Raphaël Nannini
Raphaël Nannini (* 1852 in Florence , Italy , † 1925 in Lastra a Signa , Italy) was an Italian sculptor .
Life
Nannini studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence. He worked as a sculptor in Italy, but also lived with his sister Maria, who was also a sculptor, in Les Fusains , an artists' colony at the foot of Montmartre in the 18th arrondissement of Paris , in the early 20th century . Here he created statuettes in the Art Nouveau and early Art Deco style , which were handcrafted and sold by the Éditeurs d'art and fine art foundries Les Neveux de Jules Lehmann and Edmond Etling .
Works (selection)
- Retraite de Russie - Hussards à cheval
- Pierrot et Colombine ou Pierrot vainqueur
- Two moutons au panier
- Napoléon à cheval
- Napoléon à cheval près du Pont d'Arcole
- A couple in a gondole
- Woman in ball gown
- Soldier de la Garde Impériale
- Giulio Cesare Varca Il Rubicone
- Coquette
- Eléphant assis
- Bust of Napoleon
- Bust of Beethoven
- Bust of a woman
Exhibitions (selection)
Nannini showed his work at exhibitions such as the 27th Autumn Exhibition 1897 in the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool with a marble bust of Pope Leo XIII. as well as the salons of the Société des Artistes Français in Paris, where in 1909 her plaster bust portrait of Madame Florence Gromier and the plaster statue Cimateur could be seen.
Web links
- Richard W. Lange. In: artinfo.com , with pictures of Nannini's work.
Individual evidence
- ^ Musée d'Orsay: Notice d'Artiste - Raphaël Nannini . Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ A b Alberto Shayo : Statuettes art deco period. Antique Collectors Club Art Books, 2016. ISBN 1-85149-824-9 . P. 183.
- ↑ Raphael Nannini . In: Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nannini, Raphaël |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1852 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Florence , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1925 |
| Place of death | Lastra a Signa , Italy |