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Pietro Calvi — Bust of Ben Ali-Ben Ladiar
Pietro Calvi

Bust of Ben Ali-Ben Ladiar

Pietro Calvi's 'Bust of Ben Ali-Ben Ladiar' is a sculptural work executed in bronze and various colored marbles—white, red, and yellow. The multi-material composition creates a striking polychromatic effect characteristic of Calvi's sculptural practice.

Medium
bronze, white marble, red marble, and yellow marble

🔨 Auction Lot

The Orientalist Sale including Works from the Najd Collection

March 22, 2021

Estimate: $30,000$50,000

Lot 23

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Pietro Calvi, Bust of Ben Ali-Ben Ladiar

Pietro Calvi's 'Bust of Ben Ali-Ben Ladiar' is a sculptural work executed in bronze and various colored marbles—white, red, and yellow. The multi-material composition creates a striking polychromatic effect characteristic of Calvi's sculptural practice.

Medium
bronze, white marble, red marble, and yellow marble
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Bronze, Marble, Sculpture, Classical, Bust, Italian, Portrait, Ornamental, Multi-color, Figurative