The Bath by Antonio Frilli - Artimo Fine Arts

« THE BATH » BY ANTONIO FRILLI

Art Deco Marble sculpture of a beautiful nude young woman lying on a rock. Her right arm rubs on her chest showing that she takes her bath.

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The Bath by Antonio Frilli

Art Deco Marble sculpture of a beautiful nude young woman lying on a rock. Her right arm rubs on her chest showing that she takes her bath. This sculpture is a perfect example of an Art Deco sculpture of high quality. The elegance of the subject, the details of the carving and the purity of the marble shows us how talented and precise the artist was.

Antonio Frilli (Firenze c. 1880 – after 1921 )

The Sculpture is signed « A. Frilli Firenze » from Antonio Frilli.

Antonio Frilli is one of the italian sculptors who excels in the Art Deco period. Altought little is known about the artist in literature, all the sculptures we found back from him testify great skill and virtuosity. Most sculpture that we examined were very popular at auctions around the world.

Height : 58 cm
Base : Irregular : 40 x 32 cm

White marble sculpture whitout veins “Bianco Statuario”.

Firenze

Art Deco ca. 1920.

PANZETTA, A. Nuovo Dizionario degli Scultori Italiani dell’Ottocento e del primo Novecento, 3e éd. Italy : Umberto Allemandi & C., 2003. Vol.1. p.377.