19th & 20th Century Sculpture
19th & 20th Century Sculpture
Antonio Frilli
The Graces and Venus Dancing
Lot Closed
December 15, 02:01 PM GMT
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Antonio Frilli
Italian
1860 - 1902
After Antonio Canova (1757 – 1822)
The Graces and Venus Dancing
signed: A. Frilli
white marble, on a veined yellow marble base
98cm., 38½in. overall
This charming composition derives from a painting by Antonio Canova, in which the three Graces and Venus are dancing before Mars, the God of War, surrounded by putti.