Aldo Bartelleti, 1898-1976 (attributed To). "beethoven". Studio Proof. Plaster. 1940s.

Plaster studio proof, monogrammed AB, attributed to Aldo Bartelletti.
Aldo Bartelletti (Italy, 1898-1976).
Son of a sculptor, Italian living in Paris, born into a family of artists from Serravezza, Tuscany, Bartelletti actually completed his training in the studio of Horace Daillon, an academic sculptor who won medals at the Universal Exhibitions of 1889 and 1900, before following the teaching of Maurice Roger-Marx, who specialized in animal sculpture. His first works were undoubtedly inspired by the latter, because he initially exhibited small marble window sculptures, most often depicting pets, dogs and cats that critics compare to Barye and Fremiet. Honorary member of the Salon des Artistes Français in 1924, he won a bronze medal in 1927. Building on his success, Bartelletti set up his studio in Malakoff in 1928, before moving to Bourg-la-Reine in 1939, where he taught direct carving, which he made a specialty of.