BJ51
Red enameled ceramic statue signed G. Cacciapuoti, Early 20th C.
20" high, 10" wide, 5" deep
$8,500.00
Guido Cacciapuoti, 1892-1953
(Italian School) Cacciapuoti along with his brothers, father and grandfather had
a long family history of making ceramic sculptures in gres. He is considered the
best Italian animalist of the 19th Century. After having arrived in Treviso in
the first years of the 20th Century, he modeled clay into small sculptures of
exquisite workmanship, choosing above all the representation of animals and succeeding
in offering to this field of work a great deal of originality. He was quickly
put in the spotlight at the Treviso Art Show in 1915, when he had already matured
his collaboration with Gino Rossi, Arturo Martini and Arturo Malossi.
