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Psyche By Galleria Lapini
Psyche By Galleria Lapini
Dimensions (Statue): H: 44 in / 111 cm | W: 12.5 in / 32 cm | D: 12.5 in / 32 cm
PRICE: $118,800
Psyche By Galleria Lapini
Carved from statuary marble, the winged figure of Psyche leaps gracefully forward from a flowering bush, her arms stretched back as she gazes upward. The octagonal plinth is signed 'Lapini Firenze.'
Italian, circa 1900
Classical themes, especially scenes from the story of Psyche, were frequent choices for Lapini, who excelled at graceful compositions with highly refined detail. Other Lapini versions of Psyche include Psyche and the Butterfly, sold at Waddington's, Toronto, on December 16, 2017, lot 241, and Cupid & Psyche, sold at Christie's, New York, on October 13, 2021, lot 20.
Cesare Lapini
A celebrated sculptor of genre figures and groups, Cesare Lapini (1848-1893) was born in Florence and enjoyed a successful career as a sculptor of busts and statues, especially of young women. Lapini exhibited six works at the Esposizione Generale Italiana in Turin in 1884, including 'Sorpresa', and exhibited in Rome in 1888. After his death, his successful workshop became the Galleria Lapini which was still operating in 1900, and exhibited an impressive number of statues at the Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle.
Comparative Literature:
Panzetta, Alfonso. Nuovo Dizionario Degli Scultori Italiani Dell'ottocento E Del Primo Novecento : Da Antonio Canova Ad Arturo Martini. Adarte 2003, p. 513.
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