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Umberto Del NegroStatuette, Metal Sculpture, Psychological and Naturalistic
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This small metal statuette exemplifies the Italian artist Umberto Del Negro's interest in playing with the themes of civilization and nature. From multiple angles this piece could appear to be an old world military helmet or one of the stranger creatures from the depth of the ocean. What it actually is, as is often with Del Negro's work, is within the eye of the beholder.
Umberto Del Negro was a late 20th Century Italian artist. He was born in 1940. His artwork encompasses multiple mediums from mosaic, sculptures, and paintings. His work's subject matter spans an interest in the natural world and society's relationship to it, themes that he explores through his creative usage of each individual work's medium. The artist passed away in 2017.
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- Creator:Umberto Del Negro (1940 - 2017, Italian)
- Dimensions:Height: 5.75 in (14.61 cm)Width: 2.69 in (6.84 cm)Depth: 2.69 in (6.84 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Detroit, MI
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU128618582452
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