MARIO NEGRI (1916-1987), Studio per una polena and Maquette per una donna in cammino (Two Works)

MARIO NEGRI (1916-1987)
Studio per una polena and Maquette per una donna in cammino (Two Works)
Studio per una polena
incised with the artist's initials 'M N' (on the underside)
silver
8 ½ x 2 ¼ x 4 ¾ in. (21.6 x 5.7 x 12.1 cm.)
Executed circa 1961. This work is from an edition of two, part of a total edition of four.

Maquette per una donna in cammino
incised with the artist's initials 'M N' (on the reverse) and number '0/3' (on the underside)
silver
7 ¾ x 1 ¾ x 3 ½ in. (19.7 x 4.4 x 8.9 cm.)
Executed in 1959. This work is aside from an edition of three.

Louis and Charlotte Bergman, New York and Jerusalem
Bequest from the above to the present owner, 2006

Studio per una polena:
G. M. Erbesato, M.N. Opere 1946-1987, Mantua, 1987, p. 36 (another cast illustrated).
A. Finocchi, Mario Negri: catalogo delle sculture, Bergamo, 1995, p. 175, no. 194 (another cast illustrated).

Maquette per una donna in cammino:
C. Gnudi, MN Sculptures from 1955 to ‘60, Milan, 1962, pp. 55 and 134 (another cast illustrated).
A. Finocchi, Mario Negri: catalogo delle sculture, Bergamo, 1995, p. 165, no. 164 (another cast illustrated).

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Mario Negri (1916-1987) was an Italian sculptor known for his devotion to the human form either alone or in clusters.