Amedeo Gennarelli / Ortis, Art Deco Nude Sculpture of Young Woman, 20th Century, Terracotta

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The Art Déco Sculpture proposed here is in Terracotta. Earthenware sculpture. 1920s/30s. Original 20th Century patina.

The Beautiful Young Woman … Read more The Art Déco Sculpture proposed here is in Terracotta. Earthenware sculpture. 1920s/30s. Original 20th Century patina.

The Beautiful Young Woman Nude with Drape, Nude Female, expressing sweetness and sensuality

is signed Ortis on the base, pseudonym of Amedeo Gennarelli, Italian sculptor. 

Amedeo Gennarelli (1881-1943), Italian sculptor, born in Naples, but active in Paris where he moved in 1909.

He was a pupil of Francesco Jerace, an Italian painter and sculptor from Naples.

Known for his beautiful female nudes that he creates using different materials: Marble, Terracotta, Bronze.

He exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1913 until his death. During his life he received many medals and honors.

The sculpture is in a good state of preservation.


The work is signed | Bisgart Collection | Art Deco | Italian sculpture | Art déco | Sculpteur français | période Art déco | terre cuite féminine

Bibliography: E. Bénézit. Dictionnaire Des Peintres Sculptures Dessinateurs et Graveurs

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Size: 69 x 15 cm | Height: 41 cm | Weight: 8 Kg This piece has an attribution mark,
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