Pietro Girardi detto Posi (1894 -1971) - Sculpture, novice priest (1) - Bronze (patinated) - First

Are you interested in this item? This item is up for auction at Catawiki. Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the Catawiki website. Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available. Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store. Sculpture depicting a young priest or novice lighting a cigarette. The patinated bronze is from the 1940s, made with lost wax by the Italian sculptor and painter Pietro Girardi known as Posi (1894 -1971) in the Lombard school scapigliatura style. Reference: ( Commands us , illustrated dictionary of contemporary Italian painters volume IV ed. 1974 ) . In good condition, total height of 37 cm including base and pole for extinguishing candles in the church. Signature at the base and foundry mark, a unique and nice subject. Careful and tracked shipping. 62860121 Read more