Lot 60: *PIETRO CALVI (1833-1884)

*PIETRO CALVI (1833-1884)
Othello, de Moor van Venetië.
Buste met hoofd en basis in goud-geel gepatineerd brons en buste en hoofddoek in Carrara marmer. Getekend op zijkant 'Calvi Milano'.

Pietro Calvi was born in Milan in 1833 and studied at the Milan Academy. He later went on to study under the renowned sculptor Giovanni Seleroni. It was under Seleroni’s guidance that Calvi developed the outstanding sensitivity and refinement that became the hallmark of his modelling. Calvi relished working in bronze and marble, often combining the two materials to create the most striking and effective results. Many of his works were exhibited throughout Europe and America, most notably at London’s Royal Academy between 1872 and 1883 (the year prior to the sculptor’s death).

Works exhibited at the Royal Academy included Selika and Othello in 1872, Lucifer in 1879 and Ariadne the following year (both marble statuettes), Uncle Tom, also exhibited in 1880 and three years later a Minstrel curiously entitled Oh Goodness Gracious Me! Calvi’s works were a great success, and several were repeated on occasion in order to meet the demand for them.

Calvi specialised in subjects from the arts, including several Shakespearean characters.
Other works taken from literature include busts of Ophelia, Hamlet, Graziella, Zuleica and Aida, often being made from bronze and marble.

H.: 74

*PIETRO CALVI (1833-1884)
Othello, le Maure de Venise.
Buste avec tête et base en bronze à patine or jaune et buste et voile en marbre sculpté de Carrara. Signé sur le côté 'Calvi Milano'.
Pietro Calvi was born in Milan in 1833 and studied at the Milan Academy. He later went on to study under the renowned sculptor Giovanni Seleroni. It was under Seleroni’s guidance that Calvi developed the outstanding sensitivity and refinement that became the hallmark of his modelling. Calvi relished working in bronze and marble, often combining the two materials to create the most striking and effective results. Many of his works were exhibited throughout Europe and America, most notably at London’s Royal Academy between 1872 and 1883 (the year prior to the sculptor’s death).

Works exhibited at the Royal Academy included Selika and Othello in 1872, Lucifer in 1879 and Ariadne the following year (both marble statuettes), Uncle Tom, also exhibited in 1880 and three years later a Minstrel curiously entitled Oh Goodness Gracious Me! Calvi’s works were a great success, and several were repeated on occasion in order to meet the demand for them.

Calvi specialised in subjects from the arts, including several Shakespearean characters.
Other works taken from literature include busts of Ophelia, Hamlet, Graziella, Zuleica and Aida, often being made from bronze and marble.
H.: 74

*PIETRO CALVI (1833-1884)
Othello, the Moor of Venice. Buste with head and base in golden yellow patinated bronze, bust and headscarf in Carrara marble. Signed 'Calvi Milano'.

Pietro Calvi was born in Milan in 1833 and studied at the Milan Academy. He later went on to study under the renowned sculptor Giovanni Seleroni. It was under Seleroni’s guidance that Calvi developed the outstanding sensitivity and refinement that became the hallmark of his modelling. Calvi relished working in bronze and marble, often combining the two materials to create the most striking and effective results. Many of his works were exhibited throughout Europe and America, most notably at London’s Royal Academy between 1872 and 1883 (the year prior to the sculptor’s death).

Works exhibited at the Royal Academy included Selika and Othello in 1872, Lucifer in 1879 and Ariadne the following year (both marble statuettes), Uncle Tom, also exhibited in 1880 and three years later a Minstrel curiously entitled Oh Goodness Gracious Me! Calvi’s works were a great success, and several were repeated on occasion in order to meet the demand for them.

Calvi specialised in subjects from the arts, including several Shakespearean characters.
Other works taken from literature include busts of Ophelia, Hamlet, Graziella, Zuleica and Aida, often being made from bronze and marble.

H.: 74