Vincenzo Gemito: Two Bronze Busts From The XIX Eme Century

Pair Of XIXth Century Bronze Busts By Vincenzo Gemito (1852-1929), In fact, they are easily found in the works dedicated to Gemito and in his catalog raisonné.
this interesting pair of small bronze busts dating from the 2nd half of the 19th century and bear the signature of Vicente Gemito on each of their necklines.
these small bronze busts are very well melted, chiseled and have a very pretty green patina from the excavation after the antique, just like the beautiful Neapolitan bronzes that the sculptor appreciated.
the details of the faces are of great finesse:
look at the teeth, the hair!
A very nice carving.
each bust rests on a pedestal in proportion.
probably charming Italian library busts.
a very pretty pair of small, very decorative bronze busts.
virtuoso artist with surprising precocity Vincenzo Gelmito (1852-1929) left many portraits quivering with life and it is also thanks to one of them: "the Neapolitan fisherman" that he stood out during the Universal Exhibition of 1877 in Paris, thus he Inaugurates the representations of children and adolescents which motivates him.
see gazette Drouot

dimensions:

17 cm high for the man and the pedestal measures 6.5 cm, as for the bust of a young woman we obtain 15 cm high with a pedestal measuring 6 cm at the base.

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