MARIO NEGRI (1916-1987)
Figurina ancestrale, Figurina muliebre, Progetto and Bozzetto per una figura acefala (Four Works)
Figurina ancestrale
incised with the artist's initials 'M N' (on the reverse) and number '2/3' (on the underside)
bronze and silver
5 ½ x 1 x 1 ¼ in. (14 x 2.54 x 3.2 cm.)
Executed in 1960. This work is number two from an edition of three.

Figurina muliebre
incised with the artist's initials and number 'M N 1/3' (on the base)
bronze
5 ¾ x 1 ½ x 1 ⅞ in. (14.6 x 3.8 x 4.8 cm.)
Executed circa 1962. This work is number one from an edition of three.

Progetto
incised with the artist's initials and number 'M N 2/3' (on the base)
bronze
7 x 1 ⅞ x 4 ¼ in. (17.8 x 4.8 x 10.8 cm.)
Executed in 1958. This work is number two from an edition of three.

Bozzetto per una figura acefala
incised with the artist's initials 'M N' (right turning edge)
bronze and silver
7 x 1 ¾ x 2 ⅛ in. (17.8 x 4.4 x 5.4 cm.)
Executed circa 1960. This work is aside from an edition of four.

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

Figurina ancestrale:
C. Gnudi, MN Sculptures from 1955 to '60, Milan, 1962, pp. 102-103 and 134 (another cast illustrated).
R. Stetoli Salis, "The Artistic World of MN," Eco delle Valli, Sondrio, 4 September 1963, p. 221 (another cast illustrated).
A. Finocchi, Mario Negri: catalogo delle sculture, Bergamo, 1995, p. 171, no. 180 (another cast illustrated).

Figurina muliebre:
A. Finocchi, Mario Negri: catalogo delle sculture, Bergamo, 1995, p. 177, no. 199 (another cast illustrated).

Progetto:
C. Gnudi, MN Sculptures from 1955 to '60, Milan, 1962, pp. 33 and 133 (another cast illustrated).
M. Spezia, The Sculpture of MN from Education to 1958, Milan, 1992, p. 216.
A. Finocchi, Mario Negri: catalogo delle sculture, Bergamo, 1995, p. 161, no. 150 (another cast illustrated).

Bozzetto per una figura acefala:
C. Gnudi, MN Sculptures from 1955 to ‘60, Milan, 1962, pp. 21, 119 and 134 (another cast illustrated).
A. Finocchi, Mario Negri: catalogo delle sculture, Bergamo, 1995, pp. 172-173, no. 187 (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.