BY UGO ZANNONI, MILAN, DATED 1886

Ugo Zannoni (d. 1919) studied, taught, and worked in Milan. He actively participated in the various art expositions held in Italy with great success. Students looked to Zannoni as a teacher who skillfully represented the grace, freshness and innocence of youth in his sculpture, a talent clearly evident in the present model.

A larger example of the present model sold Christie's London, 28 January 1988, lot 207 (£7,150).