By Constantin Antonovici
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Constantin Antonovici, Romanian (1911 - 2002)
Title: Hippie - Woman
Medium: Bronze Sculpture, signature, date inscribed
Size: 21 x 11 x 1.25 in. (53.34 x 27.94 x 3.18 cm)
Marble Base: 2.5 x 9.5 x 6 inches
An original bronze sculpture by Constantin Antonovici from his Portrait Series. Referenced in "Constantin Antonovici: Sculptor of Owls", pg 69
Antonovici was born in Neamt, Romania on February 18, 1911, and graduated from the Fine Arts Academy in Iasi, Romania, in 1939. In 1940, Antonovici studied in Zagreb with the famous Croatian sculptor Ivan Mestrovici, until his arrest by Italian fascists. Antonovici himself survived imprisonment in Germany for his refusal to fight on the side of the Nazis. After the war, he continued his studies in Vienna, under the tutelage of Professor Fritz Behn...
Category
1970s Modern Constantin Antonovici Art