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Pietro Bazzanti, Italian 19th Carved Marble Figure Semi-Nude Young Bather Girl
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Pietro Bazzanti - Barzanti (Italian, 1825-1895) "After the Bath" - a very Fine and large carved white Carrara marble figure of a semi-nude young maiden standing by the sea-shore. The smiling and posing young beauty, with bare breasts and back, her right arm juxtaposed over her head, while holding a blanket over her waist with her left hand and standing barefoot by a rocky seawall and wavy shoreline. Signed 'P. Barzanti/Florence' (on reverse) and raised on a cylindrical swiveling carved verde antico solid marble pedestal. circa: Florence, 1880-1890.
Pietro Bazzanti or Barzanti (Italian, 1825-1895) was a 19th Century Italian sculptor born in Florence. Together with his brother, Niccolò Bazzanti (Firenze, 1802-1869) who was also a sculptor, they both worked the sprawling Florentine studio 'Pietro Bazzanti e Figlio' a hugely successful sculpture studio, operated within the family at their gallery on Lungarno Corsini until the mid-twentieth century. The studio was a place where many talented professors and apprentice sculptors specialized in sculpting marble genre scenes and allegorical figures as well as copies of antique and Renaissance sculpture catered to a prominent international clientele which included European and Russian aristocracy, and the Industrial fortunes being made in England and Americas drove considerable export demand. In 1861 the studio was awarded the medal for 'Ercole con cinghiale sulla spalla' (Hercules with boar on shoulder), 'Due Cani' (Two dogs) and 'Cinghiale' (Boar) sculptures at the National Exposition in Florence. In 1874 he exhibits his works in London and in 1876 in Philadelphia.
Bazzanti frequently returned to the subject of 'After the Bath' or 'The Bather' in his works, having carved examples of the bathing Venus after the Antique and in dynamic and dramatic compositions such as the present sculpture. The finely-detailed work relates closely to popular figures produced by Bazzanti’s contemporary, Cesar Lapini, whose La Sopresa depicts a young woman stepping back from approaching waves. The sculptor’s penchant for realism is on full display with the contrasting matte and highly-polished finishes of the gently lapping waves at the figure’s feet, to the jutting rocks and soft skin. Elegant handling of textures is further exemplified in the draped fringe of the cloth. This monumental and Fine work is illustrated in situ at Bazzanti’s studio circa 1900 among other fashionable works of the period.
Notes: Pietro Bazzanti was also known as Pietro Barzanti. There are conflicting dates of Pietro Bazzanti/Barzanti's birth/death year. Some auction houses and art galleries have described 'Pietro Barzanti' as Italian, 1842–1881 and Pietro Bazzanti as Italian, 1825-1895. However, according to Alfonso Panzetta – Nuovo Dizionario degli Scultori Italiani dell’ottocento e del Primo Novecento – 2003 Edition –Page 78, 'Pietro Barzanti' was in fact 'Pietro Bazzanti' one and the same, and it questions his year of his birth/death as "Firenze (?), ?, ?." thus we believe that the Italian, 1825-1895 description is the most plausible.
Literature:
Alfonso Panzetta – Nuovo Dizionario degli Scultori Italiani dell’ottocento e del Primo Novecento – 2003 Edition –Page 78.
Auctions:
Another example of this sculpture, probably also Pietro Bazzanti but almost a foot shorter (Height 44¾ in. (113.5 cm), unsigned and without its pedestal, was sold at Christie's New York, 19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art and Ceramics Sale 1818 on 11 April 2007 for $48,000
Museums:
Museo Soumaya in Mexico City - Pietro Bazzanti's "The Wrestlers"
Measures: sculpture height: 56 inches (142.2 cm)
pedestal height: 32 1/4 inches (82 cm)
overall height: 88 1/4 inches (224.2 cm)
sculpture width: 20 1/2 inches (52.1 cm)
sculpture depth: 25 3/4 inches (65.4 cm)
pedestal height: 32 1/4 inches (81.9 cm)
pedestal top diameter: 20 inches (50.8 cm)
pedestal base width: 21 1/2 inches (54.6 cm)
pedestal base depth: 21 1/2 inches (54.6 cm).
- Creator:Pietro Bazzanti (Sculptor)
- Dimensions:Height: 88.25 in (224.16 cm)Width: 21.5 in (54.61 cm)Depth: 25.75 in (65.41 cm)
- Style:Greco Roman (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1880-1895
- Condition:Repaired: A small area of infill and a repaired scratch on the back of the figure. No other restorations. With its beautiful original indoor patina. An amazing quality sculpture! Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor fading. Overall GREAT condition! Stone with natural inclusions & variation with its beautiful original indoor patina. An amazing quality sculpture! Only a small area of infill and a repaired scratch on the back of the figure. Pedestal has some restorations.
- Seller Location:Los Angeles, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: Ref.: A2656 - Lot 113321stDibs: LU1796232650922
Pietro Bazzanti
Pietro Bazzanti specialized in allegorical and genre subjects as well as copies of antique and Renaissance sculpture. Regarded as one of the most talented sculptors of his day, his studio in Florence became a center for other important sculptors such as Ferdinando Vichi, Cesare Lapini and Guglielmo Pugi. Many of these sculptors' works are inscribed Galleria Bazzanti.
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