Up for sale from a locally well known collector this circa 1930s Italian/ California white composite stone sculpture titled "Torso" depicting a beautiful female torso and is mounted on a tall wooden base with a metal plaque that reads Beniamino Bufano (1898-1970), additionally there is a circular coin plaque attached that gives the artists name and dates Beniamino Bufano (1898-1970) Humanitarian artist. The torso and the stand will have to be shipped separately due to the torso's weight
Measurements:
Sculpture Size: 24 inches x 11 inches x 7.5 inches
Stand: 24 3/4 inches high x 11 inches x 11 inches
More about the artist:
Beniamino Benvenuto Bufano was born in San-Fele, Italy on Oct. 14, 1889. At age three Bufano's family brought him to NYC where he spent his childhood and was educated by private tutors. He studied at the ASL in NYC from 1913-15, the pupil of James L. Fraser, Herbert Adams, and Paul Manship. He came to San Francisco i
Condition:
The sculpture and stand are in good original pre-owned condition, there is some discoloration visible on the composite stone material (see close up photos), the wooden stand with some wear marks in places, the torso weights close to 75lb and shipping will be expensive,
