Guglielmo Pugi (1850 - 1915) - Sculpture, Buste de jeune fille - 25 cm - Alabaster
Bust of a young girl signed GUGLIELMO PUGI
Guglielmo Pugi born in 1850 in Fiesole (Tuscany, Italy) and died in 1915 is an Italian sculptor, representative of Art Nouveau in Italy.
From 1870 until his death, Gugielmo Pugi resided in Florence, where he ran a sculpture workshop with the help of his two sons, Gino and Fiorenzo. The house, named “Guglielmo Pugi e Figli”, works mainly for export, particularly to the United States. Later, the two brothers would take over under the name “Fratelli G. e F. Pugi”.
The work of Guglielmo Pugi, typical of Art Nouveau, is characterized by direct carving on alabaster and Carrara marble (mainly white or veined) . We owe him in particular the Monument to King Humbert I, a bust adorning the main square of Fiesole, as well as numerous groups and portraits, some of which are preserved at the Museo storico dell'alabastro in Volterra. Several of his sculptures were displayed at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, as well as the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis.
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Bust of a young girl signed GUGLIELMO PUGI
Guglielmo Pugi born in 1850 in Fiesole (Tuscany, Italy) and died in 1915 is an Italian sculptor, representative of Art Nouveau in Italy.
From 1870 until his death, Gugielmo Pugi resided in Florence, where he ran a sculpture workshop with the help of his two sons, Gino and Fiorenzo. The house, named “Guglielmo Pugi e Figli”, works mainly for export, particularly to the United States. Later, the two brothers would take over under the name “Fratelli G. e F. Pugi”.
The work of Guglielmo Pugi, typical of Art Nouveau, is characterized by direct carving on alabaster and Carrara marble (mainly white or veined) . We owe him in particular the Monument to King Humbert I, a bust adorning the main square of Fiesole, as well as numerous groups and portraits, some of which are preserved at the Museo storico dell'alabastro in Volterra. Several of his sculptures were displayed at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, as well as the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis.
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