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An Italian white marble figure of a young female dancer entitled 'Danzatrice Esotica'; on a mrble pedestal

BY FERDINANDO VICHI, CIRCA 1910

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An Italian white marble figure of a young female dancer entitled 'Danzatrice Esotica'; on a mrble pedestal
By Ferdinando Vichi, Circa 1910
Wearing an embroidered top and flowing skirt, dancing with a scarf held above her head, on a naturalistic base, inscribed to the back F.Vichi, Firenze; on a later Verde Antico marble pedestal, with foliate-carved top, fluted column and octagonal foot
The figure: 61 in. (155 cm.);
The pedestal: 36 in. (91 cm.) high (2)

Literature

Alfonso Panzetta, Dizionario Degli Scultori Italiani Dell' Ottocento e del primo Novecento, 1994, Vol. II, p.201, No.828, (illustration of the smaller version)

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Lot Essay

There is little biographical detail known about Ferdinando Vichi, other than that he worked in Florence and was probably a professor. With its clever juxtaposition of different textures, the present work of an exotic dancer clearly demonstrates Vichi's competence as a marble carver.

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