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Vincenzo Gemito, L'ACQUAIOLO

Sold for €800 at Kruso Art on Mar 6, 2026.

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VINCENZO GEMITO (1852 - 1929) L'acquaiolo 1880 circa Brass sculpture 55 x 20 x 26 cm circa Typical subject of the artist, representing Neapolitan street life. Originally modeled for Francis II, King of Naples and made by the artist's foundry until 1886 PROVENANCE: Private collection, Milan LITERATURE: E. Kashey, R. Kashey, Nineteenth Century French and Western European sculpture in bronze and other media, New York, 1925, pp. 164-165 (different examples illustrated) A. Pingeot, L. de Margerie, Musée d'Orsay: catalogue sommaire des sculptures, Parigi, 1986, pp. 164-165, n. RF3212 (different examples illustrated)

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