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FORTUNATO GALLI (ITALIAN, FL. 1880-1900)
Figure of a Nereid (Sea Nymph)
Signed 'F. Galli' (to reverse of base), raised on a columnar marble pedestal
marble
65 in. (165.1 cm.) high, the figure
313⁄4 in. (80.6 cm.) high, the pedestal
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Widely known for his figure of Georges Bizet's Carmen, Professore Fortunato Galli (d. 1918) spent most of his working life in Florence, where much of his output was religious sculpture for many of the major Tuscan churches, including his principal work, the statue of Pope Gregory VII for the Duomo. His commercial works, retailed from Pietrò Barzanti's galleria, concentrated on subjects and themes of the day, such as Mignon, the heroine of Ambroise Thomas's 1866 opera. A similar figure of a Nereid by Galli sold Christie's, New York, 19 April 212, lot 488 ($122,500).

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