Name: MARIO NEGRI (1916-1987)
Brand: La Madre
Price: 900.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

MARIO NEGRI (1916-1987)
La Madre
incised with the artist's initials 'M N' (on the reverse)
bronze
11 ¼ x 2 ⅛ x 3 ⅛ in. (28.6 x 5.4 x 7.9 cm.)
Executed in 1954-55. 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

R. Lucchese, "M.N. scultore," Letteratura, January-April 1957, p. 95.
C. Gnudi, MN Sculptures from 1955 to '60, Milan, 1962, pp. 29 and 131 (another cast illustrated).
R. Sertoli Salis, "The Artistic World of MN," Eco delle Valli, Sondrio, 4 September 1963, p. 221 (another cast illustrated).
M. Spezia, The Sculpture of MN from Education to 1958, Milan, 1992, pp. 165-166, pl. 83 (another cast illustrated).
A. Finocchi, Mario Negri: catalogo delle sculture, Bergamo, 1995, p. 144, no. 99 (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.