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Sirio TofanariLa Carezza (The Caress) - Sculpture by Sirio Tofanari - 19101910
1910
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A sculptor of animals, Sirio Tofanari (Florence 1886 – Milan 1969) is not inclined to the school discipline, he decides to learn and train as self-taught by travelling around Europe First in Paris, then in London, where he spends time observing animals at the zoo and studying their anatomy at the Natural History Museum to be able to represent them in the most realistic possible way.
His is a delicate and patient work almost as a goldsmith, first on wax to be entrusted to the smelter then on bronze to be chiseled and patinated. He will exhibit his works both in Italy and abroad.
- In 1916 he presented the sculptures in San-Francisco
- In 1923 He exhibited his works in Buenos-Aires
- In 1928 He exhibited in Brussels
Among his most famous works the "Fountain of the Crocodiles" (1926) today in Montecatini Terme (Italy) of which he is a symbol.
The bronze shown here depicts two lions in their typical feline indolence. Their bodies lean languidly on each other.
- Creator:Sirio Tofanari (1886 - 1969, Italian)
- Creation Year:1910
- Dimensions:Height: 6.89 in (17.5 cm)Width: 25.79 in (65.5 cm)Depth: 21.66 in (55 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Roma, IT
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Together with Rembrandt Bugatti, Biagini and Righetti, Sirio Tofanari is recognized as one of the foremost sculptors of the Animalier movement in Italy. He was born in Florence in 1886, the son and grandson of ornamental sculptors and younger brother of the painter and sculptor Salvino Tofanari. Like his father and elder brother, whom he accompanied from a young age when they went hunting on the family estates, Sirio studied at the Florence Academy of Art, attending life classes there from 1902 to 1907. Tofanari moved to Paris and successively to London, where he perfected his technique. In London, he went daily to study the animals at the zoo. In 1908, he exhibited both in Faenza and Turin, where he attracted favorable attention.1928 marked by a personal exhibition of the artist’s work in Brussels, opened by Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians. The presence of this prominent supporter of the arts, who bought from the show for her own collection, is evidence of Tofanari’s considerable reputation at that time. An insightful observer of nature, Tofanari was famous for his ability to carve animals in their particular gait and to catch the naturalness of his subjects thanks to his chiseling prowess. He took part from 1909 to 1934 in all editions of the Venice Biennale, while in the Rome Quadriennale an entire pavilion was dedicated to him. His works can be admired in keynote galleries both in Italy and abroad: Rome, Florence, Paris, London, Brussels, Amsterdam, Buenos Aires, Bahia Blanca, Santa Fe, Rio de Janeiro, San Paolo. In 1937, he moved to Milan, where there was a demand for his work from private patrons, but his house, his studio and its contents were destroyed during an Allied bombing raid in 1942 In 1949, the President of the Republic issued a decree appointing him a member of the Accademia of San Luca in Roma.
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