Bronze Running Horse By Piero Augusto Donati, No. 5/30, Italy, 1980s/'90s

This is a small bronze sculpture by Piero Augusto Donati, made between the 1980s and 1990s. Thirty castings were made and this one is n° 5/30. It is a running horse that fully demonstrates the artist's ability to portray the dynamism of his subjects. Indeed, Donati manages to capture the energy and elegance of movement, making each of his pieces realistic and very expressive. The choice of bronze, as a material for his sculptures, is recurrent because it allows for durable surfaces, capable of enhancing the details and nuances of movement that the artist intended to convey The horse measures 33x21x7 cm with a total height of 27 cm. The sculpture is in a good state of preservation.