Estimate € 1,000 - 1,200
Sold € 1,800
Auction: 27 March 2024 at 15:00
Alceo Dossena (Cremona 1878 - Rome 1937) 'Madonna and Child' terracotta high relief (39x32 cm), inside ancient carved and gilded wood architectural tabernacle (72x66.5 cm) (defects) Bibliography: V. Sgarbi, D. Del Bufalo, M. Horack (edited by) Il falso nell'arte. Alceo Dossena e la scultura italiana del Rinascimento, Rovereto, MART, 3 October 2021 - 9 January 2022, ed. L'Erma, Rome 2021. At p. 228 is reproduced a marble version of the same composition signed and dated 1936 (Rome, Dario Del Bufalo collection, 65x30 cm) of which this terracotta could be the preparatory model.
Estimate € 1,000 - 1,200