Lot Essay
Mastrioanni was the winner of the 1958 Venice Biennale award for sculpture. In 1989 Mastrioanni received the first Praemium Imperiale award for lifetime achievement in the arts, specifically for sculpture.
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Details
Umberto Mastroianni (b. 1910)
Ritrato
signed and dated on the back of the left side 'MASTROIANNI 1958'
bronze with brown patina
Height: 17in. (43cm.)
Ritrato
signed and dated on the back of the left side 'MASTROIANNI 1958'
bronze with brown patina
Height: 17in. (43cm.)
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the parents of the present owner, 1958