Child Portrait By Vincenzo Gemito 1852-1929

Very pretty and tender child's face drawn in pencil enhanced with chalk 16.5 x 23cm format plus damaged frame 40cm x 50cm signed, dated 1916 lower left and dedicated Vincenzo Gémito is the greatest Neapolitan sculptor of his generation, considered even by the Italians as one of the best of the end of the 19th century Student of Stanislas Lista, he exhibited several times in Paris, obtaining numerous awards until 1900 for the Universal Exhibition. His art is full of charm and delicacy; he knows how to combine the natural with a classicism of good quality, without ever going into vulgarity. His drawings particularly hold the attention of amateurs and are highly sought after.... A major retrospective was held at the Petit Palais in Paris under the title "The sculptor of the Neapolitan Soul" from October 15, 2019 to January 26, 2000 with a very nice catalog in support well protected and free shipping for the whole world