Bust of the Fisherboy
model c. 1876, cast probably 1883/1886
Vincenzo Gemito
Sculptor, Italian, 1852 - 1929
On View
West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G1-A
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
height with base: 45 cm (17 11/16 in.)
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Accession
2007.139.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Gift from the sculptor to Barone Carlo Beer, Rome; by descent in the family to Barone Renato Beer, Rome. Joseph Wade, Gloucestershire, by 1992; Rebecca Louise Wade, in 1993; Asbjorn R. Lunde [1927-2017], New York, in 1994; gift 2007 to NGA.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
on proper left edge of back of neck: V.GEMITO
Wikidata ID
Q63864480