De Martino | “Girl with flower”

Lost wax bronze sculpture, depicting a bust of a “Girl with a flower in her mouth” with a black marquiña marble base.

Sculpture attributable to De Martino (1870-1935)

Signature on the back

Dimensions: 12 x 8 x h20 cm

Giovanni De Martino: classical sculptor, known for his large production of small bronze busts mainly of fishermen, girls and children with realistic features. He trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples under the guidance of Stanislao Lista and Achille D’Orsi, from the latter he learned the ability to portray the most realistic details using them on very young subjects. At a very young age he moved to Paris where he executed small sculptural groups, frequently exhibiting at the “Paris Salon” where he won the Louvre Museum prize. De Martino became known by the nickname “The sculptor of children”. He took part in numerous exhibitions in particular in Naples, Paris, Rome, St. Petersburg, at the Venice Biennale. Several works by him are now exhibited in museums such as the Louvre, Galleria dell’Accademia in Naples, and many others.