeton University Art Museum, Object Number y1969-125.Literature: A. F. Moskowtiz, Forging authenticity: Bastianini and the Neo-Renaissance in nineteenth century Florence, London, Ad Ilissum, 2018
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 26, 2024
ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI BASTIANINI (1830-1868), A MARBLE BUST OF A YOUNG RENAISSANCE MAN
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI BASTIANINI (1830-1868), A MARBLE BUST OF A YOUNG RENAISSANCE MANIN THE MANNER OF DESIDERIO DA SETTIGNANO, MID 19TH CENTURY51cm high, 45cm wideProvenance:The deceased estate of a Cambridge DonDuring the nineteenth century architecture, paintings and sculpture evolved towards a Neo-Renaissance style driven, in part, by the popularity of the Grand Tour, republication of Vasari's Lives, and the publication in 1813-1818 of Leopoldo Cicognara's Storia della sculture. This, together with the creation in Italy, Europe and America of private and National museums, spurred a demand for genuine, original examples of Renaissance artwork. Where this desire could not be satisfied, painters and ceramic makers were happy to provide artwork in the manner of their predecessors- firms like Della Robbia making clear these were not copies of imitations but new works in an earlier manner. Other manufacturers, artists and dealers were less honest.Bastianini was born in Fiesole in 1830 and worked in a nearby stone quarry until the age of 12. Following training in the studio of the sculptor Pio Fedi and apprenticeship to Giralamo Torrini he was taken on by the antiquarian dealer, Giovanni Freppa. This relationship with Freppa would prove to be both a blessing and a career blighting association for the young sculptor.Bastianini's earliest work was the reproduction of ancient sculpture which he performed with meticulous precision and during which he became familiar with the work of the masters of the 15th century. In 1864 Freppa commissioned him to produce a bust of the poet Girolamo Benivieni (1453-1542). Through a subsequent series of sales and circumstances the piece ended up in Paris and was purchased for The Louvre as a Renaissance masterpiece. The subsequent fall-out with Bastianini publicly named as the forger and mastermind behind the affair took a while to clear- but his name was never properly cleared from the taint of forgery. Anita Moskowitz has examined photographs of this work and notes that the artist's idealised busts are almost always of female subjects- with the men rendered less sympathetically and true to life. In this work the idealised depiction of the handsome young man may be a divergence of style for the artist or, perhaps, may point to the work of one of his contemporaries. Another artist re-presenting the work of earlier Renaissance masters. Literature: Anita Fiderer Moskowitz, Forging Authenticity: Bastianini and the Neo-Renaissance in Nineteenth-century Florence, Arte e Archeologia Studi e Documenti 32, Florence: Leo S. Olschki Editore, 2013.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jul. 18, 2023
Giovanni Bastianini (Italian, 1830-1868),
Est: £200 - £300
Giovanni Bastianini (Italian, 1830-1868), Giovanni Bastianini (Italian, 1830-1868), a bronze bust, modelled as a young woman, on a veined, black, stepped marble base, signed 'Prof. J. Bastiani', 30cm high
Sworders
Dec. 11, 2021
Attr Giovanni Bastianini (ITALY 1830-1868) Bust
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Attributed to Giovanni Bastianini (ITALIAN, 1830 - 1868) Carrera marble bust sculpture depicting Johanna Albrizi carved in the manner of Francesco Laurana / Francesco de la Vrana (CROATIAN / ITALY, 1430 - 1502). Fine carved patterns and floral designs throughout. Ribbon with raised Latin incsription "Pvella-Johanna-Flor-Gratia". Includes white marble pedestal with custom made wide top. Bust measures approx. 24 1/2" height x 28" width x 11" depth. Pedestal measures approx. 43 1/2" height x 40 1/2" width x 13" depth. Measures approx. 68" with bust on pedestal. Bust shows surface dirt and some light wear. Pedestal shows some wear. No apparent breaks or repairs.
Joshua Kodner
Jul. 02, 2021
GIOVANNI BASTIANINI Cosimo De' Medici Scultura
Est: €10,000 - €12,000
GIOVANNI BASTIANINI (Fiesole 1830 - Firenze 1868) Cosimo De' Medici Mezzobusto in terracotta policroma. La scultura deve essere ascritta alla produzione di Giovanni Bastianini, geniale imitatore e falsificatore dell'antico attivo in Toscana tra la prima e la seconda metà del XIX secolo. Le sue opere ed in particolare i ritratti, lo pongono tra i migliori scultori del suo tempo. Alt. cm 43 x 50.
Benedetto Trionfante Auction House s.r.l
Jul. 25, 2018
Attributed to Giovanni Bastianini (Italian, 1830-1868) after Francesco da Laurana (Italian, 1430–1500): A carved white marble bust of Johanna Albrizzi,
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Attributed to Giovanni Bastianini (Italian, 1830-1868) after Francesco da Laurana (Italian, 1430–1500): A carved white marble bust of Johanna Albrizzi,
Bonhams
Apr. 25, 2018
Attributed to Giovanni Bastianini (Italian, 1830-1868) after Francesco da Laurana (Italian, 1430–1500): A carved white marble bust of Johanna Albrizzi,
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
Attributed to Giovanni Bastianini (Italian, 1830-1868) after Francesco da Laurana (Italian, 1430–1500): A carved white marble bust of Johanna Albrizzi,
Bonhams
Jul. 19, 2017
After: Giovanni Bastianini, Italian (1830-1868) Polychrome Terracotta Bust of Aloysia Strozzi? Impressed Musee du Louvre mark on obverse side.
Est: $200 - $400
After: Giovanni Bastianini, Italian (1830-1868) Polychrome Terracotta Bust of Aloysia Strozzi? Impressed Musee du Louvre mark on obverse side. Normal nicks and rubbing. Measures 20-1/2" H x 17-1/2" W. Shipping: Third party. (estimate $200-$400)
Kodner Galleries
Apr. 05, 2016
Garden Statuary: Giovanni Bastianini (1830-1868): La Danza (The Dance)
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
Italian white marble signed Bastianini Giulio Firenze
Summers Place Auctions
Apr. 20, 2005
GIOVANNI BASTIANINI ITALIAN, 1830 - 1868 LA DANZA (THE DANCE)
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
signed: BASTIANINI GIULIO/ FIRENZE white marble CATALOGUE NOTE A plaster version of this group is in the Galleria d'Arte Moderna, in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Bastianini is notorious for his activity as a forger of Italian Renaissance sculpture, however, this joyful group demonstrates his outstanding natural ability as a modeller and carver in a more conventional contemporary manner. RELATED LITERATURE Panzetta vol.2, p.23, fig.81
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