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拍品專文
The Four Seasons have been a mainstay in art history since late antiquity but their sculptural manifestation peaked in 17th and 18th century France when Louis XIV himself commissioned numerous artists to produce, amongst others, allegories of the Months, Virtues, Elements and Seasons - examples of which can be seen in the Château de Versailles, and in the Jardins des Tuileries, Paris.
The present workings of the subject, in their idealized beauty and sentimentality, recall the frivolity and decadence of the rococo, especially the paintings of François Boucher. They are exemplary of Italian studio production of late 19th century, depicting floral, foliate and fruit-wreathed young women with plunging décolletage.
A single bust of Primavera (Spring) by Pietro Calvi is recorded to have been presented to the city of Naples and another of the same subject sold Christie’s, London 20 September 2012, lot 180. A pair, of Spring and Autumn, sold Christie's, London, 29 March 2007, lots 114 and 115. The present lot is the only full set of the Four Seasons known to have come to the market.
The present workings of the subject, in their idealized beauty and sentimentality, recall the frivolity and decadence of the rococo, especially the paintings of François Boucher. They are exemplary of Italian studio production of late 19th century, depicting floral, foliate and fruit-wreathed young women with plunging décolletage.
A single bust of Primavera (Spring) by Pietro Calvi is recorded to have been presented to the city of Naples and another of the same subject sold Christie’s, London 20 September 2012, lot 180. A pair, of Spring and Autumn, sold Christie's, London, 29 March 2007, lots 114 and 115. The present lot is the only full set of the Four Seasons known to have come to the market.