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Raphaël Nannini, große Büste Richard Wagner

Sold for €1,500 at Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH on May 30, 2026.

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Raphaël Nannini, große Büste Richard Wagner um 1900, signiert R. Nannini, Gießerstempel Bronze A.G. Paris (Arthur Goldscheider), Bronze nuanciert braun patiniert, Darstellung des bekannten deutschen Komponisten, Schriftstellers, Regisseurs und Dirigenten Richard Wagner mit leicht seitlich gewendetem Kopf, den Betrachter interessiert anblickend, altersgemäß gute Erhaltung mit partiell winzigen Bereibungen, H 43 cm. Künstlerinfo: italienischer Bildhauer (1852 Florenz bis 1925 Lastra a Signa), Studium an der Accademia di Belle Arti in Florenz, Tätigkeit in Italien und zeitweise in Paris, wo er um 1900 gemeinsam mit seiner, ebenfalls als Bildhauerin tätigen Schwester in der Künstlerkolonie „Les Fusains“ am Montmartre lebte, Nannini schuf vor allem dekorative Kleinplastiken, Büsten und Statuetten aus Bronze, Marmor sowie chryselephantine Arbeiten (Bronze und Elfenbein), seine Werke stehen stilistisch zwischen spätem Historismus, dem Jugendstil und frühem Art déco und wurden u. a. von Pariser Kunstverlegern und Bronzegießereien wie Les Neveux de Jules Lehmann und Edmond Etling vertrieben. Teilnahme an Ausstellungen, darunter im Salon der Société des Artistes Français in Paris sowie 1897 an der Autumn Exhibition der Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. Quelle: Musée d’Orsay, Notice d’Artiste – Raphaël Nannini; Alberto Shayo: Statuettes – Art Deco Period. Antique Collectors’ Club, 2016; Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851–1951. Raphaël Nannini, large bust of Richard Wagner circa 1900, signed R. Nannini, foundry mark bronze A.G. Paris (Arthur Goldscheider), bronze with nuanced brown patina, depicting the famous German composer, writer, director and conductor Richard Wagner with his head turned slightly to the side, looking at the viewer with interest, in good condition for its age with tiny abrasions in places, h 43 cm. Artist info: Italian sculptor (1852 Florence - 1925 Lastra a Signa), studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, worked in Italy and occasionally in Paris, where he lived around 1900 together with his sister, who also worked as a sculptor, in the artists' colony "Les Fusains" on Montmartre, Nannini mainly created small decorative sculptures, busts and statuettes in bronze, marble and chryselephantine works (bronze and ivory), his works are stylistically located between late historicism, Art Nouveau and early Art Deco and were sold by Parisian art publishers, among others. They were distributed by Parisian art publishers and bronze foundries such as Les Neveux de Jules Lehmann and Edmond Etling. Participation in exhibitions, including the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français in Paris and the Autumn Exhibition of the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool in 1897. Source: Musée d'Orsay, Notice d'Artiste - Raphaël Nannini; Alberto Shayo: Statuettes - Art Deco Period. Antique Collectors' Club, 2016; Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951.

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