Antique White Marble Relief Sculpture Portrait Ettore Cadorin (1876-1952)(New)

Up for sale from a local estate in Honolulu Hawaii this circa 1920s Italian white marble relief carved sculpture that is titled Bas relief portrait, depicting a woman in profile that was mounted onto a wooden backing and is signed by the artist Ettore Cadorin (1876-1952). The condition is described above for more information please check the photos. Free local pick up possible!


Measurements:

Marble 17 inches x 10 ½ inches

Frame 22 inches x 16 inches


More about the artist:

Born in Venice, Italy on March 1, 1876 into a long line of artists. Cadorin won a medal while studying in Venice at Académie Royale des Beaux Arts. The King of Italy decorated him with the Cross of Chevalier Officer of the Crown of Italy. After further art study in Paris, he came to the U.S. in 1915. He worked at Columbia University before moving to California in 1925 to teach drawing and sculpture at the Santa Barbara State Teachers College. During the 1940s he was a resident of San Francisco. Cadorin died in Sonoma County, CA on June 18, 1952. Member: NSS. Exh: Assistance League (LA), 1934. In: Santa Barbara County CourtHouse; Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol (Washington, DC); Los Angeles Civic Center; St Mark's Square and Wagner Memorial (Venice).


Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Art of Treasure Island; Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs (Bénézit, E); American Art Annual 1929-33; Who's Who in American Art 1936-47; Who's Who in California 1942; Southern California Artists (Nancy Moure); Contemporary American Sculpture; Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers (Fielding, Mantle); NY Times, 6-19-1952 (obituary).

Condition: 

The item is overall in good pre-owned condition, it would benefit from a thorough cleaning,