Lot 174: PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MRS. VIRGINIA KRAFT PAYSON ANTONIO TANTARDINI 1829 -1879 AN

Name: PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MRS. VIRGINIA KRAFT PAYSON ANTONIO TANTARDINI 1829 -1879 AN
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: uuc6zzqvi5

Est: $15,000 USD - $25,000 USD

Sotheby'sNew York, NY, USJune 15, 2005

Item Overview

Description

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MRS. VIRGINIA KRAFT PAYSON ANTONIO TANTARDINI 1829 -1879 AN ITALIAN WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A BATHING WOMAN 1858

nude seated on drapery over a rockwork pedestal by a stream, her hand protecting her sight from the sun, signed and dated at the base A. Tantardini/Milano/1858.

CATALOGUE NOTE

Antonio Tantardini studied under Bartolini. He sculpted a number of important monuments such as the cavour monument in Milan, the Arnold de brescia statue and the independance monument in Vienna.

La Bagnanti (the bathing woman) was exhibited for the first time at the 1862 International exhibition in London.

Dimensions

height 53 1/2 in. (136cm)

Artist or Maker

Antonio Tantardini

Auction Details

19th Century Furniture

Sotheby's

June 15, 2005, 12:00 AM EST

1334 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, US

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