By Emilio Greco
Located in New York, NY
Emilio Greco (Italian, 1913-1995)
Roma, 1972
Oil on canvas
45 1/2 x 28 3/4 in.
Signed and inscribed lower left: Emilio Greco, Roma, 1972
Emilio Greco, (born Oct. 11, 1913, Catania, Italy—died April 5, 1995, Rome), Italian sculptor of bronze and marble figurative works, primarily female nudes and portraits.
At the age of 13, Greco was apprenticed to a stonemason, and he later studied at the Academy of Art in Palermo. Though he began exhibiting in Rome in 1943, he was not well-established until after World War II. His first solo exhibition was held in 1946, and in 1948 he became a teaching assistant at the Artistic Secondary School in Rome.
His subject matter varied little throughout his career. In their refined, elongated forms and assertive balance, his sculpted figures...
Category
1970s Modern Emilio Greco Art