Vincenzo Gemito was an Italian sculptor and artist. Intolerant of academic art, he associated himself with other "rebel" artists, such as Antonio Mancini, Giovanni Battista Amendola, Achille D’Orsi and Ettore Ximenes. Between 1877 and 1880, he stayed in Paris, participating in three editions of the Universal Exposition. Once back in Naples, he received important commissions also from King Umberto I but, as a result of a mental breakdown, he remained locked up in a psychiatric hospital until 1909, when he began to sculpt, devoting himself, during the last years of his life, to the goldsmith's art. His most important works include Il Malatiello (1870), The Neapolitan Fisherman (1877), The Statue of Carlo V (1887) and The Portrait of the Painter Jean Louis E. Meissonier (1879).
Late 19th Century Belle Époque Bronze Fisherman Sculpture by V. Gemito, Italy
By Vincenzo Gemito
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 19th-century Belle Époque bronze fisherman sculpture by the author Vincenzo Gemito, Italy By: Vincenzo Gemito Material: bronze, copper, tin, metal Technique: cast, molded, pati...
Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin
Art Nouveau walking stick, the Goddess Ceres, by Vincenzo Gemito, Italy 1900.
By Vincenzo Gemito
Located in Milan, IT
Art Nouveau walking stick. The knob is made of finely carved boxwood, depicting a representation of Ceres (Demeter for the Greeks), the Roman Goddess of cereals, crops and the fertil...
Silver
Antique 65cm Bronze "The water carrier" Vincenzo Gemito 19th Century
By Vincenzo Gemito
Located in London, GB
This is a striking large antique gilt bronze figural sculpture titled "The Water Carrier" (L'acquaiolo) by Vincenzo Gemito, (Italian 1852-1929), dating from Circa 1880. The bronze i...
Bronze
$1,435
Pensive Portrait - Ink by Vincenzo Gemito - Late 19th century
By Vincenzo Gemito
Located in Roma, IT
Pensive Portrait is original drawing in China ink and watercolor realized by Italian artist Vincenzo Gemito (1852 - 1929). Hand-signed on the lower ri...
Ink
$2,990
The Sibyl - Original Bronze Sculpture by Vincenzo Gemito - End of 19th Century
By Vincenzo Gemito
Located in Roma, IT
The Sibyl is an original sculpture realized by Vincenzo Gemito. Dark glazed bronze sculpture. Signature of the artist on the back. Stamp of Foundry. Very good conditions. Vincenzo...
Bronze
Alzatina di Vincenzo Gemito - Napoli XIX secolo
By Vincenzo Gemito
Located in Parma, Emilia-Romagna
Alzatina decorativa di Vincenzo Gemito del XIX secolo. L'alzatina è caratterizzata da un distintivo e dettagliato bassorilievo in bronzo della testa di Medusa, una delle tre Gorgoni...
Bronze
Marble Dish Up & Up Intl. by Egidio Di Rosa & Pier Alessandro Giusti, Italy
Located in Chicago, IL
Marble Dish Up & Up International by Egidio Di Rosa & Pier Alessandro Giusti Italy Designed by Egidio Di Rosa and Pier Alessandro Giusti for Up & Up International. Black Marquina mar...
Marble
Circa 1920 English Bamboo Walking Stick
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1920's English walking stick made from bamboo. These look wonderful in a hall stand or for actual use if needed!
Bamboo
19th Century Bronze Sculpture "The Letter"
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique bronze sculpture of man reading a letter or proclamation. Marble base, 19th century. Unsigned.
Bronze
Chinese Painted Bamboo Walking Stick, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century walking stick from northern China is comprised of a length of thin bamboo that has been steamed and bent into a hook shape. The bamboo segments are painted in alter...
Bamboo
Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture - Hermes - France
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Elegant and finely cast bronze sculpture of Hermes, France circa 1890. Hermes, the messenger of the gods in classical mythology, is a symbol of communication, travel, intelligence, a...
Bronze
1900s Butcher's Pig Trade Sign
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Vintage carved and painted pine butcher's trade sign. Molded frame, insized text reading "Porkies Pen" pig in relief. 33" x 40" Period: First quarter of the 20th century or earlier ...
Wood
19th Century Bronze Arab Water Carrier by Debut
By Marcel Debut
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century bronze statue of an Arab water carrier, having a good patina, signed; Debut and a plaque reading; Porteur D eau Tunisien Par Debut 1erPrix de Rome Mar...
Bronze
E Picault, Victoria, Bronze Sculpture, Late 19th Century
By Émile Louis Picault
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Victoria: bronze sculpture with a brown patina of a victorious warrior, on a red marble base This bronze is entitled "Victoria" and is signed by the artist Emile Picault Emile Pica...
Marble, Bronze
$1,150
H 16 in W 12 in D 0.25 in
Indian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
By Irene Pattinson
Located in Soquel, CA
Indian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor A stoic, dark-haired woman in elaborate dress is sitting cross-legged in this illustration by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999). Pattinson uses fine ink line detail and a vibrant pink watercolor for a splash of color. Signed at the bottom, "Irene Pattinson." Provenance: The Artist, Estate of Irene Pattinson: David Carlson; Estate of Larry Miller Fine Art, Robert Azensky Fine Art. Presented in a new white mat with foam core backing. Mat size: 16"H x 12"W Paper size: 11.75"H x 8.5"W Image size: 7.5"H x 6.5"W Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999) studied at the California School of Fine Art (now The San Francisco Art Institute), San Francisco State College and The Marion Hartwell School of Design. She was President of the San Francisco Woman Artists Association 1955-56. Provenance: The Artist, Estate of Irene Pattinson: David Carlson; Estate of Larry Miller Fine Art, Robert Azensky Fine Art. Solo Exhibitions: Lucien Labaudt Gallery 1955; San Francisco Museum of Art, 1961 (39 works). Selected Group Exhibitions: San Francisco Art Association Annual 1948, 54, 55; San Francisco Woman Artists, 1957-1960; Oakland Art Museum Annual, 1951, 58; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1960; Richmond Art Center, 1955, 56, 57, 58; San Francisco Art Institute 1959, 60. The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, 1958, 59, 60, 62, 63; Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1960; Fourth Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1963. Awards: First Place, San Francisco Woman Artists Assoc., 1957, 1959; San Francisco Art Festival 1957;Literature: San Francisco Art Institute - A catalog of the Art Ban 1962/63; San Francisco and the Second Wave: The Blair Collection Exhibitions: 1963 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA 1963 California Palace of The Legion of Honor: Forth Winter Invitational, San Francisco, CA 1962 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA 1961 San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA 1960 California...
Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen
Continental Silver Mounted Rosewood Gentlemens Walking Stick
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Continental Silver Mounted Rosewood Gentlemens Walking Stick. Late 19th Century, German or French. Appears unmarked. The handle cast as a lion surm...
Wood
$165
H 12 in W 14 in D 0.13 in
A Timely, 1940s WWII Era Political Cartoon Ink Drawing, "USA No Admittance"
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Timely and Prescient, 1940s WWII Era Political Cartoon / Illustration Ink Drawing by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Titled "USA No Admittance". A p...
Paper, Ink
Ciotola per Cani in Ceramica "Braque Allemand" di Piero Fornasetti Anni 60
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, MI
Ciotola per cani in ceramica dorata, raffigurante un Pointer Tedesco, realizzata da Piero Fornasetti negli anni '60 Ø cm 13 h cm 3 La ciotola è stata progettata da Piero Fornasetti,...
Ceramic
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H 24.41 in W 10.24 in D 9.85 in
Narcissus. Bronze. Fonderia Gemito Napoli. First half of XX century
By Vincenzo Gemito
Located in Firenze, IT
Narcissus. Bronze by Vincenzo Gemito. First half of the 20th century. It bears an inscription Proprieta Artistica 45 there is a stamp of the foundry: ...
Bronze
Child Bust Sculpture in Bronze Made by Gemito Years 50
By Vincenzo Gemito
Located in Milano, MI
Bronze sculpture and marble base of a child, made by Gemito in the 1950s, with a foundry mould Measures: Ø 23 cm H 39 cm.
Marble, Bronze
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H 17 in W 8.5 in D 7.5 in
Bronze Bust of a Smiling Satyr by Vincenzo Gemito on Marble Base, Late 19th C
By Vincenzo Gemito
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This beautifully detailed bronze bust by Vincenzo Gemito (Italian 1852-1929) represents the greco-roman mythological Satyr, a woodland god and follower of Dionysos, known for erotic desires and over indulgence of wine. Yes, our satyr has a mischievous and lustful smile which the artist has captured with great sense of personality. Wearing a wreath of grape leaves and grapes patinated in a greener color we notice the rudimentary horns and the pointed ears. Gracefully placed near the edge of the stepped marble base the satyr's beard overlaps the base with great sculptural effect. Vincenzo Gemito, born in Naples in 1852, is considered to be the most important Italian sculptor of the late nineteenth century and is increasingly regarded as one of its greatest draughtsmen. An orphan street child until he was adopted by a poor artisan, he was put out as an assistant to the sculptor Emanuele Caggiano at the age of nine. He then attached himself informally to the older but more progressive sculptor Stanislao Lista, who apparently encouraged him to work from street models. Having acquired the skills of modeling in clay and wax, the young man set himself up independently. In 1868 he exhibited a sculpture at the Promotrice di Belle Arti in Naples, The Card Player, that showed a Neapolitan urchin scratching his head and studying a hand of cards. The work attracted the attention of Victor Emmanuel II, king of Italy, who purchased a bronze cast of it for the Capodimonte collection, a notable honor for the sixteen-year-old sculptor. Gemito cultivated a kind of rugged realism in the interpretations of his subjects, conveyed by contrasting rough and smooth surfaces. His drawing oeuvre kept pace with his sculpture, and what has appropriately been termed his "naturalistic bizarrerie" is seen in 1876 in the terra-cotta Chinese Acrobat and also in a series of pen-and-ink studies of fisher boys, which culminated in the life-size bronze Little Fisher Boy (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence). From 1877-1881 Gemito lived in Paris, where he was a friend of the sculptor Ernest Meissonnier, whose work could not have been more different from his own. On his return to Naples he incorporated another thread of tradition into his work, that of his classical predecessors in Pompeii and Herculaneum, which resulted in the bronze sculpture Water...
Marble, Bronze
Vincenzo Gemito Bronze Roundel with the Medusa Head, Italy, 1910
By Vincenzo Gemito
Located in Milan, IT
Vincenzo Gemito bronze roundel with the medusa head, Italy 1910. Signed Gemito and Fonderia Gemito Napoli. In a wooden frame.
Bronze
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H 1.19 in Dm 8.04 in
Vincenzo Gemito Bronze Roundel with the Head Alexander the Great, Italy, 1910
By Vincenzo Gemito
Located in Milan, IT
Vincenzo Gemito Bronze Roundel with the Head Alexander the Great, Italy 1910 Signed Gemito and Fonderia Gemito Napoli. In a wooden frame.
Bronze
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H 12.21 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Standing Nude Girl - Original Drawing in Ink by Vincenzo Gemito - 1890 ca
By Vincenzo Gemito
Located in Roma, IT
Standing nude girl is original drawing in pen realized in 1890 ca. by Italian artist Vincenzo Gemito (1852 - 1929). Hand-signed on the lower right. G...
Ink
1880s Bronze Head of a Young Boy Signed by Vincenzo Gemito
By Vincenzo Gemito
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1880s bronze head of a Sicilian adolescent boy set on a marble base, signed by Vincenzo Gemito, (1852-1929). Artist can be looked up on the Be´ne´zit ...
Marble, Bronze
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H 21.26 in W 5.52 in D 5.12 in
The Artist - Bronze Sculpture by Vincenzo Gemito - End of 19th Century
By Vincenzo Gemito
Located in Roma, IT
The Artist is an artwork realized by Vincenzo Gemito in the end of XIX century. Good conditions. The sculpture was realized in bronze with a marbl...
Bronze
1880s Bronze Head of a Young Boy Signed by Vincenzo Gemito
By Vincenzo Gemito
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1880s Bronze head of a Sicilian adolescent boy set on a marble base, signed by Vincenzo Gemito (1852-1929). Artist can be looked up on the Be´ne´zit r...
Marble, Bronze