Ferdinando Vicchi [1875-1945]
Italy
The wrestlers, ca.1900
Green granite
18-1/4 x 19-1/4 x 11 inches
Signed at lower left with exhibition label.
Fernando Vicchi (1875-1945) biography:
Birth: July 17, 1875 in Italy ;
Death: 1945 in Italy ;
Sex: Male ;
Ethnicity: White ;
Zodiac: Cancer ;
Known for: Classically-inspired sculpture ;
Medium: Marble ; bronze ;
Technique: Sculpture ;
Subjects: Classical figures ; orientalia ; Renaissance ;
Areas: Florence, Italy ;
Region: Europe ;
Lived: Florence, Italy ; Plymouth, MA (1903-1910?) ;
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Spouse: Denilda Vecchi (1877-?) ;
Children: Alfred Vecchi ; Angelina Vecchi (1906-1995) ;
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Exhibited with: Paris Universal Exposition, Paris, France (1889) ; Bazzanti Gallery, Florence, Italy ;
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Milestones: Was inspired by Antonio Canova (1757-1822), Neoclassical sculptor ;