Description:
A Very Fine and Sensual Italian 19th/20th Century "Belle Époque" Carved White Carrara Marble Figure of "A Night at The Masquerade", depicting a young maiden in her masquerade costume, holding a mask and sitting on top of a table, her legs crossed. By Ferdinando Vichi, Florence. Circa: 1900
Signed: F. Vichi, Florence
Height: 48 inches (122.2 cm)
Width: 23 inches (58.4 cm)
Depth: 18 inches (45.8 cm)
Ref: A1197
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Ferdinando Vichi was part of the talented band of Tuscan sculptors associated with the Bazzanti Gallery in Florence, Italy. His compositions are varied in subject matter, ranging from Romantic busts to orientalist themes and Renaissance-inspired models. Like many other late nineteenth-century sculptors, Vichi often took inspiration from Romantic and Tender subjects, as with this charming and beautifully detailed carved marble groups of an elderly man flirting and showing his love for his wife. In this work one can appreciate Vichi's well known imaginative idealization of sensuality and particularly in his mastery of facial expressions and a sly smiles. Though a somewhat unusual subject, this work in white marble demonstrates a high technical virtuosity, particularly in his mastery of facial expression, detailed muscles and veins.
