AN ITALIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A BACCHIC YOUTH, late 19th/early 20th century

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AN ITALIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A BACCHIC YOUTH, late 19th/early 20th century

The young boy shown standing naked, his hair with vine garland, wine spilling from a pitcher of lekythos-form held in his right hand, the naturalistic base signed Ugo
21in. (53.3cm) high

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Antonio Ugo was born in Palermo, Sicily, in 1870. He studied under Rota in Rome, becoming one of Italy's leading sculptors of the early 20th century. Examples of his work can be seen in The Palermo Museum and the Gallery of Modern Art in Rome.

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