Lot 166
GIUSEPPE CAMPANELLI (ITALIAN 1925-1995) §
CAVALLO, 1977
Auction: MODERN MADE | Lots 1 - 422 | Fri 01 May at 10am
Description
signed and dated, patinated bronze on wooden base
Dimensions
74cm high, 88.5cm wide, 35.5cm deep (29in high, 34 7/8in wide, 14in deep) including base
Provenance
Private Collection, London.
Footnote
Born in Syracuse, the artist spent his childhood (1931–1940) in Tripoli, Libya, before returning to Italy and settling in Lucca during the war years. The son of an artist, he learned the fundamentals of drawing, modelling, and metalwork in his father’s blacksmith workshop. He later studied at the Art School in Florence and the Marble School in Carrara, graduating in 1947. The following year he began teaching drawing in state schools while continuing his practice as a sculptor.
His work was exhibited widely in Italy, including at the Exhibition of the Two Seas, Palermo (1966); 2nd Biennial of Painting and Sculpture (1976); Gruppo 6 Art Club, Pachino (1978); and later shows in Avola, Syracuse, and Marzamemi. A posthumous retrospective, The Nudes, was held at Galleria Roma, Syracuse (1998).
A close friend of Corrado Brancato and Vittorio Giaracca, he shared a studio with the latter for a time. His sculpture reflects an admiration for Henry Moore and Pericle Fazzini, marked by an expressive yet timeless quality that recalls archaic and ancestral forms.