Ignacio Gallo
Ignacio Gallo (* in the 19th century in Valladolid , Spain ; † 1935 ) was a Spanish sculptor .
Life
Gallo was active as a sculptor and engraver in Madrid and Paris in the interwar period . His works show animal scenes, female nudes, dancers and heroic figures as chryselephantine statuettes in the Art Deco style , which he made from bronze (often silver-plated), ivory and marble.
Works (selection)
- Jeune femme au levrier
- Elephant
- Couple de faisans
- Danseuse
- L'Amazone
- Coeur you Christ
- Bust of a laughing girl, 1927
- Wild boar attacked by dogs
- Birds of prey
- Dancer, act
- Children's bacchant and satyr
- Dancing female nude with a fool's doll
literature
- Harold Berman: Bronzes; Sculptors & Founders, 1800-1930. Volume 2, Abage 1976. ISBN 0-91735-002-2 . Pp. 367, 440, 476.
- Alberto Shayo : Statuettes art deco period. Antique Collectors Club Art Books, 2016. ISBN 1-85149-824-9 . P. 91.
Web links
- Ignacio Gallo (Spanish,? -1935) . In: artnet , with pictures of Gallo's work.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gallo, Ignacio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish sculptor and engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valladolid , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1935 |