Francesco (1577) Fanelli

Lot 240: A BRONZE GROUP OF THE VENUS BATHING AND CUPID

Name: A BRONZE GROUP OF THE VENUS BATHING AND CUPID
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 4191f1a7a4

Est: $7,000 USD - $10,000 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USJune 11, 2010

Item Overview

Description

A BRONZE GROUP OF THE VENUS BATHING AND CUPID
AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA, CIRCLE OF FRANCESCO FANELLI, SECOND QUARTER 17TH CENTURY
On a black marble base
5¾ in. (14.8 cm.) high, 8½ in. (21.5 cm.) high with base

Artist or Maker

Francesco (1577) Fanelli

Exhibited

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1975-1982.
C. Avery and M. Hall, Giambologna: An Exhibition of Sculpture by the Master and his Followers from the Collection of Michael Hall, Esq., Salander O'Reilly Galleries, New York, 1998, no. 3.
Giambologna and his Followers: Sculpture from the Collections of Michael Hall, Miami-Dade College Museum of Art, Freedom Tower, 9 October 2009-20 February 2010.

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
M. Schwartz, ed., European Sculpture from the Abbott Guggenheim Collection, New York, 2008, no. 38.

Provenance

Madame M.L. Rydemark-Claessenten Amerbergen, sold Christie's, London, 1 July 1974, lot 84.

Notes

As Avery notes, this charming group comes in two versions of Little Venus Bathing, with and without the cupid (Avery, op. cit., p. 9).

A nearly identical version, attributed to the workshop of Fanelli, is in the Abbott Guggenheim Collection (loc. cit.).

Auction Details

500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe Including Oriental Carpets and Including Sculpture from the Collection of Michael Hall

Christie's

June 11, 2010, 10:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US

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